EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tyson Poultry Inc
Waldron, AR · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 1.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Tyson Poultry Inc: how the 1.4M lbs splits
1.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 1.3M lbs 98.3%
- Air Releases 23.1K lbs 1.7%
- Off-site Transfers 10 lbs <0.1%
Tyson Poultry Inc's 1.4M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 98.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Tyson Poultry Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waldron, AR, in the food sector. It reported 387.9K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 1.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,083 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arkansas's 350 reporting TRI sites, Clean Harbors el Dorado LLC leads both reported pounds (16.6M lbs) and chemical count (251 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Nidec Motor Corp; Sterling Machinery Co.; Red River Ready Mix LLC; Apac-Central Inc. Jenny Lind Asphalt. Similar-scale Food peers outside Arkansas: Adm; Lamb Weston Inc.; Simplot U.S. Food Group Holdings LLC; Swift Beef Co. Other Tyson Foods Inc sites in this extract: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc; Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Peracetic acid; Hydrogen sulfide.
Tyson Poultry Inc stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (98.3% water discharges) across 7 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.4M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Adm and Lamb Weston Inc..
Tyson Poultry Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.4M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tyson Poultry Inc inside Scott's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Poultry Inc reports the 145th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.3% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Scott. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 98.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Arkansas include Adm and Lamb Weston Inc..
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Scott's reported pounds (1.4M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tyson Poultry Inc's total reported releases rose from 304.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 387.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Poultry Inc's water releases rose from 300.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 383.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Poultry Inc's air releases rose from 3.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Poultry Inc's chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tyson Poultry Inc Form-R facts
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See how Tyson Poultry Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tyson Poultry Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 36% (285.5K lbs to 387.9K lbs).
Tyson Poultry Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Tyson Poultry Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 36% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 285.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 190.3K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 193.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 304.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 387.9K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 1.3M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 12.5K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 10.0K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Tyson Poultry Inc · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tyson Poultry Inc
Closest other reporters in Arkansas - including Nidec Motor Corp, Sterling Machinery Co., Red River Ready Mix LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 349 other reporting facilities in Arkansas.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arkansas - e.g. Adm, Lamb Weston Inc., Simplot U.S. Food Group Holdings LLC.
Compare beyond Arkansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Poultry Inc on cumulative reported pounds (1.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Adm, Clariant Corp Crittenden Drive Facility, Exxonmobil Oil Corp Chemical Plant (part). Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Tyson Foods Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc, Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Peracetic acid, Hydrogen sulfide; nearby reporters include Nidec Motor Corp. Tyson Poultry Inc stamps HEAVY volume · WATER pathway · CLEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Tyson Poultry Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · WATER · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tyson Poultry Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waldron, AR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 100% of Scott TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Adm (Δ 1.5K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tyson Poultry Inc stamps HEAVY volume · WATER pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov