EPA TRI Facility · Food
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp
Fresno, CA · Parent: Cargill Inc
- Total releases
- 151.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp: how the 151.5K lbs splits
151.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 151.0K lbs 99.7%
- Air Releases 520 lbs 0.3%
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp's 151.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fresno, CA, in the food sector. It reported 8.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 151.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,740 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In California's 1,149 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cargill Meat Solutions Corp is pounds #114 and chemical-count #798 at 151.5K lbs. Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC leads reported pounds (50.4M lbs) at 45 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Fresno Cherry Avenue; Sanger Boats Inc; General Coatings Manufacturing Corp; Gea Farm Technologies Inc. DBA Gea Ws West. Similar-scale Food peers outside California: Fieldale Farms Corp Murrayville Complex; Nestle Purina Petcare Co; Tyson Farms Inc. - Processing Facility; American Italian Pasta Co. Other Cargill Inc sites in this extract: Cargill Meat Solutions Corp; Cargill Corn Milling; Cargill Inc; Cargill Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Compare Cargill Meat Solutions Corp with
Nearest reporters in California
- Fresno Cherry Avenue Fresno · 26.4K lbs
- Sanger Boats Inc Fresno · 58.7K lbs
- General Coatings Manufacturing Corp Fresno · 4.2K lbs
- Gea Farm Technologies Inc. DBA Gea Ws West Fresno · 50 lbs
Similar-scale Food sites elsewhere: Fieldale Farms Corp Murrayville Complex (GA) · Nestle Purina Petcare Co (NE) · Tyson Farms Inc. - Processing Facility (VA)
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.7% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 151.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Fieldale Farms Corp Murrayville Complex and Nestle Purina Petcare Co.
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
151K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Cargill Meat Solutions Corp reports the 416th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Fieldale Farms Corp Murrayville Complex and Nestle Purina Petcare Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Cargill Meat Solutions Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cargill Meat Solutions Corp's total reported releases fell from 38.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cargill Meat Solutions Corp's off-site transfers fell from 38.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Cargill Meat Solutions Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 151.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 88% (71.1K lbs to 8.8K lbs).
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Cargill Meat Solutions Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 88% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 71.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 33.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 260 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 38.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 8.8K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 151.5K lbs | - |
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cargill Meat Solutions Corp on cumulative reported pounds (151.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Nacogdoches Osb, Afton Chemical Corp, Trulite Glass & Aluminum Solutions. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
- West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Nacogdoches Osb Nacogdoches, TX · Wood Products 151.5K lbs reported
- Afton Chemical Corp Pasadena, TX · Chemicals 151.5K lbs reported
- Trulite Glass & Aluminum Solutions Grenada, MS · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 151.4K lbs reported
- Alabama Shipyard LLC Mobile, AL · Transportation Equipment 151.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Cargill Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, Cargill Corn Milling, Cargill Inc.
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 Ammonia; nearby reporters include Fresno Cherry Avenue. Cargill Meat Solutions Corp stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 Cargill Meat Solutions Corp TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fresno, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311611 · Food. 7.2% of Fresno TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: West Fraser US Ewp LLC - Nacogdoches Osb (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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