EPA TRI Facility · Food
The Pictsweet Co - Santa Maria Ca Plant
Santa Maria, CA
- Total releases
- 63.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
The Pictsweet Co - Santa Maria Ca Plant: how the 63.6K lbs splits
63.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 63.6K lbs 100.0%
The Pictsweet Co - Santa Maria Ca Plant's 63.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
The Pictsweet Co - Santa Maria Ca Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Santa Maria, CA, in the food sector. It reported 3.1K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 63.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,584 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. The Pictsweet Co - Santa Maria Ca Plant is pounds #187 and chemical-count #812 at 63.6K 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: Okonite Co Inc; Martin Marietta California Ready-Mix LLC - Nipomo Ready Mix; Phillips 66 Co-Santa Maria Refinery; US Dod Usaf Vandenberg Afb. Similar-scale Food peers outside California: Keystone Foods LLC - Camilla Processing; Mars Wrigley; Swift Beef Co; Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition North America, Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
The Pictsweet Co - Santa Maria Ca Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 63.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Keystone Foods LLC - Camilla Processing and Mars Wrigley.
The Pictsweet Co - Santa Maria Ca Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
64K lbs Top 21% higher than 79% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
The Pictsweet Co - Santa Maria Ca Plant inside Santa Barbara's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, The Pictsweet Co - Santa Maria Ca Plant reports the 578th-largest volume (63.6K lbs). This one site accounts for 29.0% of every pound reported in Santa Barbara. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Keystone Foods LLC - Camilla Processing and Mars Wrigley.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Santa Barbara's reported pounds (219.3K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- The Pictsweet Co - Santa Maria Ca Plant's total reported releases fell from 3.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Pictsweet Co - Santa Maria Ca Plant's air releases fell from 3.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
The Pictsweet Co - Santa Maria Ca Plant Form-R facts
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See how The Pictsweet Co - Santa Maria Ca Plant 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 The Pictsweet Co - Santa Maria Ca Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 63.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 89% (27.0K lbs to 3.1K lbs).
The Pictsweet Co - Santa Maria Ca Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows The Pictsweet Co - Santa Maria Ca Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 89% 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 | 27.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 4.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 25.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 3.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 3.1K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 63.6K lbs | - |
The Pictsweet Co - Santa Maria Ca Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to The Pictsweet Co - Santa Maria Ca Plant
Closest other reporters in California - including Okonite Co Inc, Martin Marietta California Ready-Mix LLC - Nipomo Ready Mix, Phillips 66 Co-Santa Maria Refinery, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Keystone Foods LLC - Camilla Processing, Mars Wrigley, Swift Beef Co.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest The Pictsweet Co - Santa Maria Ca Plant on cumulative reported pounds (63.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Fiber Glass Systems, Hydril Co, Vencorex US Inc. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Okonite Co Inc. The Pictsweet Co - Santa Maria Ca Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 The Pictsweet Co - Santa Maria Ca Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
The Pictsweet Co - Santa Maria Ca Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Santa Maria, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311411 · Food. 29.0% of Santa Barbara TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Fiber Glass Systems (Δ 27 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
The Pictsweet Co - Santa Maria Ca Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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