EPA TRI Facility · Food
White Wave Foods
City Of Industry, CA · Parent: American Polymers Corp
- Total releases
- 122.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
White Wave Foods: how the 122.4K lbs splits
122.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 122.4K lbs 100.0%
White Wave Foods's 122.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
White Wave Foods is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in City Of Industry, CA, in the food sector. It reported 122.4K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 4,149 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. White Wave Foods is pounds #125 and chemical-count #382 at 122.4K 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: Hydro Extrusion USA LLC; Ecolab Inc; Safe Plating Inc; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Alta Dena Certified Dairy. Similar-scale Food peers outside California: Tyson Poultry Inc. - Berry Street Plant; Ozark Mountain Poultry Inc; Frito-Lay Inc; Trident Seafoods - Sandpoint. Other American Polymers Corp sites in this extract: Polycoat Products LLC; American Polymers Corp DBA Polycoat Products; Polycoat Products; Polycoat Products LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid; Peracetic acid.
Compare White Wave Foods with
Nearest reporters in California
- Hydro Extrusion USA LLC City Of Industry · 0 lbs
- Ecolab Inc City Of Industry · 3.1K lbs
- Safe Plating Inc City Of Industry · 1.2K lbs
- Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Alta Dena Certified Dairy City Of Industry · 26.2K lbs
Similar-scale Food sites elsewhere: Tyson Poultry Inc. - Berry Street Plant (AR) · Ozark Mountain Poultry Inc (AR) · Frito-Lay Inc (TN)
White Wave Foods stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 122.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tyson Poultry Inc. - Berry Street Plant and Ozark Mountain Poultry Inc.
White Wave Foods vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
122K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
White Wave Foods: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, White Wave Foods reports the 458th-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 98.9% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Tyson Poultry Inc. - Berry Street Plant and Ozark Mountain Poultry Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of White Wave Foods's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 98.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- White Wave Foods's total reported releases fell from 38.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- White Wave Foods's off-site transfers fell from 38.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
White Wave Foods Form-R facts
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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 White Wave Foods releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 122.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (23.2K lbs to 0 lbs).
White Wave Foods: 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 White Wave Foods year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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 | 23.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 27.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 33.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 38.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 lbs | 3 |
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) | 121.1K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
White Wave Foods · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to White Wave Foods
Closest other reporters in California - including Hydro Extrusion USA LLC, Ecolab Inc, Safe Plating Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,148 other reporting facilities in California.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Tyson Poultry Inc. - Berry Street Plant, Ozark Mountain Poultry Inc, Frito-Lay Inc.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest White Wave Foods on cumulative reported pounds (122.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Ardagh Glass Inc, Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications, Lockheed Martin Rms. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Ardagh Glass Inc Winchester, IN · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 122.4K lbs reported
- Broadwind Towers & Heavy Fabrications Manitowoc, WI · Fabricated Metals 122.5K lbs reported
- Lockheed Martin Rms Owego, NY · Computers and Electronic Products 122.5K lbs reported
- Bethlehem Energy Center Bethlehem, PA · Electric Utilities 122.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other American Polymers Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Polycoat Products LLC, American Polymers Corp DBA Polycoat Products, Polycoat Products.
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), Nitric acid, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Hydro Extrusion USA LLC. White Wave Foods 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 White Wave Foods TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · 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.
White Wave Foods totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for City Of Industry, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311511 · Food. 0.3% of Los Angeles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ardagh Glass Inc (Δ 63 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
White Wave Foods stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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