EPA TRI Facility · Food
Swift Beef Co
Greeley, CO · Parent: Jbs USA LLC
- Total releases
- 62.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Swift Beef Co: how the 62.9K lbs splits
62.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 62.9K lbs 100.0%
Swift Beef Co's 62.9K 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
Swift Beef Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Greeley, CO, in the food sector. It reported 13.5K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 62.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,615 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Colorado's 277 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Swift Beef Co is pounds #57 and chemical-count #162 at 62.9K lbs. Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co leads reported pounds (22.9M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #13). Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (460.2K lbs, pounds #24). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Florida Cirtech Inc.; Afco Steel; Coastal Chemical Co. LLC; Lucerne Plant. Similar-scale Food peers outside Colorado: Mars Wrigley; Nestle Usa-Prepared Foods Div Inc; Ingredion Inc; The Pictsweet Co - Santa Maria Ca Plant. Other Jbs USA LLC sites in this extract: Jbs Swift Cactus; Pilgrim's Pride Corp Broadway Facility; Pilgrim's Pride Corp Moorefield Fresh Facility; Swift Beef Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Peracetic acid.
Swift Beef Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 62.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mars Wrigley and Nestle Usa-Prepared Foods Div Inc.
Swift Beef Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
63K lbs Top 22% higher than 78% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Swift Beef Co: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Swift Beef Co reports the 580th-largest volume (62.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Colorado include Mars Wrigley and Nestle Usa-Prepared Foods Div Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Swift Beef Co's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Swift Beef Co's total reported releases rose from 3.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Swift Beef Co's air releases rose from 3.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Swift Beef Co Form-R facts
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See how Swift Beef Co 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 Swift Beef Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 62.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 28% (10.6K lbs to 13.5K lbs).
Swift Beef Co: 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 Swift Beef Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 28% 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 | 10.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 21.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 13.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 3.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 13.5K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 62.9K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Swift Beef Co · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Swift Beef Co
Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Florida Cirtech Inc., Afco Steel, Coastal Chemical Co. LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Colorado - e.g. Mars Wrigley, Nestle Usa-Prepared Foods Div Inc, Ingredion Inc.
Compare beyond Colorado
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Swift Beef Co on cumulative reported pounds (62.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include American Metal Coatings LLC, US Navy Camp Michael Monsoor - la Posta (ranges) (part), Laredo Border Patrol Sector HQ TX11589. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- American Metal Coatings LLC Mentor, OH · Fabricated Metals 62.8K lbs reported
- US Navy Camp Michael Monsoor - la Posta (ranges) (part) Campo, CA · Other 62.8K lbs reported
- Laredo Border Patrol Sector HQ TX11589 Laredo, TX · Other 62.8K lbs reported
- Pacific Aerospace & Electronics Wenatchee, WA · Computers and Electronic Products 63.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Jbs USA LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Jbs Swift Cactus, Pilgrim's Pride Corp Broadway Facility, Pilgrim's Pride Corp Moorefield Fresh Facility.
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, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Florida Cirtech Inc.. Swift Beef Co 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 Swift Beef Co TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Swift Beef Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Greeley, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311611 · Food. 1.2% of Weld TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: American Metal Coatings LLC (Δ 47 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Swift Beef Co 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