EPA TRI Facility · Food
Frito-Lay Inc
Dayville, CT · Parent: Pepsico Inc
- Total releases
- 2.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Frito-Lay Inc: how the 3.6K lbs splits
3.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.6K lbs 100.0%
Frito-Lay Inc's 3.6K 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
Frito-Lay Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Dayville, CT, in the food sector. It reported 638 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 2.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 12,168 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Connecticut's 240 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Frito-Lay Inc is pounds #117 and chemical-count #147 at 2.9K lbs. Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc leads reported pounds (1.5M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Allnex USA Inc. Wallingford Ct Site leads chemical count at 19 chemicals (436.7K lbs, pounds #3). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Winchester Interconnect Cm Corp; Dimension-Polyant Inc.; Pall Corp; Hutchinson Precision Sealing Systems Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Connecticut: Elite Spice Inc.; Saputo Cheese USA Inc.; Symrise Inc; Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. Other Pepsico Inc sites in this extract: Frito-Lay,inc.; Frito Lay Inc.; Frito-Lay Inc. - Perry Plant; Frito-Lay Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitric acid.
Frito-Lay Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.9K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Elite Spice Inc. and Saputo Cheese USA Inc..
Frito-Lay Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.9K lbs Top 47% higher than 53% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Frito-Lay Inc: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Frito-Lay Inc reports the 1,089th-largest volume (2.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Connecticut include Elite Spice Inc. and Saputo Cheese USA Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Frito-Lay Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Frito-Lay Inc's total reported releases fell from 648 lb in 2022 to 545 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Frito-Lay Inc's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Frito-Lay Inc's air releases fell from 648 lb in 2022 to 545 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Frito-Lay Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Frito-Lay Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 42% (448 lbs to 638 lbs).
Frito-Lay Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Frito-Lay Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 42% from 2019 to 2024). 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 | 448 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 615 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 679 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 648 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 545 lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 638 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 3.6K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Frito-Lay Inc · AIR-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Frito-Lay Inc on cumulative reported pounds (2.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Dow Chemical Co, U.S. Marine Corps McAs Beaufort Townsend Bombing Range, Roehm America LLC. 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.
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Similar chemical count
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Other Pepsico Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Frito-Lay,inc., Frito Lay Inc., Frito-Lay Inc. - Perry 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 Ammonia, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Winchester Interconnect Cm Corp. Frito-Lay Inc 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.
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This Frito-Lay Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Frito-Lay Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Dayville, CT, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 311919 · Food. 0.7% of Windham TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dow Chemical Co (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Frito-Lay Inc 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