EPA TRI Facility · Food
Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp
Clewiston, FL · Parent: US Sugar Corp
- Total releases
- 106.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2021
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp: how the 106.4K lbs splits
106.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 106.4K lbs 100.0%
Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp's 106.4K 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: Methanol.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Clewiston, FL, in the food sector. It reported 9.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2021, and 106.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2021 reporting years. That ranks 4,458 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Florida's 659 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp is pounds #119 and chemical-count #234 at 106.4K lbs. Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC leads reported pounds (116.3M lbs) at 27 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Duke Energy Florida Llc-Crystal River Power Plant leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (2.4M lbs, pounds #15). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Old Castle Lawn & Garden Apg; Quikrete - Ortona Fl Plant; US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House; Preferred-Labelle Block. Similar-scale Food peers outside Florida: General Mills Operations LLC; Lakeside Foods Inc.; Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc; Pilgrim's Pride Corp Broadway Facility. Other US Sugar Corp sites in this extract: US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ammonia.
Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 106.4K lbs (2019–2021). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include General Mills Operations LLC and Lakeside Foods Inc..
Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
106K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp: Methanol-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp reports the 483rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 24.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 73.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Florida include General Mills Operations LLC and Lakeside Foods Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 73.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 106.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2021, total releases decreased by 90% (88.4K lbs to 9.0K lbs).
Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2021
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
What this shows Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 90% from 2019 to 2021). 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 88.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 9.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 9.0K lbs | 1 |
Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp
Closest other reporters in Florida - including Old Castle Lawn & Garden Apg, Quikrete - Ortona Fl Plant, US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 658 other reporting facilities in Florida.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Florida - e.g. General Mills Operations LLC, Lakeside Foods Inc., Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp on cumulative reported pounds (106.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Southwest Steel Casting Co LLC, Ati Ladish Llc., Premix Inc.. 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.
- Southwest Steel Casting Co LLC Longview, TX · Primary Metals 106.5K lbs reported
- Ati Ladish Llc. Cudahy, WI · Fabricated Metals 106.5K lbs reported
- Premix Inc. North Kingsville, OH · Plastics and Rubber 106.5K lbs reported
- New Millennium Building Systems LLC Butler, IN · Fabricated Metals 106.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other US Sugar Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House.
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 Methanol, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Old Castle Lawn & Garden Apg. Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp stamps MID 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 Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Clewiston, FL, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2019–2021 (3 years). NAICS 311421 · Food. 2.2% of Hendry TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Southwest Steel Casting Co LLC (Δ 34 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Methanol. 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