EPA TRI Facility · Food
Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida
Belle Glade, FL
- Total releases
- 584.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida: how the 584.0K lbs splits
584.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 584.0K lbs 100.0%
Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida's 584.0K 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.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-MID
Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Belle Glade, FL, in the food sector. It reported 98.4K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 584.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,770 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. Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida is pounds #38 and chemical-count #59 at 584.0K 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). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Okeelanta Corp; Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant; US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House; Titan Florida-West Palm Beach Rmc Plant. Similar-scale Food peers outside Florida: Snyder's-Lance Inc.; North Country Dairy LLC; Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130; American Crystal Sugar Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Naphthalene; Formaldehyde; Benzene.
Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 584.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Snyder's-Lance Inc. and North Country Dairy LLC.
Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
584K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida: Methanol-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida reports the 217th-largest volume, placing it in the top 11% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 60.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Florida include Snyder's-Lance Inc. and North Country Dairy LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida's pounds in one chemical - here Methanol at 60.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida's total reported releases rose from 90.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 98.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida's air releases rose from 90.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 98.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida Form-R facts
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See how Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
17% more than the comparison
4.0× more than the comparison
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 Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 584.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 9866% (987 lbs to 98.4K lbs).
Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida year-over-year reported totals (increased by 9866% 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 987 lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 263.8K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 130.5K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 90.3K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 98.4K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 350.6K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 136.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formaldehyde | 40.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzene | 26.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Phenol | 17.1K lbs | - |
| Dibenzofuran | 7.7K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 5.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 58 lbs | - |
Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida
Closest other reporters in Florida - including Okeelanta Corp, Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center 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. Snyder's-Lance Inc., North Country Dairy LLC, Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130.
Compare beyond Florida
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida on cumulative reported pounds (584.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Ohio LLC, Ineos USA LLC, Snyder's-Lance Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
- Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Ohio LLC Hebron, OH · Hazardous Waste 583.7K lbs reported
- Ineos USA LLC Addyston, OH · Chemicals 584.2K lbs reported
- Snyder's-Lance Inc. Charlotte, NC · Food 585.1K lbs reported
- Zekelman Industries Co DBA Wheatland Tube Co-Council Wheatland, PA · Primary Metals 582.7K lbs reported
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 Methanol, Naphthalene, Formaldehyde, Benzene; nearby reporters include Okeelanta Corp. Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Belle Glade, FL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311314 · Food. 15.1% of Palm Beach TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Clean Harbors Recycling Services of Ohio LLC (Δ 208 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · 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