EPA TRI Facility · Food

Cargill Gainesville

Gainesville, GA · Parent: Cargill Inc

Total releases
1.3M lbs
Chemicals reported
1
Latest report
2023
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Cargill Gainesville: how the 1.3M lbs splits

1.3M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 1.3M lbs 98.1%
  • Off-site Transfers 24.6K lbs 1.9%

Cargill Gainesville's 1.3M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 98.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 1.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.

HEAVY volume AIR pathway CLEAN

Cargill Gainesville is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Gainesville, GA, in the food sector. It reported 485.8K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 1.3M lbs in total across its 2020-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,097 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Georgia's 705 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cargill Gainesville is pounds #34 and chemical-count #488 at 1.3M lbs. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported pounds (22.6M lbs) at 26 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (3.3M lbs, pounds #18). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Argos Gainesville Concrete Plant; Ufp Gainesville LLC; Pilgrim's Pride Gainesville Processing Plant; Mar-Jac Poultry Inc-Gainesville Plant. Similar-scale Food peers outside Georgia: Saputo Cheese USA Inc; Cargill Meat Solutions Corp; Swift Beef Co; F06 - Fostoria Oilseeds. Other Cargill Inc sites in this extract: Cargill Meat Solutions Corp; Cargill Corn Milling; Cargill Inc; Cargill Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane.

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Cargill Gainesville stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (98.1% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.3M lbs (2020–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Saputo Cheese USA Inc and Cargill Meat Solutions Corp.

#1,097 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 4.2% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Cargill Gainesville vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

1.3M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.

Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Cargill Gainesville inside Hall's TRI pounds

Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Cargill Gainesville reports the 150th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 53.5% of every pound reported in Hall. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Saputo Cheese USA Inc and Cargill Meat Solutions Corp.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of Hall's reported pounds (2.5M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Cargill Gainesville's total reported releases rose from 373.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 485.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Cargill Gainesville's off-site transfers rose from 6.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Cargill Gainesville's air releases rose from 366.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 476.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Cargill Gainesville Form-R facts

Sector
Food
HEAVY volume
1.3M lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CLEAN chem count
1
Lead chemical
n-Hexane

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Total reported releases
Cargill Gainesville
1.3M lbs
Argos Gainesville Concrete Plant
1 lbs

1817254.2× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Cargill Gainesville
1
Argos Gainesville Concrete Plant
1

About the same as 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 Cargill Gainesville releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.3M lbs.

Air Releases 1.3M lbs (98.1%)
Off-site Transfers 24.6K lbs (1.9%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2020 to 2023, total releases increased by 196% (164.3K lbs to 485.8K lbs).

Cargill Gainesville: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2020–2023

million lbs

What this shows Cargill Gainesville year-over-year reported totals (increased by 196% from 2020 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: n-Hexane.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2020 164.3K lbs 1
2021 299.1K lbs 1
2022 373.8K lbs 1
2023 485.8K lbs 1

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2023). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
n-Hexane 1.3M lbs -

Cargill Gainesville · AIR-pathway site

Gainesville, GA
34.2915, -83.8091
County TRI context
Hall · 53.5% of county pounds
Parent company
Cargill Inc

Compare beyond Georgia

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cargill Gainesville on cumulative reported pounds (1.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Hf Sinclair Woods Cross Refining LLC, Pcc Structurals Lpc Titanium Business Ops, Ajax Tocco Warren Ohio Plant. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Argos Gainesville Concrete Plant. Cargill Gainesville stamps HEAVY 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 Cargill Gainesville TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Cargill Gainesville totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Gainesville, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2023 (4 years). NAICS 311224 · Food. 53.5% of Hall TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hf Sinclair Woods Cross Refining LLC (Δ 3.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Cargill Gainesville stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane. 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