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.
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.
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
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
- 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
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Cargill Gainesville releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.3M lbs.
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
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
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.
| 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
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cargill Gainesville
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Argos Gainesville Concrete Plant, Ufp Gainesville LLC, Pilgrim's Pride Gainesville Processing Plant, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Saputo Cheese USA Inc, Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, Swift Beef Co.
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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Hf Sinclair Woods Cross Refining LLC Woods Cross, UT · Petroleum 1.3M lbs reported
- Pcc Structurals Lpc Titanium Business Ops Milwaukie, OR · Primary Metals 1.3M lbs reported
- Ajax Tocco Warren Ohio Plant Warren, OH · Machinery 1.3M lbs reported
- Freeport_olin Bc Freeport, TX · Chemicals 1.3M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Cargill Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, Cargill Corn Milling, Cargill Inc.
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.
Use and verify this record
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