EPA TRI Facility · Food
Darling Ingredients Inc.
East Dublin, GA · Parent: Darling Ingredients Inc
- Total releases
- 156.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Darling Ingredients Inc.: how the 156.9K lbs splits
156.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 152.5K lbs 97.2%
- Air Releases 4.4K lbs 2.8%
Darling Ingredients Inc.'s 156.9K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 97.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume LAND pathway CLEAN
Darling Ingredients Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in East Dublin, GA, in the food sector. It reported 51.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 156.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,664 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. Darling Ingredients Inc. is pounds #114 and chemical-count #345 at 156.9K 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: Steelfab of Dublin Georgia Inc; Green Power Solutions of Georgia; Westrock Southeast LLC; Ykk Ap America Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Georgia: Conagra Foods Packaged Foods Llc- Russellville; Wells Enterprises Inc; Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant; Middlebury Cheese Co. Other Darling Ingredients Inc sites in this extract: Darling Ingredients Inc.- Linkwood Facility; Darling Ingredients Inc. - Grapeland; Darling Ingredients Inc; Rousselot Peabody Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Hydrogen sulfide.
Darling Ingredients Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant LAND pathway (97.2% land disposal) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 156.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Conagra Foods Packaged Foods Llc- Russellville and Wells Enterprises Inc.
Darling Ingredients Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
157K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Darling Ingredients Inc.: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Darling Ingredients Inc. reports the 410th-largest volume, placing it in the top 20.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 97.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Conagra Foods Packaged Foods Llc- Russellville and Wells Enterprises Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Darling Ingredients Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 97.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Darling Ingredients Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 31.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 51.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Darling Ingredients Inc.'s land releases rose from 31.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 51.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Darling Ingredients Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Darling Ingredients Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
52.6× more than the comparison
67% less 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 Darling Ingredients Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 156.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 75% (29.5K lbs to 51.4K lbs).
Darling Ingredients Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Darling Ingredients Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 75% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 29.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 40.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 4.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 31.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 51.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 152.5K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 4.4K lbs | - |
Darling Ingredients Inc. · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Darling Ingredients Inc.
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Steelfab of Dublin Georgia Inc, Green Power Solutions of Georgia, Westrock Southeast LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 704 other reporting facilities in Georgia.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Conagra Foods Packaged Foods Llc- Russellville, Wells Enterprises Inc, Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Darling Ingredients Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (156.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Steel Dynamics Inc., Siemens Energy Winston Service Center, Tower Automotive. 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.
- Steel Dynamics Inc. Jeffersonville, IN · Fabricated Metals 156.9K lbs reported
- Siemens Energy Winston Service Center Rural Hall, NC · Machinery 156.8K lbs reported
- Tower Automotive Madison, MS · Transportation Equipment 156.7K lbs reported
- Texas Instruments- Lehi Fab Lehi, UT · Computers and Electronic Products 156.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Darling Ingredients Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Darling Ingredients Inc.- Linkwood Facility, Darling Ingredients Inc. - Grapeland, Darling Ingredients 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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Hydrogen sulfide; nearby reporters include Steelfab of Dublin Georgia Inc. Darling Ingredients Inc. stamps MID volume · LAND 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 Darling Ingredients Inc. TRI extract (MID · LAND · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Darling Ingredients Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for East Dublin, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311613 · Food. 1.1% of Laurens TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Steel Dynamics Inc. (Δ 82 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Darling Ingredients Inc. stamps MID volume · LAND pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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