EPA TRI Facility · Food
Nestle Purina Petcare
Hartwell, GA · Parent: Nestle Purina Petcare Co
- Total releases
- 8.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2022
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Nestle Purina Petcare: how the 8.1K lbs splits
8.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 8.1K lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 6 lbs 0.1%
Nestle Purina Petcare's 8.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Nestle Purina Petcare is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hartwell, GA, in the food sector. It reported 42 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2022, and 8.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 10,267 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. Nestle Purina Petcare is pounds #317 and chemical-count #388 at 8.1K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Monroe Auto Equipment Co.; Royston LLC Royston Plant; Pharma Tech Industries; Fanello Industries. Similar-scale Food peers outside Georgia: Indiana Packers Corp; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Gandy's; Daybrook Fisheries Inc; Tyson Chicken Inc.. Other Nestle Purina Petcare Co sites in this extract: Nestle Purina Petcare Co; Nestle Purina Petcare Co; Tejas Industries; Nestle Purina Petcare Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Zinc (fume or dust).
Nestle Purina Petcare stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.1K lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Indiana Packers Corp and Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Gandy's.
Nestle Purina Petcare vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.1K lbs Top 40% higher than 60% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Nestle Purina Petcare: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Nestle Purina Petcare reports the 968th-largest volume (8.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Indiana Packers Corp and Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Gandy's.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Nestle Purina Petcare's pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Nestle Purina Petcare Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Nestle Purina Petcare releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases increased by 4100% (1 lbs to 42 lbs).
Nestle Purina Petcare: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Nestle Purina Petcare year-over-year reported totals (increased by 4100% from 2019 to 2022). 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 8.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 42 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 8.1K lbs | - |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 6 lbs | - |
Nestle Purina Petcare · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nestle Purina Petcare on cumulative reported pounds (8.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Mw Manufacturers Inc., Chromalloy Castings, Air Products West Coast Hydrogen - HP-1. 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.
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Other Nestle Purina Petcare Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Nestle Purina Petcare Co, Nestle Purina Petcare Co, Tejas Industries.
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 Zinc compounds, Zinc (fume or dust); nearby reporters include Monroe Auto Equipment Co.. Nestle Purina Petcare stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Nestle Purina Petcare TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nestle Purina Petcare totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hartwell, GA, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 311111 · Food. 23.1% of Hart TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mw Manufacturers Inc. (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nestle Purina Petcare stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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