EPA TRI Facility · Food
Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant
Carrollton, GA · Parent: Jbs USA Food Co
- Total releases
- 19.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant: how the 19.2K lbs splits
19.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 14.2K lbs 74.1%
- Air Releases 5.0K lbs 25.9%
Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant's 19.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 74.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 25.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Peracetic acid.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Carrollton, GA, in the food sector. It reported 1.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 19.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,331 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. Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant is pounds #261 and chemical-count #534 at 19.2K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Southwire Co North Campus; Decostar Industries Inc; Quaker Houghton Pa ,inc; Southwire Co. Similar-scale Food peers outside Georgia: Bcp Ingredients Inc; Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc/lehigh Valley; Sara Lee Frozen Bakery LLC; Green Bison Soy Processing LLC. Other Jbs USA Food Co sites in this extract: Jbs/swift Pork Co; Jbs Plainwell; Swift Pork; Pilgrim's Pride Enterprise Processing Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Peracetic acid.
Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (74.1% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 19.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Bcp Ingredients Inc and Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc/lehigh Valley.
Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
19K lbs Top 32% higher than 68% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant: Peracetic acid-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant reports the 817th-largest volume (19.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Peracetic acid alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Bcp Ingredients Inc and Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc/lehigh Valley.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Peracetic acid at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant's total reported releases fell from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant's air releases fell from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant Form-R facts
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See how Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 19.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 78% (5.9K lbs to 1.3K lbs).
Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 78% 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: Peracetic acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 7.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 2.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 1.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Peracetic acid | 19.2K lbs | - |
Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Southwire Co North Campus, Decostar Industries Inc, Quaker Houghton Pa ,inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Bcp Ingredients Inc, Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc/lehigh Valley, Sara Lee Frozen Bakery LLC.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (19.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Lanxess Corp Neville Island, Williams Harrison Hub Fractionation Plant (0634005028), Kaydon Corp Plant 12. 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.
- Lanxess Corp Neville Island Pittsburgh, PA · Chemicals 19.2K lbs reported
- Williams Harrison Hub Fractionation Plant (0634005028) Scio, OH · Natural Gas Processing 19.2K lbs reported
- Kaydon Corp Plant 12 Sumter, SC · Fabricated Metals 19.2K lbs reported
- Lsc Communications / Baraboo Baraboo, WI · Printing 19.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Jbs USA Food Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Jbs/swift Pork Co, Jbs Plainwell, Swift Pork.
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 Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Southwire Co North Campus. Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant 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.
Use and verify this record
This Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Peracetic acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Carrollton, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 1.4% of Carroll TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lanxess Corp Neville Island (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pilgrim's Pride Carrollton Processing Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Peracetic acid. 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