EPA TRI Facility · Food
Pilgrim's Pride Complex Canton
Canton, GA · Parent: Jbs USA Food Co
- Total releases
- 9.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Pilgrim's Pride Complex Canton: how the 9.1K lbs splits
9.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 8.1K lbs 89.6%
- Off-site Transfers 946 lbs 10.4%
Pilgrim's Pride Complex Canton's 9.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 89.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 10.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Peracetic acid.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Pilgrim's Pride Complex Canton is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Canton, GA, in the food sector. It reported 2.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 9.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,020 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 Complex Canton is pounds #312 and chemical-count #214 at 9.1K 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Argos Canton Concrete Plant; J&s Chemical Corp; Thomas Concrete - Canton; Isotec International Inc.. Similar-scale Food peers outside Georgia: San Antonio Retail Support Center; Cobb-Vantress Inc. Feed Mill; Ferrara 31ST Street; Pilgrim's Pride Corp Waco Processing Plant. 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; Copper compounds; Manganese compounds; Zinc compounds.
Pilgrim's Pride Complex Canton stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (89.6% air releases) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 9.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include San Antonio Retail Support Center and Cobb-Vantress Inc. Feed Mill.
Pilgrim's Pride Complex Canton vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.1K lbs Top 39% higher than 61% 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 Complex Canton: Peracetic acid-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Pilgrim's Pride Complex Canton reports the 958th-largest volume (9.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Peracetic acid alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include San Antonio Retail Support Center and Cobb-Vantress Inc. Feed Mill.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Pilgrim's Pride Complex Canton'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 Complex Canton's total reported releases fell from 2.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrim's Pride Complex Canton's air releases fell from 2.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pilgrim's Pride Complex Canton Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Pilgrim's Pride Complex Canton releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 9.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 423% (477 lbs to 2.5K lbs).
Pilgrim's Pride Complex Canton: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Pilgrim's Pride Complex Canton year-over-year reported totals (increased by 423% 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 | 477 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 469 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 2.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 2.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 2.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Peracetic acid | 9.1K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Pilgrim's Pride Complex Canton · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pilgrim's Pride Complex Canton
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Argos Canton Concrete Plant, J&s Chemical Corp, Thomas Concrete - Canton, 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. San Antonio Retail Support Center, Cobb-Vantress Inc. Feed Mill, Ferrara 31ST Street.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pilgrim's Pride Complex Canton on cumulative reported pounds (9.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Ncp Coatings LLC, Ascentek Inc., Calportland Co Rillito Plant. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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, Copper compounds, Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Argos Canton Concrete Plant. Pilgrim's Pride Complex Canton stamps LIGHT 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 Pilgrim's Pride Complex Canton TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Peracetic acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pilgrim's Pride Complex Canton totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Canton, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 2.6% of Cherokee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ncp Coatings LLC (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pilgrim's Pride Complex Canton stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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