EPA TRI Facility · Food
Pilgrim's Pride Douglas Processing Plant
Douglas, GA · Parent: Jbs USA Food Co
- Total releases
- 52.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Pilgrim's Pride Douglas Processing Plant: how the 52.3K lbs splits
52.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 27.5K lbs 52.5%
- Off-site Transfers 24.8K lbs 47.4%
- Water Discharges 21 lbs <0.1%
Pilgrim's Pride Douglas Processing Plant's 52.3K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 52.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 47.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Peracetic acid.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Pilgrim's Pride Douglas Processing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Douglas, GA, in the food sector. It reported 30.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 52.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,029 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 Douglas Processing Plant is pounds #174 and chemical-count #355 at 52.3K 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: Elixir Door & Metals Co; Optima Chemical Group LLC; Pcc Airfoils LLC; Southwire Co Douglas Plant 2. Similar-scale Food peers outside Georgia: Peco Foods Inc - Brooksville Processing; Maryland & Virginia Laurel LLC; International N&h USA Inc.; Suiza Dairy Corp. 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; Ammonia.
Pilgrim's Pride Douglas Processing Plant is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Douglas, GA: 52.3K lbs across 2 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 52.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Peco Foods Inc - Brooksville Processing and Maryland & Virginia Laurel LLC.
Pilgrim's Pride Douglas Processing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
52K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% 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 Douglas Processing Plant: Peracetic acid-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Pilgrim's Pride Douglas Processing Plant reports the 619th-largest volume (52.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Peracetic acid alone is 62.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Peco Foods Inc - Brooksville Processing and Maryland & Virginia Laurel LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Pilgrim's Pride Douglas Processing Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Peracetic acid at 62.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pilgrim's Pride Douglas Processing Plant's total reported releases rose from 10.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 30.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrim's Pride Douglas Processing Plant's water releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 21 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrim's Pride Douglas Processing Plant's air releases rose from 5.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrim's Pride Douglas Processing Plant's off-site transfers rose from 5.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pilgrim's Pride Douglas Processing Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Pilgrim's Pride Douglas Processing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 52.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 2923% (1.0K lbs to 30.7K lbs).
Pilgrim's Pride Douglas Processing Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Pilgrim's Pride Douglas Processing Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 2923% 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 | 1.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 1.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 9.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 10.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 30.7K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Peracetic acid | 32.9K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 19.5K lbs | - |
Pilgrim's Pride Douglas Processing Plant in Coffee
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Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Elixir Door & Metals Co, Optima Chemical Group LLC, Pcc Airfoils LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Peco Foods Inc - Brooksville Processing, Maryland & Virginia Laurel LLC, International N&h USA Inc..
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pilgrim's Pride Douglas Processing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (52.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Nitto Inc., Conestoga Kenly Plant & Sprayroom, Boise Cascade Wood Products LLC. 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.
- Nitto Inc. Lakewood, NJ · Plastics and Rubber 52.3K lbs reported
- Conestoga Kenly Plant & Sprayroom Kenly, NC · Furniture 52.4K lbs reported
- Boise Cascade Wood Products LLC Thorsby, AL · Wood Products 52.3K lbs reported
- Gold Tech Industries - Aerospace/telecommunications Division Tempe, AZ · Fabricated Metals 52.3K 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, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Elixir Door & Metals Co. Pilgrim's Pride Douglas Processing Plant stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 Douglas Processing Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Peracetic acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pilgrim's Pride Douglas Processing Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Douglas, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 2.5% of Coffee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: The Whitaker Co (Δ 13 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pilgrim's Pride Douglas Processing Plant stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 52.5%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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