EPA TRI Facility · Food
Pilgrim's Pride Elberton Processing Plant
Elberton, GA · Parent: Jbs USA Food Co
- Total releases
- 924.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Pilgrim's Pride Elberton Processing Plant: how the 924.1K lbs splits
924.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 869.5K lbs 94.1%
- Air Releases 54.1K lbs 5.9%
- Water Discharges 566 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Pilgrim's Pride Elberton Processing Plant's 924.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 94.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 5.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Pilgrim's Pride Elberton Processing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elberton, GA, in the food sector. It reported 296.5K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 924.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,371 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 Elberton Processing Plant is pounds #45 and chemical-count #251 at 924.1K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Nestle Purina Petcare; Royston LLC Royston Plant; Monroe Auto Equipment Co.; Pharma Tech Industries. Similar-scale Food peers outside Georgia: Trident Seafoods Corp Akutan Shore Plant; Tyson Farms Inc-Processing; Keystone Protein Co; Eagle Family Foods Group 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Peracetic acid.
Pilgrim's Pride Elberton Processing Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (94.1% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 924.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Trident Seafoods Corp Akutan Shore Plant and Tyson Farms Inc-Processing.
Pilgrim's Pride Elberton Processing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
924K lbs Top 5% higher than 95% 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 Elberton Processing Plant inside Elbert's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Pilgrim's Pride Elberton Processing Plant reports the 185th-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.3% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Elbert. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 94.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Trident Seafoods Corp Akutan Shore Plant and Tyson Farms Inc-Processing.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Elbert's reported pounds (924.1K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pilgrim's Pride Elberton Processing Plant's total reported releases rose from 238.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 296.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrim's Pride Elberton Processing Plant's air releases fell from 15.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 392 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrim's Pride Elberton Processing Plant's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrim's Pride Elberton Processing Plant's off-site transfers rose from 223.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 296.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pilgrim's Pride Elberton Processing Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Pilgrim's Pride Elberton Processing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 924.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1581% (17.6K lbs to 296.5K lbs).
Pilgrim's Pride Elberton Processing Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Pilgrim's Pride Elberton Processing Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1581% 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 | 17.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 121.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 249.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 238.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 296.5K lbs | 2 |
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) | 868.7K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 54.0K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 1.5K lbs | - |
Pilgrim's Pride Elberton Processing Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pilgrim's Pride Elberton Processing Plant
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Nestle Purina Petcare, Royston LLC Royston Plant, Monroe Auto Equipment Co., ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Trident Seafoods Corp Akutan Shore Plant, Tyson Farms Inc-Processing, Keystone Protein Co.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pilgrim's Pride Elberton Processing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (924.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Emerald Services Inc, Hunt Refining Co a Corp, Cos-Mar Co. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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).
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Nestle Purina Petcare. Pilgrim's Pride Elberton Processing Plant stamps MID 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 Elberton Processing Plant TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · 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.
Pilgrim's Pride Elberton Processing Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elberton, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 100% of Elbert TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Emerald Services Inc (Δ 329 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pilgrim's Pride Elberton Processing Plant stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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