EPA TRI Facility · Food
Pilgrim's Pride Ellijay Processing Plant
Ellijay, GA · Parent: Jbs USA Food Co
- Total releases
- 12.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Pilgrim's Pride Ellijay Processing Plant: how the 12.6K lbs splits
12.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 12.6K lbs 100.0%
Pilgrim's Pride Ellijay Processing Plant's 12.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Peracetic acid.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Pilgrim's Pride Ellijay Processing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ellijay, GA, in the food sector. It reported 5.0K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 12.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,301 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 Ellijay Processing Plant is pounds #296 and chemical-count #384 at 12.6K 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: Ridge Rock - East Ellijay Plant; Thomas Concrete - Jasper; Royston LLC; Shaw Industries Group Inc Plant We. Similar-scale Food peers outside Georgia: Wells Enterprises Inc North Ice Cream Plant; Cargill Value Added Meats; Nutra Blend Corp; Frito-Lay Inc.(f/k/a Frito-Lay North America). 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; Ozone.
Pilgrim's Pride Ellijay Processing Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 12.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Wells Enterprises Inc North Ice Cream Plant and Cargill Value Added Meats.
Pilgrim's Pride Ellijay Processing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
13K lbs Top 36% higher than 64% 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 Ellijay Processing Plant inside Gilmer's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Pilgrim's Pride Ellijay Processing Plant reports the 904th-largest volume (12.6K lbs). This one site accounts for more than 99.9% of every pound reported in Gilmer. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Peracetic acid alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Wells Enterprises Inc North Ice Cream Plant and Cargill Value Added Meats.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Gilmer's reported pounds (12.6K 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 Ellijay Processing Plant's total reported releases rose from 4.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrim's Pride Ellijay Processing Plant's air releases rose from 4.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pilgrim's Pride Ellijay Processing Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Pilgrim's Pride Ellijay Processing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 12.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Pilgrim's Pride Ellijay Processing Plant: 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 Ellijay Processing Plant year-over-year reported totals. 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 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 3.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 4.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 5.0K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Peracetic acid | 12.6K lbs | - |
| Ozone | 0 lbs | - |
Pilgrim's Pride Ellijay Processing Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pilgrim's Pride Ellijay Processing Plant
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Ridge Rock - East Ellijay Plant, Thomas Concrete - Jasper, Royston LLC, 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. Wells Enterprises Inc North Ice Cream Plant, Cargill Value Added Meats, Nutra Blend Corp.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pilgrim's Pride Ellijay Processing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (12.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Martin Operating Ptnr-Stanolind, Contech Engineered Solutions LLC, Cytec Solvay Composite Materials Orange. 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.
- Martin Operating Ptnr-Stanolind Beaumont, TX · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 12.6K lbs reported
- Contech Engineered Solutions LLC Winchester, KY · Fabricated Metals 12.6K lbs reported
- Cytec Solvay Composite Materials Orange Orange, CA · Textiles 12.6K lbs reported
- Wells Enterprises Inc North Ice Cream Plant Le Mars, IA · Food 12.6K 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, Ozone; nearby reporters include Ridge Rock - East Ellijay Plant. Pilgrim's Pride Ellijay Processing Plant 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 Ellijay Processing Plant 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 Ellijay Processing Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ellijay, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. more than 99.9% of Gilmer TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Martin Operating Ptnr-Stanolind (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pilgrim's Pride Ellijay Processing Plant 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