EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tyson Poultry Inc-Processing Plant
Cumming, GA · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 26.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Tyson Poultry Inc-Processing Plant: how the 26.0K lbs splits
26.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 26.0K lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 6 lbs <0.1%
Tyson Poultry Inc-Processing Plant's 26.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Tyson Poultry Inc-Processing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cumming, GA, in the food sector. It reported 3.1K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 26.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,647 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. Tyson Poultry Inc-Processing Plant is pounds #236 and chemical-count #366 at 26.0K 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: Argos Cumming Concrete Plant; Thomas Concrete - Cumming; Tn Georgia; Thomas Concrete - Cumming West. Similar-scale Food peers outside Georgia: Devro Inc; Clover Stornetta Farms Inc; Land O'Lakes - Melrose; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Alta Dena Certified Dairy. Other Tyson Foods Inc sites in this extract: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc; Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Peracetic acid.
Tyson Poultry Inc-Processing Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 26.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Devro Inc and Clover Stornetta Farms Inc.
Tyson Poultry Inc-Processing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
26K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tyson Poultry Inc-Processing Plant: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Poultry Inc-Processing Plant reports the 766th-largest volume (26.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 79.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include Devro Inc and Clover Stornetta Farms Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Tyson Poultry Inc-Processing Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 79.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tyson Poultry Inc-Processing Plant's total reported releases rose from 80 lb in 2022 to 3.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Poultry Inc-Processing Plant's air releases rose from 80 lb in 2022 to 3.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tyson Poultry Inc-Processing Plant Form-R facts
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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 Tyson Poultry Inc-Processing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 26.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 47% (2.1K lbs to 3.1K lbs).
Tyson Poultry Inc-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 Tyson Poultry Inc-Processing Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 47% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 10.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 10.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 80 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 3.1K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 20.6K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 5.4K lbs | - |
Tyson Poultry Inc-Processing Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tyson Poultry Inc-Processing Plant
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Argos Cumming Concrete Plant, Thomas Concrete - Cumming, Tn Georgia, 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. Devro Inc, Clover Stornetta Farms Inc, Land O'Lakes - Melrose.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Poultry Inc-Processing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (26.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Bodycote Thermal Processing, Industrial Chemicals Corp, Coleman Cable LLC East Facility. 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.
- Bodycote Thermal Processing Greensburg, IN · Fabricated Metals 26.0K lbs reported
- Industrial Chemicals Corp Arvada, CO · Chemical Wholesalers 26.0K lbs reported
- Coleman Cable LLC East Facility Bremen, IN · Primary Metals 26.0K lbs reported
- Nucor Insulated Panel Group Shelbyville, IN · Fabricated Metals 26.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Tyson Foods Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc, Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant.
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 Ammonia, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Argos Cumming Concrete Plant. Tyson Poultry Inc-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 Tyson Poultry Inc-Processing Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tyson Poultry Inc-Processing Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cumming, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 6.4% of Forsyth TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bodycote Thermal Processing (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tyson Poultry Inc-Processing Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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