EPA TRI Facility · Food
Jbs/swift Pork Co
Beardstown, IL · Parent: Jbs USA Food Co
- Total releases
- 13.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
MIXED Form-R mix
Jbs/swift Pork Co: how the 13.0M lbs splits
13.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 7.4M lbs 56.7%
- Land Disposal 5.5M lbs 42.6%
- Air Releases 80.6K lbs 0.6%
- Off-site Transfers 2.7K lbs <0.1%
Jbs/swift Pork Co's 13.0M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - water discharges is 56.7% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 42.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Jbs/swift Pork Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Beardstown, IL, in the food sector. It reported 2.0M lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 13.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 155 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Jbs/swift Pork Co is pounds #7 and chemical-count #498 at 13.0M lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Kent Nutrition Group Inc; Vermont Foundry Co; Havana Power Station; Ntn-Bower Corp. Similar-scale Food peers outside Illinois: Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility; Perdue Foods LLC - Lewiston Processing Plant; Pryor Solae; Jbs Plainwell. Other Jbs USA Food Co sites in this extract: Jbs Plainwell; Swift Pork; Pilgrim's Pride Enterprise Processing Plant; Jbs Pork. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia.
Jbs/swift Pork Co is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Beardstown, IL: 13.0M lbs across 2 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment water discharges at 56.7%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility and Perdue Foods LLC - Lewiston Processing Plant.
Jbs/swift Pork Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
13M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Jbs/swift Pork Co inside Cass's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Jbs/swift Pork Co reports the 5th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.3% of its sector. This one site accounts for more than 99.9% of every pound reported in Cass. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 99.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility and Perdue Foods LLC - Lewiston Processing Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Cass's reported pounds (13.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Jbs/swift Pork Co's total reported releases fell from 2.7 million lb in 2022 to 2.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jbs/swift Pork Co's air releases rose from 4.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jbs/swift Pork Co's off-site transfers rose from 271 lb in 2022 to 453 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jbs/swift Pork Co's water releases fell from 1.7 million lb in 2022 to 1.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Jbs/swift Pork Co Form-R facts
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See how Jbs/swift Pork Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
288400.1× more than the comparison
71% less than the comparison
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 Jbs/swift Pork Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 13.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 12% (2.3M lbs to 2.0M lbs).
Jbs/swift Pork Co: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Jbs/swift Pork Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 12% 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 | 2.3M lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 2.8M lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 3.2M lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 2.7M lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 2.0M 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) | 12.9M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 95.8K lbs | - |
Jbs/swift Pork Co in Cass
Nearest TRI Facilities to Jbs/swift Pork Co
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Kent Nutrition Group Inc, Vermont Foundry Co, Havana Power Station, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility, Perdue Foods LLC - Lewiston Processing Plant, Pryor Solae.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Jbs/swift Pork Co on cumulative reported pounds (13.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include International Paper Georgetown Mill, Basin Electric Laramie River Station, Lamb Weston Inc Richland 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.
- International Paper Georgetown Mill Georgetown, SC · Paper 13.0M lbs reported
- Basin Electric Laramie River Station Wheatland, WY · Electric Utilities 13.0M lbs reported
- Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility Richland, WA · Food 13.1M lbs reported
- Syngenta Crop Protection LLC Saint Gabriel Facility Saint Gabriel, LA · Chemicals 13.1M 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 Plainwell, Swift Pork, Pilgrim's Pride Enterprise 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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia; nearby reporters include Kent Nutrition Group Inc. Jbs/swift Pork Co stamps HEAVY 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 Jbs/swift Pork Co TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · 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.
Jbs/swift Pork Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Beardstown, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311612 · Food. more than 99.9% of Cass TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: International Paper Georgetown Mill (Δ 22.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Jbs/swift Pork Co stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (water discharges leads at 56.7%). 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