EPA TRI Facility · Food
Frito-Lay Inc.
Frankfort, IN · Parent: Pepsico Inc
- Total releases
- 79.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Frito-Lay Inc.: how the 79.0K lbs splits
79.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 79.0K lbs 100.0%
Frito-Lay Inc.'s 79.0K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Frito-Lay Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Frankfort, IN, in the food sector. It reported 79.0K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 79.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,090 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Indiana's 871 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Frito-Lay Inc. is pounds #243 and chemical-count #512 at 79.0K lbs. Uss Gary Works leads reported pounds (77.4M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #9). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC leads chemical count at 98 chemicals (11.9M lbs, pounds #12). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Covestro Llc.; F08 - Frankfort Oilseeds; Nhk Seating of America; Ntk Precision Axle Corp. Similar-scale Food peers outside Indiana: West Liberty Foods L.L.C.; Tyson Poultry Inc Pine Bluff Jefferson Parkway Plant; Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC; Crystal Creamery Inc.. Other Pepsico Inc sites in this extract: Frito-Lay,inc.; Frito Lay Inc.; Frito-Lay Inc. - Perry Plant; Frito-Lay Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Frito-Lay Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant WATER pathway (100.0% water discharges) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 79.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include West Liberty Foods L.L.C. and Tyson Poultry Inc Pine Bluff Jefferson Parkway Plant.
Frito-Lay Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
79K lbs Top 20% higher than 80% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Frito-Lay Inc.: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Frito-Lay Inc. reports the 541st-largest volume (79.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include West Liberty Foods L.L.C. and Tyson Poultry Inc Pine Bluff Jefferson Parkway Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Frito-Lay Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Frito-Lay Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 79.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Frito-Lay Inc.'s water releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 79.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Frito-Lay Inc. 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 Frito-Lay Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 79.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Frito-Lay Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Frito-Lay Inc. 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 79.0K 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) | 79.0K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Frito-Lay Inc. · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Frito-Lay Inc.
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Covestro Llc., F08 - Frankfort Oilseeds, Nhk Seating of America, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. West Liberty Foods L.L.C., Tyson Poultry Inc Pine Bluff Jefferson Parkway Plant, Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Frito-Lay Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (79.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Dauphin Precision Tool LLC, Borgwarner Transmission Systems, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics. 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.
- Dauphin Precision Tool LLC Millersburg, PA · Machinery 79.0K lbs reported
- Borgwarner Transmission Systems Bellwood, IL · Transportation Equipment 78.9K lbs reported
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics East Walpole, MA · Chemicals 78.9K lbs reported
- Hammer Packaging Corp West Henrietta, NY · Printing 78.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Pepsico Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Frito-Lay,inc., Frito Lay Inc., Frito-Lay Inc. - Perry 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), Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Covestro Llc.. Frito-Lay Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · WATER 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 Frito-Lay Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · WATER · 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.
Frito-Lay Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Frankfort, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311919 · Food. 2.6% of Clinton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dauphin Precision Tool LLC (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Frito-Lay Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · WATER 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