EPA TRI Facility · Food
Middlebury Cheese Co
Middlebury, IN · Parent: Mmpa
- Total releases
- 159.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Middlebury Cheese Co: how the 159.1K lbs splits
159.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 157.8K lbs 99.2%
- Off-site Transfers 1.3K lbs 0.8%
- Air Releases 11 lbs <0.1%
Middlebury Cheese Co's 159.1K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 99.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Middlebury Cheese Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Middlebury, IN, in the food sector. It reported 24.9K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 159.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,643 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. Middlebury Cheese Co is pounds #176 and chemical-count #499 at 159.1K 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: K-Z Inc.; Forest River Inc. Coachmen Div; Lozier Corp; Jayco Inc.. Similar-scale Food peers outside Indiana: Associated Milk Producers Inc.; Darling Ingredients Inc. - Terre Hill Facility; Saputo Cheese USA Inc; Darling Ingredients Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Middlebury Cheese Co stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (99.2% water discharges) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 159.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Associated Milk Producers Inc. and Darling Ingredients Inc. - Terre Hill Facility.
Middlebury Cheese Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
159K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Middlebury Cheese Co inside Lagrange's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Middlebury Cheese Co reports the 409th-largest volume, placing it in the top 20.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 35.3% of every pound reported in Lagrange. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include Associated Milk Producers Inc. and Darling Ingredients Inc. - Terre Hill Facility.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Lagrange's reported pounds (450.8K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Middlebury Cheese Co's total reported releases rose from 22.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Middlebury Cheese Co's off-site transfers rose from 379 lb in 2022 to 420 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Middlebury Cheese Co's water releases rose from 22.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Middlebury Cheese Co 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 Middlebury Cheese Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 159.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 28% (34.7K lbs to 24.9K lbs).
Middlebury Cheese Co: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Middlebury Cheese Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 28% 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 | 34.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 38.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 38.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 22.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 24.9K 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) | 159.1K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 11 lbs | - |
Middlebury Cheese Co · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Middlebury Cheese Co
Closest other reporters in Indiana - including K-Z Inc., Forest River Inc. Coachmen Div, Lozier Corp, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Associated Milk Producers Inc., Darling Ingredients Inc. - Terre Hill Facility, Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
Compare beyond Indiana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Middlebury Cheese Co on cumulative reported pounds (159.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Basf Corp, Platte Generating Station, Calumet Cotton Valley Refining LLC Calumet Cotton Valley. 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.
- Basf Corp Wyandotte, MI · Chemicals 159.2K lbs reported
- Platte Generating Station Grand Island, NE · Electric Utilities 159.2K lbs reported
- Calumet Cotton Valley Refining LLC Calumet Cotton Valley Cotton Valley, LA · Petroleum 159.0K lbs reported
- Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials US 5 LLC West Alexandria, OH · Chemicals 159.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 K-Z Inc.. Middlebury Cheese Co stamps MID 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 Middlebury Cheese Co TRI extract (MID · 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.
Middlebury Cheese Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Middlebury, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311513 · Food. 35.3% of Lagrange TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Basf Corp (Δ 81 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Middlebury Cheese Co stamps MID 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