EPA TRI Facility · Food
Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc.
Council Bluffs, IA · Parent: Bunge N.a. Inc
- Total releases
- 3.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc.: how the 3.6M lbs splits
3.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.6M lbs 99.9%
- Off-site Transfers 1.9K lbs 0.1%
Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc.'s 3.6M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Council Bluffs, IA, in the food sector. It reported 846.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 3.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 548 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Iowa's 460 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc. is pounds #13 and chemical-count #311 at 3.6M lbs. Climax Molybdenum Co leads reported pounds (16.4M lbs) at 5 chemicals (chemical-count #117). Helena Industries LLC leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (9.4K lbs, pounds #247). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Concrete Supply; Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy; Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center; Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC - Council Bluffs. Similar-scale Food peers outside Iowa: Biokyowa Inc; Cargill Inc; Sanderson Farms LLC; Sanderson Farms LLC. Other Bunge N.a. Inc sites in this extract: Bunge N.a. Inc.; Bunge N.a. (east) L.L.C.; Bunge Chevron Ag Renewables LLC; Bunge N.a. Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane.
Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc. stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.9% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Biokyowa Inc and Cargill Inc.
Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.6M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc. inside Mills's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc. reports the 47th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for more than 99.9% of every pound reported in Mills. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Biokyowa Inc and Cargill Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Mills's reported pounds (3.6M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 871.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 846.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 459 lb in 2022 to 405 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc.'s air releases fell from 871.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 845.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 37% (618.5K lbs to 846.3K lbs).
Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 37% 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 618.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 662.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 615.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 871.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 846.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 3.6M lbs | - |
Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc.
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Concrete Supply, Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Biokyowa Inc, Cargill Inc, Sanderson Farms LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (3.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Biokyowa Inc, Marathon Petroleum Co LP, Structural Metals Inc. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Bunge N.a. Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Bunge N.a. Inc., Bunge N.a. (east) L.L.C., Bunge Chevron Ag Renewables LLC.
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 n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Concrete Supply. Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc. stamps HEAVY 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.
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This Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc. TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Council Bluffs, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311224 · Food. more than 99.9% of Mills TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Biokyowa Inc (Δ 4.6K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc. stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane. 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