EPA TRI Facility · Food
Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc
Storm Lake, IA · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 108.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc: how the 108.2K lbs splits
108.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 99.6K lbs 92.1%
- Air Releases 8.6K lbs 7.9%
Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc's 108.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 92.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 7.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Storm Lake, IA, in the food sector. It reported 8.4K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 108.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,428 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. Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc is pounds #114 and chemical-count #194 at 108.2K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc; Furst McNess Co; Rembrandt Enterprises Inc.; Valero Renewable Fuels Albert City*. Similar-scale Food peers outside Iowa: Frito-Lay Inc.; Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp; General Mills Operations LLC; Grande Cheese Co Brownsville. 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Peracetic acid.
Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (92.1% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 108.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Frito-Lay Inc. and Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp.
Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
108K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc reports the 482nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 24.4% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 92.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Frito-Lay Inc. and Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 92.1%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc's total reported releases rose from 4.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc's air releases rose from 20 lb in 2022 to 8.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc's off-site transfers fell from 4.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc's chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 108.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 90% (85.0K lbs to 8.4K lbs).
Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 90% 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 | 85.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 6.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 3.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 4.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 8.4K lbs | 3 |
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) | 99.6K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 8.4K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 143 lbs | - |
Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Tyson Fresh Meats Inc, Furst McNess Co, Rembrandt Enterprises Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 459 other reporting facilities in Iowa.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Frito-Lay Inc., Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp, General Mills Operations LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc on cumulative reported pounds (108.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Crown Group Portland Tn Plant, Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery, Fort Collins Brewery. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Crown Group Portland Tn Plant Portland, TN · Fabricated Metals 108.2K lbs reported
- Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery Houston, TX · Petroleum 108.2K lbs reported
- Fort Collins Brewery Fort Collins, CO · Beverages 108.2K lbs reported
- U.S. Army National Guard Ethan Allen Firing Range Jericho, VT · Other 108.3K 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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · 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.
Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Storm Lake, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 22.9% of Buena Vista TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Crown Group Portland Tn Plant (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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