EPA TRI Facility · Food
Kansas City Sausage Co D/b/a Pine Ridge Farms
Des Moines, IA · Parent: Kansas City Sausage Co D/b/a Pine Ridge Farms
- Total releases
- 10.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2019
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Kansas City Sausage Co D/b/a Pine Ridge Farms: how the 10.3K lbs splits
10.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 10.3K lbs 100.0%
Kansas City Sausage Co D/b/a Pine Ridge Farms's 10.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Kansas City Sausage Co D/b/a Pine Ridge Farms is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Des Moines, IA, in the food sector. It reported 10.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2019. That ranks 9,759 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. Kansas City Sausage Co D/b/a Pine Ridge Farms is pounds #245 and chemical-count #356 at 10.3K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Titan Tire Corp; Forterra Concrete Products - Des Moines; Anderson Erickson Dairy; Liberty Ready Mix Plant 3. Similar-scale Food peers outside Iowa: Kemps LLC - Rochester; Fpl Food LLC; Frito Lay Inc; New Dairy Florida LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Kansas City Sausage Co D/b/a Pine Ridge Farms stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.3K lbs (2019–2019). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kemps LLC - Rochester and Fpl Food LLC.
Kansas City Sausage Co D/b/a Pine Ridge Farms vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
10K lbs Top 38% higher than 62% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kansas City Sausage Co D/b/a Pine Ridge Farms: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Kansas City Sausage Co D/b/a Pine Ridge Farms reports the 941st-largest volume (10.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Kemps LLC - Rochester and Fpl Food LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kansas City Sausage Co D/b/a Pine Ridge Farms's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Kansas City Sausage Co D/b/a Pine Ridge Farms Form-R facts
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See how Kansas City Sausage Co D/b/a Pine Ridge Farms stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
39% more than the comparison
75% 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 Kansas City Sausage Co D/b/a Pine Ridge Farms releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.3K lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2019). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 10.3K lbs | - |
Kansas City Sausage Co D/b/a Pine Ridge Farms · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kansas City Sausage Co D/b/a Pine Ridge Farms
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Titan Tire Corp, Forterra Concrete Products - Des Moines, Anderson Erickson Dairy, 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. Kemps LLC - Rochester, Fpl Food LLC, Frito Lay Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kansas City Sausage Co D/b/a Pine Ridge Farms on cumulative reported pounds (10.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Kemps LLC - Rochester, Central Supply Co of Wv - Westover Plant, Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Kemps LLC - Rochester Rochester, MN · Food 10.3K lbs reported
- Central Supply Co of Wv - Westover Plant Morgantown, WV · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 10.3K lbs reported
- Bridgestone Bandag LLC Abilene Plant Abilene, TX · Plastics and Rubber 10.3K lbs reported
- Brenntag Northeast LLC Reading, PA · Chemical Wholesalers 10.3K 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 Ammonia; nearby reporters include Titan Tire Corp. Kansas City Sausage Co D/b/a Pine Ridge Farms stamps LIGHT 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 Kansas City Sausage Co D/b/a Pine Ridge Farms TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Kansas City Sausage Co D/b/a Pine Ridge Farms totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Des Moines, IA, latest year 2019. NAICS 311611 · Food. 0.3% of Polk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kemps LLC - Rochester (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kansas City Sausage Co D/b/a Pine Ridge Farms stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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