EPA TRI Facility · Food
Mg Waldbaum Co
Britt, IA · Parent: Michael Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 368.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Mg Waldbaum Co: how the 368.5K lbs splits
368.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 368.5K lbs 100.0%
Mg Waldbaum Co's 368.5K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal 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).
MID volume LAND pathway CLEAN
Mg Waldbaum Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Britt, IA, in the food sector. It reported 70.4K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 368.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,308 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. Mg Waldbaum Co is pounds #56 and chemical-count #244 at 368.5K 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: Iowa Mold Tooling Co; Stellar Industries Inc - Garner Plant; Zinpro Corp; Cdi LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Iowa: Lamb-Weston/rdo Frozen; Vpgc LLC Hinton Facility; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc; Casa Grande Dairy Products LLC. Other Michael Foods Inc sites in this extract: M G Waldbaum; Mg Waldbaum Co; Papetti's Hygrade Egg Products Inc; Papetti's Hygrade Egg Products Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Mg Waldbaum Co stamps MID volume with a dominant LAND pathway (100.0% land disposal) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 368.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lamb-Weston/rdo Frozen and Vpgc LLC Hinton Facility.
Mg Waldbaum Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
368K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mg Waldbaum Co inside Hancock's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Mg Waldbaum Co reports the 284th-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 63.8% of every pound reported in Hancock. 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 Iowa include Lamb-Weston/rdo Frozen and Vpgc LLC Hinton Facility.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Hancock's reported pounds (577.6K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Mg Waldbaum Co's total reported releases rose from 69.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 70.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mg Waldbaum Co's land releases rose from 69.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 70.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mg Waldbaum Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Mg Waldbaum Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 368.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 10% (64.2K lbs to 70.4K lbs).
Mg Waldbaum Co: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Mg Waldbaum Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 10% 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 | 64.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 64.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 99.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 69.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 70.4K 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) | 368.5K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Mg Waldbaum Co · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mg Waldbaum Co
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Iowa Mold Tooling Co, Stellar Industries Inc - Garner Plant, Zinpro Corp, 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. Lamb-Weston/rdo Frozen, Vpgc LLC Hinton Facility, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mg Waldbaum Co on cumulative reported pounds (368.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include La Porte_the Dow Chemical Co, Big Spring Carbon Black Plant, Viant Collegeville LLC. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Michael Foods Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including M G Waldbaum, Mg Waldbaum Co, Papetti's Hygrade Egg Products Inc.
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 Iowa Mold Tooling Co. Mg Waldbaum Co stamps MID volume · LAND 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 Mg Waldbaum Co TRI extract (MID · LAND · 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.
Mg Waldbaum Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Britt, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311999 · Food. 63.8% of Hancock TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: La Porte_the Dow Chemical Co (Δ 92 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mg Waldbaum Co stamps MID volume · LAND 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