EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry
Perry, IA · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 1.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry: how the 1.2M lbs splits
1.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 1.2M lbs 95.5%
- Air Releases 52.4K lbs 4.3%
- Off-site Transfers 3.3K lbs 0.3%
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry's 1.2M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 95.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Perry, IA, in the food sector. It reported 418.9K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 1.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,154 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. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry is pounds #29 and chemical-count #119 at 1.2M 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: Central Iowa Ready Mix; Sioux City Brick & Tile Co United Brick & Tile a Div; Louis Dreyfus Co Grand Junction LLC; Central Iowa Ready Mix. Similar-scale Food peers outside Iowa: Saputo Cheese USA Inc.; Tyson Poultry Inc.; Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Bainbridge Pa; Northern Sun-Div of Adm. 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; Hydrogen sulfide; Chlorine.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (95.5% water discharges) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Saputo Cheese USA Inc. and Tyson Poultry Inc..
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.2M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry inside Dallas's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry reports the 157th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 95.1% of every pound reported in Dallas. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 95.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Saputo Cheese USA Inc. and Tyson Poultry Inc..
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Dallas's reported pounds (1.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry's total reported releases rose from 275.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 418.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry's air releases rose from 9.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry's off-site transfers rose from 694 lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry's water releases rose from 265.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 399.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry Form-R facts
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4596.3× more than the comparison
5.0× more 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 Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 78% (235.2K lbs to 418.9K lbs).
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry year-over-year reported totals (increased by 78% 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 | 235.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 156.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 145.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 275.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 418.9K lbs | 4 |
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) | 1.2M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 49.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 6.7K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 0 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Central Iowa Ready Mix, Sioux City Brick & Tile Co United Brick & Tile a Div, Louis Dreyfus Co Grand Junction LLC, 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. Saputo Cheese USA Inc., Tyson Poultry Inc., Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Bainbridge Pa.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry on cumulative reported pounds (1.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Northrop Grumman Systems Corp - Promontory, US Ecology Michigan Inc., Mississippi Lime Co Ste Genevieve. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
- Northrop Grumman Systems Corp - Promontory Promontory, UT · Transportation Equipment 1.2M lbs reported
- US Ecology Michigan Inc. Detroit, MI · Hazardous Waste 1.2M lbs reported
- Mississippi Lime Co Ste Genevieve Sainte Genevieve, MO · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 1.2M lbs reported
- Basf Corp Elyria, OH · Chemicals 1.2M 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, Hydrogen sulfide, Chlorine; nearby reporters include Central Iowa Ready Mix. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry stamps HEAVY 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 Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry TRI extract (HEAVY · 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.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Perry, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311611 · Food. 95.1% of Dallas TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Northrop Grumman Systems Corp - Promontory (Δ 49 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Perry stamps HEAVY 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