EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa
Waterloo, IA · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 425.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa: how the 425.3K lbs splits
425.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 262.1K lbs 61.6%
- Off-site Transfers 163.1K lbs 38.4%
- Land Disposal 34 lbs <0.1%
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa's 425.3K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 61.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 38.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waterloo, IA, in the food sector. It reported 79.6K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 425.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,155 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 Waterloo Iowa is pounds #53 and chemical-count #122 at 425.3K 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Waterloo Processing LLC; Crown Group Waterloo Plant; John Deere Waterloo Works Tcao; John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry. Similar-scale Food peers outside Iowa: Prairie Farms Dairy Inc; Foremost Farms USA; Tropicana Manufacturing Co Inc; Saputo Cheese USA Inc. 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: Ammonia; Peracetic acid; Nitric acid; Chromium.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Waterloo, IA: 425.3K lbs across 5 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, CLEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 61.6%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Prairie Farms Dairy Inc and Foremost Farms USA.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
425K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% 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 Waterloo Iowa: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa reports the 259th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 99.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Prairie Farms Dairy Inc and Foremost Farms USA.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 99.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa's total reported releases fell from 122.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 79.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa's land releases fell from 14 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa's chemicals reported rose from 3 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa's off-site transfers fell from 52.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 425.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 31% (60.9K lbs to 79.6K lbs).
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa year-over-year reported totals (increased by 31% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 60.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 72.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 90.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 122.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 79.6K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 423.2K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 2.0K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Chromium | 0 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa in Black Hawk
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Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Waterloo Processing LLC, Crown Group Waterloo Plant, John Deere Waterloo Works Tcao, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Prairie Farms Dairy Inc, Foremost Farms USA, Tropicana Manufacturing Co Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa on cumulative reported pounds (425.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant, Delta Deer Park, Seh America Inc. 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.
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 Ammonia, Peracetic acid, Nitric acid, Chromium; nearby reporters include Waterloo Processing LLC. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waterloo, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311611 · Food. 18.7% of Black Hawk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant (Δ 82 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 61.6%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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