EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.
Council Bluffs, IA · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 11.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2021
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.: how the 11.3K lbs splits
11.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 10.5K lbs 92.5%
- Off-site Transfers 845 lbs 7.5%
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.'s 11.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 92.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 7.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Council Bluffs, IA, in the food sector. It reported 11.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 9,553 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. is pounds #239 and chemical-count #276 at 11.3K 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: Plumrose DBA Jbs Prepared Foods - Council Bluffs 1; Barton Solvents Inc Council Bluffs; Highline Warren LLC - Warren Performance Packaging; Ready Mixed Concrete Co Council Bluffs Plant. Similar-scale Food peers outside Iowa: Packerland Whey Products Inc; Kerry Inc; Hiland Dairy Co; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy. 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; Nitric acid.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (92.5% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 11.3K lbs (2020–2021). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Packerland Whey Products Inc and Kerry Inc.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% 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.: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. reports the 922nd-largest volume (11.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Packerland Whey Products Inc and Kerry Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2020 to 2021, total releases decreased by 100% (11.3K lbs to 0 lbs).
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2020–2021
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
What this shows Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% from 2020 to 2021). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2021). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 11.3K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Plumrose DBA Jbs Prepared Foods - Council Bluffs 1, Barton Solvents Inc Council Bluffs, Highline Warren LLC - Warren Performance Packaging, 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. Packerland Whey Products Inc, Kerry Inc, Hiland Dairy Co.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (11.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Citgo Petroleum Corp, Baltimore Aircoil Co, Aerodynamics 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.
- Citgo Petroleum Corp Tampa, FL · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11.3K lbs reported
- Baltimore Aircoil Co Milford, DE · Machinery 11.3K lbs reported
- Aerodynamics LLC Seabrook, NH · Fabricated Metals 11.3K lbs reported
- Nufarm Americas Inc (dba Riverdale Chemical) Chicago Heights, IL · Chemicals 11.3K 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 Ammonia, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Plumrose DBA Jbs Prepared Foods - Council Bluffs 1. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. 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 Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Council Bluffs, IA, latest year 2021. Form-R rows span 2020–2021 (2 years). NAICS 311612 · Food. 0.1% of Pottawattamie TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Citgo Petroleum Corp (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. 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