EPA TRI Facility · Food
West Liberty Foods L.L.C.
West Liberty, IA · Parent: West Liberty Foods LLC
- Total releases
- 78.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
West Liberty Foods L.L.C.: how the 78.7K lbs splits
78.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 74.8K lbs 95.0%
- Off-site Transfers 4.0K lbs 5.0%
West Liberty Foods L.L.C.'s 78.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 95.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 5.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
West Liberty Foods L.L.C. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in West Liberty, IA, in the food sector. It reported 15.6K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 78.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,099 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. West Liberty Foods L.L.C. is pounds #142 and chemical-count #330 at 78.7K 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: C B M Trading Inc; Gerdau Wilton; Loparex LLC; Procter & Gamble Hair Care LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Iowa: Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC; Crystal Creamery Inc.; Pilgrim's Pride Athens Processing Plant; Frito-Lay Inc.. Other West Liberty Foods LLC sites in this extract: West Liberty Foods Tremonton; West Liberty Foods Bolingbrook Il; West Liberty Foods Mount Pleasant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
West Liberty Foods L.L.C. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (95.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 78.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC and Crystal Creamery Inc..
West Liberty Foods L.L.C. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
79K lbs Top 20% higher than 80% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
West Liberty Foods L.L.C.: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, West Liberty Foods L.L.C. reports the 542nd-largest volume (78.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC and Crystal Creamery Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of West Liberty Foods L.L.C.'s pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- West Liberty Foods L.L.C.'s total reported releases fell from 19.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- West Liberty Foods L.L.C.'s off-site transfers fell from 750 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- West Liberty Foods L.L.C.'s air releases fell from 18.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
West Liberty Foods L.L.C. Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how West Liberty Foods L.L.C. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
7787.5× more than the comparison
About the same as 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 West Liberty Foods L.L.C. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 78.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 158% (6.0K lbs to 15.6K lbs).
West Liberty Foods L.L.C.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows West Liberty Foods L.L.C. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 158% 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 | 6.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 19.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 19.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 19.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 15.6K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 78.7K lbs | - |
West Liberty Foods L.L.C. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to West Liberty Foods L.L.C.
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including C B M Trading Inc, Gerdau Wilton, Loparex 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. Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC, Crystal Creamery Inc., Pilgrim's Pride Athens Processing Plant.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest West Liberty Foods L.L.C. on cumulative reported pounds (78.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Scott Biodiesel/greenville Terminal, Phelps Cast, Middlebury Hardwood Products. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other West Liberty Foods LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including West Liberty Foods Tremonton, West Liberty Foods Bolingbrook Il, West Liberty Foods Mount Pleasant.
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 C B M Trading Inc. West Liberty Foods L.L.C. 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.
Use and verify this record
This West Liberty Foods L.L.C. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
West Liberty Foods L.L.C. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for West Liberty, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 0.5% of Muscatine TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Scott Biodiesel/greenville Terminal (Δ 20 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
West Liberty Foods L.L.C. 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