EPA TRI Facility · Food
Frito Lay Inc
Topeka, KS · Parent: Pepsico Inc
- Total releases
- 15.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Frito Lay Inc: how the 15.1K lbs splits
15.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 15.1K lbs 100.0%
Frito Lay Inc's 15.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers 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).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Frito Lay Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Topeka, KS, in the food sector. It reported 3.8K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 15.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,902 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kansas's 317 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Frito Lay Inc is pounds #129 and chemical-count #152 at 15.1K lbs. Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC leads reported pounds (19.3M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #32). Ash Grove Cement Co leads chemical count at 45 chemicals (929.5K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: US Dod Usaf Ksang 190ARW Forbes Field; American Phoenix Inc. - Topeka Ks; Mars Wrigley; Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Kansas: General Mills; Schwan Food Co - Pasadena Plant; California Dairies Inc Artesia; Papillion Foods LLC. Other Pepsico Inc sites in this extract: Frito-Lay,inc.; Frito Lay Inc.; Frito-Lay Inc. - Perry Plant; Frito-Lay Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid; Peracetic acid.
Frito Lay Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 15.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include General Mills and Schwan Food Co - Pasadena Plant.
Frito Lay Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
15K lbs Top 34% higher than 66% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Frito Lay Inc: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Frito Lay Inc reports the 863rd-largest volume (15.1K lbs). 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 Kansas include General Mills and Schwan Food Co - Pasadena Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Frito Lay Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Frito Lay Inc's total reported releases fell from 4.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Frito Lay Inc's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Frito Lay Inc's off-site transfers fell from 4.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Frito Lay Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Frito Lay Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 15.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Frito Lay Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Frito Lay Inc year-over-year reported totals. 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 | 0 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 3.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 3.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 4.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 3.8K 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) | 15.1K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Frito Lay Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Frito Lay Inc
Closest other reporters in Kansas - including US Dod Usaf Ksang 190ARW Forbes Field, American Phoenix Inc. - Topeka Ks, Mars Wrigley, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kansas - e.g. General Mills, Schwan Food Co - Pasadena Plant, California Dairies Inc Artesia.
Compare beyond Kansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Frito Lay Inc on cumulative reported pounds (15.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Exxonmobil Oil Corp Hammond Terminal, General Mills, Chico Plant. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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 Pepsico Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Frito-Lay,inc., Frito Lay Inc., Frito-Lay Inc. - Perry 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), Nitric acid, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include US Dod Usaf Ksang 190ARW Forbes Field. Frito Lay Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Frito Lay Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · 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.
Frito Lay Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Topeka, KS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311919 · Food. 0.2% of Shawnee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Exxonmobil Oil Corp Hammond Terminal (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Frito Lay Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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