EPA TRI Facility · Food
Mars Wrigley
Topeka, KS · Parent: Mars Inc
- Total releases
- 4.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Mars Wrigley: how the 4.9K lbs splits
4.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 4.9K lbs 100.0%
Mars Wrigley's 4.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Mars Wrigley is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Topeka, KS, in the food sector. It reported 3.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 4.9K lbs in total across its 2021-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,247 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. Mars Wrigley is pounds #150 and chemical-count #262 at 4.9K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: American Phoenix Inc. - Topeka Ks; US Dod Usaf Ksang 190ARW Forbes Field; Frito Lay Inc; Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Kansas: Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery - Menomonie; Michael Foods Inc.; Milk Specialties Global-Boscobel; Dean Dairy Holdings LLC DBA Barber Dairy. Other Mars Inc sites in this extract: Mars Wrigley US LLC; Mars Wrigley; Mars Petcare US Inc.; Mars Petcare US Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Mars Wrigley stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.9K lbs (2021–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery - Menomonie and Michael Foods Inc..
Mars Wrigley vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.9K lbs Top 43% higher than 57% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mars Wrigley: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Mars Wrigley reports the 1,032nd-largest volume (4.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Kansas include Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery - Menomonie and Michael Foods Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Mars Wrigley's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Mars Wrigley Form-R facts
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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 Mars Wrigley releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2021 to 2023, total releases increased by 58% (1.9K lbs to 3.0K lbs).
Mars Wrigley: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2021–2023
- 2021 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Mars Wrigley year-over-year reported totals (increased by 58% from 2021 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 3.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2021–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 4.9K lbs | - |
Mars Wrigley · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mars Wrigley
Closest other reporters in Kansas - including American Phoenix Inc. - Topeka Ks, US Dod Usaf Ksang 190ARW Forbes Field, Frito Lay Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 316 other reporting facilities in Kansas.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kansas - e.g. Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery - Menomonie, Michael Foods Inc., Milk Specialties Global-Boscobel.
Compare beyond Kansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mars Wrigley on cumulative reported pounds (4.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Fort Totten Ready Mix Concrete, Ouray Silver Mines Inc., Westlake Royal Roofing - Phoenix. 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.
- Fort Totten Ready Mix Concrete Washington, DC · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 4.9K lbs reported
- Ouray Silver Mines Inc. Ouray, CO · Metal Mining 4.9K lbs reported
- Westlake Royal Roofing - Phoenix Phoenix, AZ · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 4.9K lbs reported
- Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery - Menomonie Menomonie, WI · Food 4.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Mars Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Mars Wrigley US LLC, Mars Wrigley, Mars Petcare US Inc..
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 American Phoenix Inc. - Topeka Ks. Mars Wrigley 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 Mars Wrigley TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mars Wrigley totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Topeka, KS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2021–2023 (2 years). NAICS 311352 · Food. 0.1% of Shawnee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Fort Totten Ready Mix Concrete (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mars Wrigley 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