EPA TRI Facility · Food

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.

Emporia, KS · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc

Total releases
113.2K lbs
Chemicals reported
1
Latest report
2023
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.: how the 113.2K lbs splits

113.2K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 113.2K lbs 100.0%

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.'s 113.2K 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.

MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Emporia, KS, in the food sector. It reported 45.2K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 113.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,335 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. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. is pounds #66 and chemical-count #243 at 113.2K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Builders Choice Concrete; Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc.; Camso Manufacturing USA Ltd. (emporia Division); Mars Wrigley. Similar-scale Food peers outside Kansas: Darling Ingredients Inc Linville Facility; Ingredion Inc Indianapolis Plant; Kolb Lena Cheese Inc.; Walmart Dairy #7390. 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.

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Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 113.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Darling Ingredients Inc Linville Facility and Ingredion Inc Indianapolis Plant.

#4,335 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

113K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.: Ammonia-led volume

Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. reports the 473rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Kansas include Darling Ingredients Inc Linville Facility and Ingredion Inc Indianapolis Plant.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 16.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 45.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.'s air releases rose from 16.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 45.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. Form-R facts

Sector
Food
MID volume
113.2K lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CLEAN chem count
1
Lead chemical
Ammonia

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Total reported releases
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.
113.2K lbs
Builders Choice Concrete
6 lbs

17493.7× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.
1
Builders Choice Concrete
1

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 Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 113.2K lbs.

Air Releases 113.2K lbs (100.0%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 178% (16.3K lbs to 45.2K lbs).

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.: annual Form-R pounds

MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 178% 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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 16.3K lbs 1
2020 10.3K lbs 1
2021 25.2K lbs 1
2022 16.2K lbs 1
2023 45.2K lbs 1

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Ammonia 113.2K lbs -

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. · AIR-pathway site

Emporia, KS
38.4054, -96.2107
County TRI context
Lyon · 5.6% of county pounds
Parent company
Tyson Foods Inc

Compare beyond Kansas

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (113.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Aladdin Mills - Antioch Rd Plant, Super Steel Treating Co, Darling Ingredients Inc Linville Facility. 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.

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 Builders Choice Concrete. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. stamps MID 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 (MID · 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 Emporia, KS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311612 · Food. 5.6% of Lyon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Aladdin Mills - Antioch Rd Plant (Δ 44 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. stamps MID 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