EPA TRI Facility · Food
Keystone Foods
Albany, KY · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 503.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Keystone Foods: how the 503.7K lbs splits
503.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 462.8K lbs 91.9%
- Air Releases 37.1K lbs 7.4%
- Water Discharges 3.7K lbs 0.7%
Keystone Foods's 503.7K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 91.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 7.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume LAND pathway CLEAN
Keystone Foods is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Albany, KY, in the food sector. It reported 8.8K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 503.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,947 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Keystone Foods is pounds #57 and chemical-count #150 at 503.7K lbs. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cobb-Vantress Inc - Feed Mill; Sun Pools Inc.; Kelvion Products Inc. - Burkesville; Superior Battery Manufacturing Co Inc.. Similar-scale Food peers outside Kentucky: Dawson Oilseeds Complex; Primary Products Ingredients Loudon; Tyson Farms Inc.; Darling Ingredients Inc.. 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Peracetic acid; Hydrogen sulfide.
Keystone Foods stamps MID volume with a dominant LAND pathway (91.9% land disposal) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 503.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dawson Oilseeds Complex and Primary Products Ingredients Loudon.
Keystone Foods vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
504K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Keystone Foods inside Clinton's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Keystone Foods reports the 238th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12% of its sector. This one site accounts for 67.3% of every pound reported in Clinton. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 91.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Dawson Oilseeds Complex and Primary Products Ingredients Loudon.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Clinton's reported pounds (747.9K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Keystone Foods's total reported releases fell from 79.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Keystone Foods's land releases fell from 71.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Keystone Foods's air releases rose from 7.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Keystone Foods Form-R facts
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See how Keystone Foods stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
72.4× more than the comparison
4.0× more than 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 Keystone Foods releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 503.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 89% (77.0K lbs to 8.8K lbs).
Keystone Foods: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Keystone Foods year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 89% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 77.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 259.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 79.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 79.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 8.8K lbs | 3 |
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) | 460.9K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 26.8K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 14.6K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 1.4K lbs | - |
Keystone Foods · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Keystone Foods
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Cobb-Vantress Inc - Feed Mill, Sun Pools Inc., Kelvion Products Inc. - Burkesville, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. Dawson Oilseeds Complex, Primary Products Ingredients Loudon, Tyson Farms Inc..
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Keystone Foods on cumulative reported pounds (503.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Waupaca Foundry - Plant 4, Bostik Inc., Kitchen Kompact. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Peracetic acid, Hydrogen sulfide; nearby reporters include Cobb-Vantress Inc - Feed Mill. Keystone Foods stamps MID volume · LAND 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 Keystone Foods TRI extract (MID · LAND · 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.
Keystone Foods totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Albany, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 67.3% of Clinton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Waupaca Foundry - Plant 4 (Δ 174 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Keystone Foods stamps MID volume · LAND 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