EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tyson Chicken Inc. Processing & Rendering
Robards, KY · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 30.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Tyson Chicken Inc. Processing & Rendering: how the 30.0K lbs splits
30.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 29.0K lbs 96.6%
- Off-site Transfers 1.0K lbs 3.4%
Tyson Chicken Inc. Processing & Rendering's 30.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 96.6% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 3.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Peracetic acid.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Tyson Chicken Inc. Processing & Rendering is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Robards, KY, in the food sector. It reported 16.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 30.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,324 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. Tyson Chicken Inc. Processing & Rendering is pounds #179 and chemical-count #200 at 30.0K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Amg Aluminum N.a. LLC; Big Rivers Electric Corp Reid/green/hmp&l Station II; Century Aluminum Sebree LLC; Phoenix Fabricators & Erectors Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Kentucky: Conagra Foods Inc; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Pet Dairy; Sfc Global Supply Chain Inc. - Stilwell Ok; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Garelick Farms Ny. 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: Peracetic acid; Ammonia; Chlorine dioxide.
Tyson Chicken Inc. Processing & Rendering stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (96.6% air releases) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 30.0K 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 Inc and Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Pet Dairy.
Tyson Chicken Inc. Processing & Rendering vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
30K lbs Top 28% higher than 72% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tyson Chicken Inc. Processing & Rendering in the Food sector extract
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Chicken Inc. Processing & Rendering reports the 731st-largest volume (30.0K lbs). Scale peers outside Kentucky include Conagra Foods Inc and Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Pet Dairy.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tyson Chicken Inc. Processing & Rendering's total reported releases rose from 160 lb in 2022 to 16.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Chicken Inc. Processing & Rendering's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Chicken Inc. Processing & Rendering's air releases rose from 160 lb in 2022 to 15.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tyson Chicken Inc. Processing & Rendering Form-R facts
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See how Tyson Chicken Inc. Processing & Rendering stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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40% less 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 Tyson Chicken Inc. Processing & Rendering releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 30.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 24% (13.2K lbs to 16.4K lbs).
Tyson Chicken Inc. Processing & Rendering: 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 Tyson Chicken Inc. Processing & Rendering year-over-year reported totals (increased by 24% 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: Peracetic acid.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 53 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 60 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 160 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 16.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Peracetic acid | 16.9K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 13.1K lbs | - |
| Chlorine dioxide | 0 lbs | - |
Tyson Chicken Inc. Processing & Rendering · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tyson Chicken Inc. Processing & Rendering
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Amg Aluminum N.a. LLC, Big Rivers Electric Corp Reid/green/hmp&l Station II, Century Aluminum Sebree LLC, 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. Conagra Foods Inc, Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Pet Dairy, Sfc Global Supply Chain Inc. - Stilwell Ok.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Chicken Inc. Processing & Rendering on cumulative reported pounds (30.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Safe Food Chemical Innovations-Kieler, Midwest Renewable Energy LLC, Midsouth Wire. 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 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 Peracetic acid, Ammonia, Chlorine dioxide; nearby reporters include Amg Aluminum N.a. LLC. Tyson Chicken Inc. Processing & Rendering 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 Tyson Chicken Inc. Processing & Rendering TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Peracetic acid) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tyson Chicken Inc. Processing & Rendering totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Robards, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 0.5% of Henderson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Safe Food Chemical Innovations-Kieler (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tyson Chicken Inc. Processing & Rendering stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Peracetic acid. 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