EPA TRI Facility · Food
Cargill Kitchen Solutions
Lake Odessa, MI · Parent: Cargill Inc
- Total releases
- 28.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Cargill Kitchen Solutions: how the 28.8K lbs splits
28.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 28.5K lbs 99.0%
- Air Releases 290 lbs 1.0%
Cargill Kitchen Solutions's 28.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Cargill Kitchen Solutions is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lake Odessa, MI, in the food sector. It reported 9.4K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 28.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,411 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cargill Kitchen Solutions is pounds #281 and chemical-count #361 at 28.8K lbs. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Carbon Green Bioenergy; Hastings Manufacturing Co; Thk Rhythm Automotive; Ventra Ionia Paint LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Michigan: Danone US LLC; Mondelez Global LLC; Pilgrim's Pride Corp Chattanooga Fresh Facility; Sorrento Lactalis Inc.. Other Cargill Inc sites in this extract: Cargill Meat Solutions Corp; Cargill Corn Milling; Cargill Inc; Cargill Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid; Peracetic acid.
Cargill Kitchen Solutions stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 28.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Danone US LLC and Mondelez Global LLC.
Cargill Kitchen Solutions vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
29K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cargill Kitchen Solutions: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Cargill Kitchen Solutions reports the 741st-largest volume (28.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 99.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Danone US LLC and Mondelez Global LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Cargill Kitchen Solutions's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 99.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cargill Kitchen Solutions's total reported releases rose from 7.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cargill Kitchen Solutions's air releases rose from 5 lb in 2022 to 250 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cargill Kitchen Solutions's off-site transfers rose from 7.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cargill Kitchen Solutions Form-R facts
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See how Cargill Kitchen Solutions stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
53% less than the comparison
79% 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 Cargill Kitchen Solutions releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 28.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 94157% (10 lbs to 9.4K lbs).
Cargill Kitchen Solutions: 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 Cargill Kitchen Solutions year-over-year reported totals (increased by 94157% 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 | 10 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 10 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 11.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 7.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 9.4K 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) | 28.5K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 260 lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 30 lbs | - |
Cargill Kitchen Solutions · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cargill Kitchen Solutions
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Carbon Green Bioenergy, Hastings Manufacturing Co, Thk Rhythm Automotive, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Danone US LLC, Mondelez Global LLC, Pilgrim's Pride Corp Chattanooga Fresh Facility.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cargill Kitchen Solutions on cumulative reported pounds (28.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility, Houston Central Gas Plant, Tokai Carbon Ge LLC. 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.
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 28.8K lbs reported
- Houston Central Gas Plant Sheridan, TX · Natural Gas Processing 28.8K lbs reported
- Tokai Carbon Ge LLC Ozark, AR · Electrical Equipment 28.7K lbs reported
- Sonoco Flexibles Elk Grove Plant Elk Grove Village, IL · Plastics and Rubber 28.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Cargill Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, Cargill Corn Milling, Cargill 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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Carbon Green Bioenergy. Cargill Kitchen Solutions 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 Cargill Kitchen Solutions 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.
Cargill Kitchen Solutions totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lake Odessa, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311999 · Food. 4.8% of Ionia TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cargill Kitchen Solutions 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