EPA TRI Facility · Food
Darling Ingredients Inc.
Hamilton, MI · Parent: Darling Ingredients Inc
- Total releases
- 1.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Darling Ingredients Inc.: how the 1.1M lbs splits
1.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 1.1M lbs 100.0%
Darling Ingredients Inc.'s 1.1M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Darling Ingredients Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hamilton, MI, in the food sector. It reported 108.5K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 1.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,254 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. Darling Ingredients Inc. is pounds #40 and chemical-count #428 at 1.1M 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: Yanfeng Automotive Interiors Pmsc & Cw Southview; Advanced Architectural Products; Sekisui Kydex LLC; Clarios Aps Production Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Michigan: Danone US LLC; Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dobson Fresh Plant; Continental Dairy Facilities Southwest LLC; Lactalis American Group Inc. Other Darling Ingredients Inc sites in this extract: Darling Ingredients Inc.- Linkwood Facility; Darling Ingredients Inc. - Grapeland; Darling Ingredients Inc; Rousselot Peabody Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Methanol.
Compare Darling Ingredients Inc. with
Nearest reporters in Michigan
- Yanfeng Automotive Interiors Pmsc & Cw Southview Holland · 3.7K lbs
- Advanced Architectural Products Hamilton · 63.5K lbs
- Sekisui Kydex LLC Holland · 13.0K lbs
- Clarios Aps Production Inc Holland · 13.9K lbs
Similar-scale Food sites elsewhere: Danone US LLC (OH) · Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dobson Fresh Plant (NC) · Continental Dairy Facilities Southwest LLC (TX)
Darling Ingredients Inc. stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (100.0% water discharges) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.1M 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 Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dobson Fresh Plant.
Darling Ingredients Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.1M lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Darling Ingredients Inc.: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Darling Ingredients Inc. reports the 171st-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Danone US LLC and Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dobson Fresh Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Darling Ingredients Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Darling Ingredients Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 83.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 108.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Darling Ingredients Inc.'s chemicals reported rose from 1 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Darling Ingredients Inc.'s water releases rose from 83.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 108.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Darling Ingredients Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Darling Ingredients Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 77% (470.3K lbs to 108.5K lbs).
Darling Ingredients Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Darling Ingredients Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 77% 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 | 470.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 263.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 128.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 83.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 108.5K 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) | 1.1M lbs | - |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
Darling Ingredients Inc. · WATER-pathway site
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Danone US LLC, Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dobson Fresh Plant, Continental Dairy Facilities Southwest LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Darling Ingredients Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (1.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Occidental Chemical Holding Corp - Geismar Plant, Thompson Creek Mining Co, Metal Container Corp - Arnold Can Plant. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Occidental Chemical Holding Corp - Geismar Plant Geismar, LA · Chemicals 1.1M lbs reported
- Thompson Creek Mining Co Clayton, ID · Metal Mining 1.1M lbs reported
- Metal Container Corp - Arnold Can Plant Arnold, MO · Fabricated Metals 1.1M lbs reported
- Sabin Metal Corp Scottsville, NY · Primary Metals 1.1M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Darling Ingredients Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Darling Ingredients Inc.- Linkwood Facility, Darling Ingredients Inc. - Grapeland, Darling Ingredients 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), Methanol; nearby reporters include Yanfeng Automotive Interiors Pmsc & Cw Southview. Darling Ingredients Inc. stamps HEAVY volume · WATER 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 Darling Ingredients Inc. TRI extract (HEAVY · WATER · 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.
Darling Ingredients Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hamilton, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311613 · Food. 7.9% of Allegan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Occidental Chemical Holding Corp - Geismar Plant (Δ 1.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Darling Ingredients Inc. stamps HEAVY volume · WATER 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