EPA TRI Facility · Food
Holland Purple Cow Creamery
Holland, MI · Parent: Meijer Distribution
- Total releases
- 46.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Holland Purple Cow Creamery: how the 46.8K lbs splits
46.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 46.8K lbs 100.0%
Holland Purple Cow Creamery's 46.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers 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).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Holland Purple Cow Creamery is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Holland, MI, in the food sector. It reported 11.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 46.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,264 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. Holland Purple Cow Creamery is pounds #226 and chemical-count #454 at 46.8K 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: Boar's Head Provisions Co Inc. - Holland; Michigan State University Bioeconomy Institute; Metalflow Corp; Magna Mirrors-Holland Div (south). Similar-scale Food peers outside Michigan: Dold Foods Inc; Hiland Dairy Foods Co; Cloverland Farms Dairy; Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Decatur Prepared Foods. Other Meijer Distribution sites in this extract: Tipp City Purple Cow Creamery. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Compare Holland Purple Cow Creamery with
Nearest reporters in Michigan
- Boar's Head Provisions Co Inc. - Holland Holland · 23 lbs
- Michigan State University Bioeconomy Institute Holland · 2.3K lbs
- Metalflow Corp Holland · 415 lbs
- Magna Mirrors-Holland Div (south) Holland · 2.3K lbs
Similar-scale Food sites elsewhere: Dold Foods Inc (KS) · Hiland Dairy Foods Co (MO) · Cloverland Farms Dairy (MD)
Holland Purple Cow Creamery stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 46.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dold Foods Inc and Hiland Dairy Foods Co.
Holland Purple Cow Creamery vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
47K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Holland Purple Cow Creamery: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Holland Purple Cow Creamery reports the 644th-largest volume (46.8K lbs). 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 Dold Foods Inc and Hiland Dairy Foods Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Holland Purple Cow Creamery'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
- Holland Purple Cow Creamery's total reported releases rose from 11.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Holland Purple Cow Creamery's off-site transfers rose from 11.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Holland Purple Cow Creamery Form-R facts
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See how Holland Purple Cow Creamery stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2080.0× more than the comparison
2.0× 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 Holland Purple Cow Creamery releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 46.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Holland Purple Cow Creamery: 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 Holland Purple Cow Creamery year-over-year reported totals. 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 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 14.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 9.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 11.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 11.6K 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) | 46.8K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Holland Purple Cow Creamery · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Holland Purple Cow Creamery
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Boar's Head Provisions Co Inc. - Holland, Michigan State University Bioeconomy Institute, Metalflow Corp, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Dold Foods Inc, Hiland Dairy Foods Co, Cloverland Farms Dairy.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Holland Purple Cow Creamery on cumulative reported pounds (46.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems Garland, Associated Materials LLC, Luxottica Optical Manufacturing-Columbus. 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.
- General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems Garland Garland, TX · Fabricated Metals 46.8K lbs reported
- Associated Materials LLC Avenel, NJ · Fabricated Metals 46.8K lbs reported
- Luxottica Optical Manufacturing-Columbus Lockbourne, OH · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 46.8K lbs reported
- Smr Technologies Inc Fenwick, WV · Plastics and Rubber 46.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Meijer Distribution Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Tipp City Purple Cow Creamery.
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; nearby reporters include Boar's Head Provisions Co Inc. - Holland. Holland Purple Cow Creamery 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 Holland Purple Cow Creamery 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.
Holland Purple Cow Creamery totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Holland, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311511 · Food. 0.3% of Ottawa TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: General Dynamics Ordnance & Tactical Systems Garland (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Holland Purple Cow Creamery 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