EPA TRI Facility · Food
Jbs Plainwell
Plainwell, MI · Parent: Jbs USA Food Co
- Total releases
- 11.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Jbs Plainwell: how the 11.8M lbs splits
11.8M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 11.7M lbs 99.7%
- Air Releases 34.9K lbs 0.3%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Jbs Plainwell's 11.8M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 99.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Jbs Plainwell is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Plainwell, MI, in the food sector. It reported 2.2M lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 11.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 178 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. Jbs Plainwell is pounds #7 and chemical-count #320 at 11.8M 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: Drug & Laboratory Disposal Inc; Parker Hannifin; Oldcastle Precast; Fema Component Manufacturing. Similar-scale Food peers outside Michigan: Pryor Solae; Perdue Foods LLC - Lewiston Processing Plant; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il. Other Jbs USA Food Co sites in this extract: Jbs/swift Pork Co; Swift Pork; Pilgrim's Pride Enterprise Processing Plant; Jbs Pork. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Peracetic acid.
Jbs Plainwell stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (99.7% water discharges) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 11.8M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pryor Solae and Perdue Foods LLC - Lewiston Processing Plant.
Jbs Plainwell vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
12M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Jbs Plainwell inside Allegan's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Jbs Plainwell reports the 9th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 87.9% of every pound reported in Allegan. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 99.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Pryor Solae and Perdue Foods LLC - Lewiston Processing Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Allegan's reported pounds (13.4M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Jbs Plainwell's total reported releases rose from 2.0 million lb in 2022 to 2.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jbs Plainwell's air releases rose from 2.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jbs Plainwell's water releases rose from 2.0 million lb in 2022 to 2.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Jbs Plainwell Form-R facts
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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 Jbs Plainwell releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 15% (2.6M lbs to 2.2M lbs).
Jbs Plainwell: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Jbs Plainwell year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 15% 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 | 2.6M lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 2.5M lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 2.4M lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 2.0M lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 2.2M 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) | 11.7M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 36.7K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Jbs Plainwell · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Jbs Plainwell
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Drug & Laboratory Disposal Inc, Parker Hannifin, Oldcastle Precast, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. Pryor Solae, Perdue Foods LLC - Lewiston Processing Plant, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Jbs Plainwell on cumulative reported pounds (11.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Westrock Coated Board LLC, Pryor Solae, Waupaca Foundry-Plant 5. 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 Jbs USA Food Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Jbs/swift Pork Co, Swift Pork, Pilgrim's Pride Enterprise 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; nearby reporters include Drug & Laboratory Disposal Inc. Jbs Plainwell 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 Jbs Plainwell 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.
Jbs Plainwell totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Plainwell, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311611 · Food. 87.9% of Allegan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Westrock Coated Board LLC (Δ 4.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Jbs Plainwell 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