EPA TRI Facility · Food
Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC
Waseca, MN · Parent: Conagra Brands Inc
- Total releases
- 31.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
MIXED Form-R mix
Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC: how the 31.7K lbs splits
31.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 18.4K lbs 58.2%
- Off-site Transfers 10.6K lbs 33.5%
- Air Releases 2.6K lbs 8.1%
- Water Discharges 71 lbs 0.2%
Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC's 31.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - land disposal is 58.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 33.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waseca, MN, in the food sector. It reported 13.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 31.7K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,180 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Minnesota's 459 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC is pounds #161 and chemical-count #136 at 31.7K lbs. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant leads reported pounds (21.5M lbs) at 24 chemicals (chemical-count #4). 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility leads chemical count at 72 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #8). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC; Cinch Connectivity Solutions; Itron. Inc.; Guardian Energy LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Minnesota: Joseph Adams Corp; Gehl Foods LLC; Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dothan Fresh Plant; Jasper Products. Other Conagra Brands Inc sites in this extract: Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC Marshall; Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC; Conagra Foods Packaged Foods Llc.; Conagra Foods Packaged Foods Llc-Waterloo. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Peracetic acid; Nitric acid.
Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Waseca, MN: 31.7K lbs across 4 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment land disposal at 58.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Joseph Adams Corp and Gehl Foods LLC.
Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
32K 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
Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC reports the 719th-largest volume (31.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 70.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Joseph Adams Corp and Gehl Foods LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 70.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC's total reported releases fell from 18.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC's land releases rose from 4.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC's air releases fell from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC's water releases fell from 71 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 31.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 24% (18.0K lbs to 13.7K lbs).
Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 24% from 2022 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 18.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 13.7K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 22.3K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 9.4K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC in Waseca
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC on cumulative reported pounds (31.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Beasley Forest Products Inc., Paseo Cargill Energy LLC, Certified Enameling Inc. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. 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.
- Beasley Forest Products Inc. Hazlehurst, GA · Wood Products 31.7K lbs reported
- Paseo Cargill Energy LLC Kansas City, MO · Chemicals 31.7K lbs reported
- Certified Enameling Inc Los Angeles, CA · Fabricated Metals 31.7K lbs reported
- Superior Brass & Aluminum Casting Co East Lansing, MI · Primary Metals 31.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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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, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC. Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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.
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This Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · 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.
Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waseca, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 311411 · Food. 17.1% of Waseca TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Beasley Forest Products Inc. (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (land disposal leads at 58.2%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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