EPA TRI Facility · Food
Preston Protein Products
Preston, MN · Parent: Diversified Ingredients
- Total releases
- 4.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Preston Protein Products: how the 4.8K lbs splits
4.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 4.8K lbs 100.0%
Preston Protein Products's 4.8K 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
Preston Protein Products is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Preston, MN, in the food sector. It reported 2.4K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 4.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,282 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. Preston Protein Products is pounds #241 and chemical-count #268 at 4.8K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Poet Biorefning - Preston LLC; Strongwell - Chatfield Div; Northern Engraving Corp; Geotek LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Minnesota: Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant; Nestle Purina Petcare Co; Milk Specialties Global-Boscobel; Freshpet. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Preston Protein Products stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant and Nestle Purina Petcare Co.
Preston Protein Products vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.8K lbs Top 43% higher than 57% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Preston Protein Products: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Preston Protein Products reports the 1,036th-largest volume (4.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 97.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant and Nestle Purina Petcare Co.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Preston Protein Products's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 97.7%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Preston Protein Products's total reported releases rose from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Preston Protein Products's off-site transfers rose from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Preston Protein Products Form-R facts
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81% less than the comparison
80% 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 Preston Protein Products releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 4400% (53 lbs to 2.4K lbs).
Preston Protein Products: 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 Preston Protein Products year-over-year reported totals (increased by 4400% 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 | 53 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 55 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 2.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 2.4K 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) | 4.7K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 108 lbs | - |
Preston Protein Products · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Preston Protein Products
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Poet Biorefning - Preston LLC, Strongwell - Chatfield Div, Northern Engraving Corp, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Pilgrim's Pride Corp Lufkin Processing Plant, Nestle Purina Petcare Co, Milk Specialties Global-Boscobel.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Preston Protein Products on cumulative reported pounds (4.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Akron Brass, Costco Optical Lab #908, Natvar. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Poet Biorefning - Preston LLC. Preston Protein Products 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 Preston Protein Products 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.
Preston Protein Products totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Preston, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311514 · Food. 1.5% of Fillmore TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Akron Brass (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Preston Protein Products 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