EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant
Carthage, MS · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 9.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant: how the 9.7M lbs splits
9.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 9.7M lbs 99.5%
- Air Releases 49.3K lbs 0.5%
Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant's 9.7M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 99.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Carthage, MS, in the food sector. It reported 1.8M lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 9.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 219 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Mississippi's 328 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant is pounds #6 and chemical-count #85 at 9.7M lbs. Tronox LLC leads reported pounds (64.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #12). Chevron Products Co Pascagoula Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (7.4M lbs, pounds #9). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Peco Foods Inc - Sebastopol Processing; Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Philadelphia Lumber; Winston Plywood & Veneer LLC; Kloeckner Metals Corp. Similar-scale Food peers outside Mississippi: Amalgamated Sugar Co; Foremost Farms USA; Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex; McCain Foods USA Inc. Other Tyson Foods Inc sites in this extract: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County; Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Peracetic acid; Hydrogen sulfide.
Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (99.5% water discharges) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 9.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Amalgamated Sugar Co and Foremost Farms USA.
Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.7M 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
Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant inside Leake's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant reports the 15th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Leake. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 99.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Mississippi include Amalgamated Sugar Co and Foremost Farms USA.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Leake's reported pounds (9.7M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant's total reported releases rose from 1.8 million lb in 2022 to 1.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant's air releases rose from 12.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant's water releases rose from 1.8 million lb in 2022 to 1.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 9.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 3% (1.9M lbs to 1.8M lbs).
Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 3% 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 | 1.9M lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 2.2M lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 1.9M lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 1.8M lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 1.8M 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) | 9.7M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 45.5K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 5.6K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 1.1K lbs | - |
Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant
Closest other reporters in Mississippi - including Peco Foods Inc - Sebastopol Processing, Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Philadelphia Lumber, Winston Plywood & Veneer LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Mississippi - e.g. Amalgamated Sugar Co, Foremost Farms USA, Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex.
Compare beyond Mississippi
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (9.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include U.S. Steel Granite City Works, St Lawrence Zinc Co Balmat 4 Mine & Mill, Amalgamated Sugar Co. 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.
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
Other Tyson Foods Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County.
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, Hydrogen sulfide; nearby reporters include Peco Foods Inc - Sebastopol Processing. Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant 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 Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant 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.
Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Carthage, MS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 100% of Leake TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: U.S. Steel Granite City Works (Δ 10.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant 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