EPA TRI Facility · Food
The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri
Saint Joseph, MO · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 119.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri: how the 119.5K lbs splits
119.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 105.0K lbs 87.8%
- Off-site Transfers 14.5K lbs 12.2%
The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri's 119.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 87.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 12.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Saint Joseph, MO, in the food sector. It reported 20.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 119.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,202 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Missouri's 491 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri is pounds #97 and chemical-count #369 at 119.5K lbs. Buick Mine/mill leads reported pounds (48.2M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #66). Buzzi Unicem Usa-Cape Girardeau leads chemical count at 87 chemicals (904.5K lbs, pounds #44). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health - Central Warehouse; Altec Industries Inc; Ritepack Inc; Altec Industries Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Missouri: Simmons Prepared Foods- Benton County; Friendship; Jg Boswell Co Oil Mill; Trident Seafoods - Sandpoint. Other Tyson Foods Inc sites in this extract: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc; Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (87.8% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 119.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Simmons Prepared Foods- Benton County and Friendship.
The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
120K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri reports the 462nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.3% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Missouri include Simmons Prepared Foods- Benton County and Friendship.
Concentrated means ≥60% of The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri's total reported releases fell from 21.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri's air releases rose from 6.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri's off-site transfers fell from 14.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 119.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 26% (15.9K lbs to 20.0K lbs).
The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri year-over-year reported totals (increased by 26% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 15.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 31.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 31.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 21.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 20.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 119.5K lbs | - |
The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri
Closest other reporters in Missouri - including Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health - Central Warehouse, Altec Industries Inc, Ritepack Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Missouri - e.g. Simmons Prepared Foods- Benton County, Friendship, Jg Boswell Co Oil Mill.
Compare beyond Missouri
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri on cumulative reported pounds (119.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Quad/graphics Inc, Hart & Cooley LLC, Life Technologies Corp. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico 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).
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 Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms 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 Ammonia; nearby reporters include Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health - Central Warehouse. The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri stamps MID volume · AIR 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 The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Saint Joseph, MO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311612 · Food. 1.6% of Buchanan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Quad/graphics Inc (Δ 13 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
The Hillshire Brands St. Joseph Missouri stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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