EPA TRI Facility · Food
Darling Ingredients Inc.
Wahoo, NE · Parent: Darling Ingredients Inc
- Total releases
- 638.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Darling Ingredients Inc.: how the 638.0K lbs splits
638.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 547.8K lbs 85.9%
- Land Disposal 85.6K lbs 13.4%
- Air Releases 4.6K lbs 0.7%
Darling Ingredients Inc.'s 638.0K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 85.9% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 13.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Darling Ingredients Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wahoo, NE, in the food sector. It reported 157.0K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 638.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,682 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Nebraska's 183 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Darling Ingredients Inc. is pounds #23 and chemical-count #90 at 638.0K lbs. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc leads reported pounds (11.5M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #30). Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc leads chemical count at 150 chemicals (5.7M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Omaha Steel Castings Co LLC; Valmont Industries Inc; 3M Co-Valley; Lincoln Premium Poultry. Similar-scale Food peers outside Nebraska: Treehouse Foods; Brakebush Brothers Inc; Daisy Brand; Sanderson Farms St. Pauls Processing. Other Darling Ingredients Inc sites in this extract: Darling Ingredients Inc.- Linkwood Facility; Darling Ingredients Inc. - Grapeland; Darling Ingredients Inc; Rousselot Peabody Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Hydrogen sulfide; Ammonia.
Darling Ingredients Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (85.9% water discharges) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 638.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Treehouse Foods and Brakebush Brothers Inc.
Darling Ingredients Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
638K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Darling Ingredients Inc. inside Saunders's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Darling Ingredients Inc. reports the 207th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 97.4% of every pound reported in Saunders. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 92.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Nebraska include Treehouse Foods and Brakebush Brothers Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Saunders's reported pounds (655.1K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Darling Ingredients Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 191.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 157.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Darling Ingredients Inc.'s air releases fell from 4.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 84 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Darling Ingredients Inc.'s land releases fell from 25.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Darling Ingredients Inc.'s water releases fell from 161.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 144.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Darling Ingredients Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Darling Ingredients Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
37.2× more than the comparison
57% 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 Darling Ingredients Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 638.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 162% (60.0K lbs to 157.0K lbs).
Darling Ingredients Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Darling Ingredients Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 162% 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 | 60.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 79.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 149.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 191.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 157.0K 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) | 591.6K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 27.7K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 18.7K lbs | - |
Darling Ingredients Inc. · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Darling Ingredients Inc.
Closest other reporters in Nebraska - including Omaha Steel Castings Co LLC, Valmont Industries Inc, 3M Co-Valley, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 182 other reporting facilities in Nebraska.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Nebraska - e.g. Treehouse Foods, Brakebush Brothers Inc, Daisy Brand.
Compare beyond Nebraska
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Darling Ingredients Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (638.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Treehouse Foods, Basf Corp, W W Wood Products Inc. 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 Darling Ingredients Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Darling Ingredients Inc.- Linkwood Facility, Darling Ingredients Inc. - Grapeland, Darling Ingredients Inc.
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), Hydrogen sulfide, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Omaha Steel Castings Co LLC. Darling Ingredients Inc. stamps MID 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 Darling Ingredients Inc. TRI extract (MID · 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.
Darling Ingredients Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wahoo, NE, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311613 · Food. 97.4% of Saunders TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Treehouse Foods (Δ 212 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Darling Ingredients Inc. stamps MID 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