EPA TRI Facility · Food
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete
Crete, NE · Parent: United Global Foods US Holdings Inc
- Total releases
- 7.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete: how the 7.8M lbs splits
7.8M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 7.5M lbs 96.3%
- Air Releases 279.7K lbs 3.6%
- Off-site Transfers 7.4K lbs 0.1%
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete's 7.8M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 96.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Crete, NE, in the food sector. It reported 2.0M lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 7.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 272 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. Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete is pounds #4 and chemical-count #58 at 7.8M 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Nestle Purina Petcare Co; Nebraska Public Power District Sheldon Station; Monolith Olive Creek 1; Schneider Electric USA. Similar-scale Food peers outside Nebraska: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County; Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant; Koch Foods of Gadsden; Perdue Foods LLC - Cromwell Processing Plant. Other United Global Foods US Holdings Inc sites in this extract: Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Sioux Falls; Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel; Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp Smithfield, Va Facility; Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Milan Mo. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Hydrogen sulfide; Ammonia; Sodium nitrite.
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (96.3% water discharges) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.8M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County and Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant.
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7.8M 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
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete inside Saline's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete reports the 20th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 98.1% of every pound reported in Saline. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 95.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Nebraska include Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County and Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Saline's reported pounds (8.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete's total reported releases rose from 1.7 million lb in 2022 to 2.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete's water releases rose from 1.6 million lb in 2022 to 2.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete's off-site transfers fell from 2.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete's air releases fell from 51.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 50.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 44% (1.4M lbs to 2.0M lbs).
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete year-over-year reported totals (increased by 44% 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 | 1.4M lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 1.2M lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 1.5M lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 1.7M lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 2.0M lbs | 5 |
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) | 7.5M lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 174.6K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 110.4K lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 32.8K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 1.8K lbs | - |
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete
Closest other reporters in Nebraska - including Nestle Purina Petcare Co, Nebraska Public Power District Sheldon Station, Monolith Olive Creek 1, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Nebraska - e.g. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County, Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant, Koch Foods of Gadsden.
Compare beyond Nebraska
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete on cumulative reported pounds (7.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Ssab Alabama Inc, Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Chemical Plant (part), Beaumont Gas-To Gasoline Plant. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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 United Global Foods US Holdings Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Sioux Falls, Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel, Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp Smithfield, Va Facility.
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, Sodium nitrite; nearby reporters include Nestle Purina Petcare Co. Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete 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 Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete 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.
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Crete, NE, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311611 · Food. 98.1% of Saline TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ssab Alabama Inc (Δ 12.2K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete 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