EPA TRI Facility · Food
Swift Beef Co
Grand Island, NE · Parent: Jbs USA Food Co
- Total releases
- 1.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Swift Beef Co: how the 1.3M lbs splits
1.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.1M lbs 83.7%
- Air Releases 219.4K lbs 16.3%
Swift Beef Co's 1.3M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 83.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 16.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Swift Beef Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Grand Island, NE, in the food sector. It reported 321.7K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 1.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,090 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. Swift Beef Co is pounds #14 and chemical-count #69 at 1.3M 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: Chief Industries - Fabrication Div; Gerhold Concrete Co Grand Island Plant; Chief Industries Inc - Buildings Div; Hornady Manufacturing Co. Similar-scale Food peers outside Nebraska: Cargill Meat Solutions Corp; Lamb Weston Inc.; Saputo Cheese USA Inc; Tyson Poultry Inc. Other Jbs USA Food Co sites in this extract: Jbs/swift Pork Co; Jbs Plainwell; Swift Pork; Pilgrim's Pride Enterprise Processing Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Peracetic acid.
Swift Beef Co stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (83.7% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.3M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cargill Meat Solutions Corp and Lamb Weston Inc..
Swift Beef Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.3M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Swift Beef Co inside Hall's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Swift Beef Co reports the 147th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 81.9% of every pound reported in Hall. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 82.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Nebraska include Cargill Meat Solutions Corp and Lamb Weston Inc..
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Hall's reported pounds (1.6M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Swift Beef Co's total reported releases rose from 239.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 321.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Swift Beef Co's air releases rose from 40.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 62.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Swift Beef Co's off-site transfers rose from 199.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 259.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Swift Beef Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Swift Beef Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 34% (239.9K lbs to 321.7K lbs).
Swift Beef Co: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Swift Beef Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 34% 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 | 239.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 304.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 239.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 239.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 321.7K lbs | 4 |
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) | 1.1M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 224.0K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 12.9K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Swift Beef Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Swift Beef Co
Closest other reporters in Nebraska - including Chief Industries - Fabrication Div, Gerhold Concrete Co Grand Island Plant, Chief Industries Inc - Buildings Div, 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. Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, Lamb Weston Inc., Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
Compare beyond Nebraska
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Swift Beef Co on cumulative reported pounds (1.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, Mississippi Power Co - Plant Daniel, Evonik Corp Tippecanoe Laboratories. 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.
- Cargill Meat Solutions Corp Friona, TX · Food 1.3M lbs reported
- Mississippi Power Co - Plant Daniel Moss Point, MS · Electric Utilities 1.3M lbs reported
- Evonik Corp Tippecanoe Laboratories Lafayette, IN · Chemicals 1.4M lbs reported
- Georgia-Pacific Broadway LLC Green Bay, WI · Paper 1.4M lbs reported
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 Jbs USA Food Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Jbs/swift Pork Co, Jbs Plainwell, Swift Pork.
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, Hydrogen sulfide, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Chief Industries - Fabrication Div. Swift Beef Co stamps HEAVY 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 Swift Beef Co TRI extract (HEAVY · 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.
Swift Beef Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Grand Island, NE, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311611 · Food. 81.9% of Hall TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cargill Meat Solutions Corp (Δ 491 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Swift Beef Co stamps HEAVY 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