EPA TRI Facility · Food
Chobani
New Berlin, NY · Parent: Chobani Global Holdings LLC
- Total releases
- 13.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Chobani: how the 17.3K lbs splits
17.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 17.3K lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 2 lbs <0.1%
Chobani's 17.3K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Chobani is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in New Berlin, NY, in the food sector. It reported 3.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 13.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 9,115 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New York's 581 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Chobani is pounds #192 and chemical-count #286 at 13.7K lbs. St Lawrence Zinc Co Balmat 4 Mine & Mill leads reported pounds (9.7M lbs) at 10 chemicals (chemical-count #40). Norlite LLC leads chemical count at 93 chemicals (28.3K lbs, pounds #152). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Golden Artist Colors Inc; Standard Printed Circuits Inc; Kerry Inc; Unison Industries. Similar-scale Food peers outside New York: Nestle Purina Petcare Co; Nestle USA Inc.; Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC - Council Bluffs; Ice Cream Specialties. Other Chobani Global Holdings LLC sites in this extract: Chobani Idaho. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Compare Chobani with
Nearest reporters in New York
- Golden Artist Colors Inc New Berlin · 129 lbs
- Standard Printed Circuits Inc Sherburne · 4 lbs
- Kerry Inc Norwich · 485.0K lbs
- Unison Industries Norwich · 585 lbs
Similar-scale Food sites elsewhere: Nestle Purina Petcare Co (GA) · Nestle USA Inc. (AR) · Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC - Council Bluffs (IA)
Chobani stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant WATER pathway (100.0% water discharges) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 13.7K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nestle Purina Petcare Co and Nestle USA Inc..
Chobani vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
14K lbs Top 35% higher than 65% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Chobani: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Chobani reports the 885th-largest volume (13.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside New York include Nestle Purina Petcare Co and Nestle USA Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Chobani's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Chobani's total reported releases fell from 4.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chobani's water releases fell from 4.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Chobani Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Chobani releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 17.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 120% (1.7K lbs to 3.7K lbs).
Chobani: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Chobani year-over-year reported totals (increased by 120% from 2019 to 2024). 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 | 1.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 3.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 3.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 4.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 3.7K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 17.3K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Chobani · WATER-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in New York - including Golden Artist Colors Inc, Standard Printed Circuits Inc, Kerry Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New York - e.g. Nestle Purina Petcare Co, Nestle USA Inc., Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC - Council Bluffs.
Compare beyond New York
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Chobani on cumulative reported pounds (13.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include New Cooperative Inc. - Rowan Mill, Frontier Plastic Fabricators, Cpi Operations LLC. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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 Chobani Global Holdings LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Chobani Idaho.
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), Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Golden Artist Colors Inc. Chobani stamps LIGHT 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.
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This Chobani TRI extract (LIGHT · 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.
Chobani totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for New Berlin, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 311511 · Food. 2.7% of Chenango TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: New Cooperative Inc. - Rowan Mill (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Chobani stamps LIGHT 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