EPA TRI Facility · Food
Frito - Lay Inc.
Kirkwood, NY · Parent: Pepsico Inc
- Total releases
- 23.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Frito - Lay Inc.: how the 28.5K lbs splits
28.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 28.5K lbs 100.0%
Frito - Lay Inc.'s 28.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Frito - Lay Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kirkwood, NY, in the food sector. It reported 4.7K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 23.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 7,852 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. Frito - Lay Inc. is pounds #160 and chemical-count #276 at 23.8K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Triple Cities Metal Finishing Corp; Trivium Packaging USA Inc; Ems Technologies Services LLC; I3 Assembly LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside New York: Cumberland Dairy; Schreiber Foods; Coca-Cola N.a.; Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Ansonville Nc Animal Nutrition. Other Pepsico Inc sites in this extract: Frito-Lay,inc.; Frito Lay Inc.; Frito-Lay Inc. - Perry Plant; Frito-Lay Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid; Peracetic acid.
Frito - Lay Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 23.8K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cumberland Dairy and Schreiber Foods.
Frito - Lay Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
24K lbs Top 30% higher than 70% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Frito - Lay Inc.: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Frito - Lay Inc. reports the 783rd-largest volume (23.8K 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 Cumberland Dairy and Schreiber Foods.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Frito - Lay Inc.'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
- Frito - Lay Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 4.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Frito - Lay Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 4.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Frito - Lay Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Frito - Lay Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 28.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 6% (5.0K lbs to 4.7K lbs).
Frito - Lay Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Frito - Lay Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 6% 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 | 5.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 4.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 5.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 4.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 4.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 4.7K lbs | 3 |
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) | 28.5K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Frito - Lay Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in New York - including Triple Cities Metal Finishing Corp, Trivium Packaging USA Inc, Ems Technologies Services LLC, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Frito - Lay Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (23.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Sms Group Inc, Airbus US Manufacturing Facility, Cumberland Dairy. 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Sms Group Inc Oil City, PA · Machinery 23.8K lbs reported
- Airbus US Manufacturing Facility Mobile, AL · Transportation Equipment 23.8K lbs reported
- Cumberland Dairy Bridgeton, NJ · Food 23.8K lbs reported
- Air Products & Chemicals Inc/detroit Hydrogen Facility Detroit, MI · Chemicals 23.8K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Pepsico Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Frito-Lay,inc., Frito Lay Inc., Frito-Lay Inc. - Perry 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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Triple Cities Metal Finishing Corp. Frito - Lay Inc. stamps LIGHT 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 Frito - Lay Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · 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.
Frito - Lay Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kirkwood, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 311919 · Food. 14.0% of Broome TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sms Group Inc (Δ 13 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Frito - Lay Inc. stamps LIGHT 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