EPA TRI Facility · Food
Great Lakes Cheese of Ny Inc.
Adams, NY · Parent: Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc
- Total releases
- 83.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
MIXED Form-R mix
Great Lakes Cheese of Ny Inc.: how the 88.9K lbs splits
88.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 55.0K lbs 61.8%
- Land Disposal 33.9K lbs 38.2%
Great Lakes Cheese of Ny Inc.'s 88.9K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - water discharges is 61.8% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 38.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Great Lakes Cheese of Ny Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Adams, NY, in the food sector. It reported 6.0K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 83.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 4,986 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. Great Lakes Cheese of Ny Inc. is pounds #106 and chemical-count #261 at 83.0K 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: Griffith Energy - Watertown; Knowlton Technologies LLC; Neenah Northeast LLC; New York Air Brake LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside New York: Darigold-Boise; Darigold-Jerome; Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc; Saputo Cheese USA Inc. Other Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc sites in this extract: Empire Cheese; Great Lakes Cheese of la Crosse. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Great Lakes Cheese of Ny Inc. is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Adams, NY: 83.0K lbs across 2 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment water discharges at 61.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Darigold-Boise and Darigold-Jerome.
Great Lakes Cheese of Ny Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
83K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Great Lakes Cheese of Ny Inc.: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Great Lakes Cheese of Ny Inc. reports the 532nd-largest volume (83.0K 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 Darigold-Boise and Darigold-Jerome.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Great Lakes Cheese of Ny 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
- Great Lakes Cheese of Ny Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 11.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Great Lakes Cheese of Ny Inc.'s water releases rose from 5.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Great Lakes Cheese of Ny Inc.'s land releases rose from 5.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Great Lakes Cheese of Ny Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Great Lakes Cheese of Ny Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
178986.3× more than the comparison
83% 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 Great Lakes Cheese of Ny Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 88.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 61% (15.2K lbs to 6.0K lbs).
Great Lakes Cheese of Ny Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Great Lakes Cheese of Ny Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 61% 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 | 15.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 24.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 17.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 11.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 14.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 6.0K 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) | 88.9K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Great Lakes Cheese of Ny Inc. in Jefferson
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Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New York - e.g. Darigold-Boise, Darigold-Jerome, Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Great Lakes Cheese of Ny Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (83.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Allvac Richburg Plant, Darigold-Boise, Volunteer Adhesive Corp. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Great Lakes Cheese Co Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Empire Cheese, Great Lakes Cheese of la Crosse.
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 Griffith Energy - Watertown. Great Lakes Cheese of Ny Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 Great Lakes Cheese of Ny Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · 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.
Great Lakes Cheese of Ny Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Adams, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 311513 · Food. 10.0% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Allvac Richburg Plant (Δ 20 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Great Lakes Cheese of Ny Inc. stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (water discharges leads at 61.8%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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