EPA TRI Facility · Food

Saputo Cheese USA Inc.

Friendship, NY · Parent: Saputo Inc

Total releases
276.3K lbs
Chemicals reported
2
Latest report
2023
Primary pathway
Land Disposal

LAND Form-R mix

Saputo Cheese USA Inc.: how the 291.1K lbs splits

291.1K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Land Disposal 283.3K lbs 97.3%
  • Water Discharges 5.5K lbs 1.9%
  • Off-site Transfers 2.3K lbs 0.8%

Saputo Cheese USA Inc.'s 291.1K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 97.3% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 1.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).

MID volume LAND pathway CLEAN

Saputo Cheese USA Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Friendship, NY, in the food sector. It reported 14.8K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 276.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 2,713 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. Saputo Cheese USA Inc. is pounds #50 and chemical-count #249 at 276.3K 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: Empire Cheese; Arvos Ljungstrom LLC; Cooper Power Systems LLC; Griffith Energy - Olean. Similar-scale Food peers outside New York: Foremost Farms USA; Pilgrim's Pride Corp Nacogdoches Processing Plant; Saputo Cheese USA; Claxton Poultry Farms. Other Saputo Inc sites in this extract: Saputo Cheese USA Inc.; Saputo Cheese USA Inc; Saputo Cheese USA Inc.; Saputo Cheese USA Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.

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Saputo Cheese USA Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant LAND pathway (97.3% land disposal) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 276.3K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Foremost Farms USA and Pilgrim's Pride Corp Nacogdoches Processing Plant.

#2,713 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Saputo Cheese USA Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

276K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Saputo Cheese USA Inc. inside Allegany's TRI pounds

Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Saputo Cheese USA Inc. reports the 328th-largest volume, placing it in the top 16.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 57.8% of every pound reported in Allegany. 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 Foremost Farms USA and Pilgrim's Pride Corp Nacogdoches Processing Plant.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of Allegany's reported pounds (478.3K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Saputo Cheese USA Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 74.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 85.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Saputo Cheese USA Inc.'s water releases rose from 762 lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Saputo Cheese USA Inc.'s land releases rose from 74.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 84.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Saputo Cheese USA Inc. Form-R facts

Sector
Food
MID volume
276.3K lbs
LAND pathway
Land Disposal
CLEAN chem count
2
Lead chemical
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

Compare this facility

See how Saputo Cheese USA Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
276.3K lbs
Empire Cheese
190.7K lbs

45% more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
2
Empire Cheese
2

About the same as 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 Saputo Cheese USA Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 291.1K lbs.

Land Disposal 283.3K lbs (97.3%)
Water Discharges 5.5K lbs (1.9%)
Off-site Transfers 2.3K lbs (0.8%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 61% (38.1K lbs to 14.8K lbs).

Saputo Cheese USA Inc.: annual Form-R pounds

MID site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2024

million lbs

What this shows Saputo Cheese USA 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).

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 38.1K lbs 2
2020 30.8K lbs 2
2021 46.9K lbs 2
2022 74.8K lbs 2
2023 85.7K lbs 2
2024 14.8K 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) 291.1K lbs -
Nitric acid 0 lbs -

Saputo Cheese USA Inc. · LAND-pathway site

Friendship, NY
42.2146, -78.1144
County TRI context
Allegany · 57.8% of county pounds
Parent company
Saputo Inc

Compare beyond New York

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Saputo Cheese USA Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (276.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include John Deere Des Moines Works, Milwaukee Valve Co LLC, Red Wing Shoe Plant 2. 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.

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 Empire Cheese. Saputo Cheese USA Inc. stamps MID volume · LAND 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 Saputo Cheese USA Inc. TRI extract (MID · LAND · 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.

Saputo Cheese USA Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Friendship, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 311511 · Food. 57.8% of Allegany TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: John Deere Des Moines Works (Δ 58 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Saputo Cheese USA Inc. stamps MID volume · LAND 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