EPA TRI Facility · Food

Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility

Wadesboro, NC · Parent: Darling Ingredients Inc

Total releases
13.0K lbs
Chemicals reported
1
Latest report
2023
Primary pathway
Air Releases

MIXED Form-R mix

Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility: how the 13.0K lbs splits

13.0K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 7.2K lbs 55.4%
  • Land Disposal 5.7K lbs 43.9%
  • Off-site Transfers 95 lbs 0.7%

Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility's 13.0K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 55.4% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 43.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.

LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN

Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wadesboro, NC, in the food sector. It reported 5.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 13.0K lbs in total across its 2020-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,249 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility is pounds #294 and chemical-count #558 at 13.0K lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Triangle Brick-Wadesboro; Adams an Oldcastle Co-Lilesville; Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Ansonville Nc Animal Nutrition; Edwards Wood Products Inc.. Similar-scale Food peers outside North Carolina: Fresh Mark Massillion; Alltech Inc; Ninth Ave Foods East; Marva Maid Dairy. Other Darling Ingredients Inc sites in this extract: Darling Ingredients Inc.- Linkwood Facility; Darling Ingredients Inc. - Grapeland; Darling Ingredients Inc; Rousselot Peabody Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.

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Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Wadesboro, NC: 13.0K lbs across 1 chemical. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 55.4%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Fresh Mark Massillion and Alltech Inc.

#9,249 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

13K lbs Top 36% higher than 64% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

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

Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.

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

Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility inside Anson's TRI pounds

Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility reports the 900th-largest volume (13.0K lbs). This one site accounts for 35.0% of every pound reported in Anson. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Fresh Mark Massillion and Alltech Inc.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of Anson's reported pounds (37.1K 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
  • Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility's total reported releases rose from 3.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility's land releases rose from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility's air releases rose from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility Form-R facts

Sector
Food
LIGHT volume
13.0K lbs
MIXED pathway
Air Releases
CLEAN chem count
1
Lead chemical
Ammonia

Compare this facility

See how Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility
13.0K lbs
Triangle Brick-Wadesboro
6 lbs

2073.9× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility
1
Triangle Brick-Wadesboro
4

75% 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 Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 13.0K lbs.

Air Releases 7.2K lbs (55.4%)
Land Disposal 5.7K lbs (43.9%)
Off-site Transfers 95 lbs (0.7%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2020 to 2023, total releases increased by 125% (2.4K lbs to 5.3K lbs).

Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2020–2023

million lbs

What this shows Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility year-over-year reported totals (increased by 125% from 2020 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: Ammonia.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2020 2.4K lbs 1
2021 2.3K lbs 1
2022 3.0K lbs 1
2023 5.3K lbs 1

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2023). Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Ammonia 13.0K lbs -

Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility in Anson

Wadesboro, NC
35.0371, -80.0836
County TRI context
Anson · 35.0% of county pounds
Parent company
Darling Ingredients Inc

Compare beyond North Carolina

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility on cumulative reported pounds (13.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Linde Gas & Equipment, Carlstar Clinton, Tangerine Rd. Asphalt Plant. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. 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 Ammonia; nearby reporters include Triangle Brick-Wadesboro. Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility 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.

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This Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wadesboro, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2023 (4 years). NAICS 311613 · Food. 35.0% of Anson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Linde Gas & Equipment (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Darling Ingredients Inc - Wadesboro Facility stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 55.4%). 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