EPA TRI Facility · Food
Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge
Lumber Bridge, NC · Parent: Mountaire Farms Inc
- Total releases
- 468.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge: how the 468.0K lbs splits
468.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 240.6K lbs 51.4%
- Land Disposal 120.9K lbs 25.8%
- Air Releases 106.6K lbs 22.8%
Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge's 468.0K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 51.4% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 25.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lumber Bridge, NC, in the food sector. It reported 177.2K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 468.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,029 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. Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge is pounds #67 and chemical-count #255 at 468.0K 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: Sanderson Farms St. Pauls Processing; Watts Regulator Co; Safety-Kleen Systems Saint Pauls (stp); Butterball LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside North Carolina: Cargill Inc; Saputo Cheese USA Inc; Kerry Inc.; Sessions Co Inc. Other Mountaire Farms Inc sites in this extract: Mountaire Farms of Delaware Inc; Mountaire Farms Inc. - Selbyville Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Peracetic acid.
Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Lumber Bridge, NC: 468.0K lbs across 3 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 51.4%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cargill Inc and Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
468K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge inside Robeson's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge reports the 245th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 37.1% of every pound reported in Robeson. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 93.3% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Cargill Inc and Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Robeson's reported pounds (1.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge's total reported releases rose from 54.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 177.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge's off-site transfers rose from 26.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 146.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge's air releases rose from 14.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge's land releases fell from 14.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge Form-R facts
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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 Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 468.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 137% (74.9K lbs to 177.2K lbs).
Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge year-over-year reported totals (increased by 137% from 2019 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 74.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 63.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 97.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 54.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 177.2K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 436.7K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 31.3K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge in Robeson
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Sanderson Farms St. Pauls Processing, Watts Regulator Co, Safety-Kleen Systems Saint Pauls (stp), ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Cargill Inc, Saputo Cheese USA Inc, Kerry Inc..
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge on cumulative reported pounds (468.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include R3 Composites Corp, Huber Engineered Woods LLC, Arauco N.a. Inc. - Duraflake Particleboard. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- R3 Composites Corp Grabill, IN · Plastics and Rubber 468.2K lbs reported
- Huber Engineered Woods LLC Crystal Hill, VA · Wood Products 469.0K lbs reported
- Arauco N.a. Inc. - Duraflake Particleboard Albany, OR · Wood Products 469.2K lbs reported
- Delta Faucet Co Greensburg, IN · Fabricated Metals 466.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Mountaire Farms Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Mountaire Farms of Delaware Inc, Mountaire Farms Inc. - Selbyville 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 Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Sanderson Farms St. Pauls Processing. Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge stamps MID 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 Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lumber Bridge, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 37.1% of Robeson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: R3 Composites Corp (Δ 124 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mountaire Farms Inc. - Lumber Bridge stamps MID · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 51.4%). 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