EPA TRI Facility · Food
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel
Tar Heel, NC · Parent: United Global Foods US Holdings Inc
- Total releases
- 18.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel: how the 18.8M lbs splits
18.8M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 18.6M lbs 98.9%
- Air Releases 205.1K lbs 1.1%
- Off-site Transfers 1.3K lbs <0.1%
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel's 18.8M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 98.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Tar Heel, NC, in the food sector. It reported 3.6M lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 18.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 106 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. Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel is pounds #3 and chemical-count #159 at 18.8M 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: Chemours Co - Fayetteville Works; Dupont Fayetteville; Kuraray America-Fayetteville; Safety-Kleen Systems Saint Pauls (stp). Similar-scale Food peers outside North Carolina: McCain Foods USA Inc.; Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Sioux Falls; Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility; Jbs/swift Pork Co. Other United Global Foods US Holdings Inc sites in this extract: Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Sioux Falls; Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete; Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp Smithfield, Va Facility; Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Milan Mo. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Chlorine dioxide.
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (98.9% water discharges) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 18.8M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include McCain Foods USA Inc. and Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Sioux Falls.
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
19M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel inside Bladen's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel reports the 3rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 89.3% of every pound reported in Bladen. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 98.9% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include McCain Foods USA Inc. and Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Sioux Falls.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Bladen's reported pounds (21.1M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel's total reported releases rose from 3.1 million lb in 2022 to 3.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel's air releases rose from 29.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 56.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel's water releases rose from 3.1 million lb in 2022 to 3.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel's off-site transfers rose from 422 lb in 2022 to 442 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel Form-R facts
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See how Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
15.5× more than the comparison
69% 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 Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 18.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 12% (3.2M lbs to 3.6M lbs).
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel year-over-year reported totals (increased by 12% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.2M lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 4.8M lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 4.1M lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 3.1M lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 3.6M lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 18.6M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 191.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 16.7K lbs | - |
| Chlorine dioxide | 50 lbs | - |
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Chemours Co - Fayetteville Works, Dupont Fayetteville, Kuraray America-Fayetteville, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. McCain Foods USA Inc., Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Sioux Falls, Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel on cumulative reported pounds (18.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include U.S. Silver - Idaho Inc, Freeport-McMoran Bagdad Inc, Chemical Waste Management Inc. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other United Global Foods US Holdings Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Sioux Falls, Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete, Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp Smithfield, Va Facility.
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), Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide, Chlorine dioxide; nearby reporters include Chemours Co - Fayetteville Works. Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel stamps HEAVY volume · WATER 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 Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel TRI extract (HEAVY · WATER · 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.
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Tar Heel, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311611 · Food. 89.3% of Bladen TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: U.S. Silver - Idaho Inc (Δ 29.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Tar Heel stamps HEAVY volume · WATER 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