EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tyson Farms Inc
Monroe, NC · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 9.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Tyson Farms Inc: how the 9.6K lbs splits
9.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 4.8K lbs 50.1%
- Off-site Transfers 4.8K lbs 49.9%
Tyson Farms Inc's 9.6K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 50.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 49.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Tyson Farms Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Monroe, NC, in the food sector. It reported 860 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 9.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,891 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. Tyson Farms Inc is pounds #319 and chemical-count #141 at 9.6K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Conn-Selmer Inc Ludwig Facility; Ati Specialty Materials - Monroe Plant; Bluedot-Readi-Mix-Monroe (plant #105); Yale Security Inc.,norton Door Controls. Similar-scale Food peers outside North Carolina: Butterball LLC; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Creamland; New Dairy Florida LLC; The Pictsweet Co - Brownsville Tn Warehouse. Other Tyson Foods Inc sites in this extract: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc; Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Peracetic acid; Copper compounds; Manganese compounds.
Tyson Farms Inc is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Monroe, NC: 9.6K lbs across 5 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 50.1%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Butterball LLC and Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Creamland.
Tyson Farms Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.6K lbs Top 38% higher than 62% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tyson Farms Inc in the Food sector extract
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Farms Inc reports the 950th-largest volume (9.6K lbs). Scale peers outside North Carolina include Butterball LLC and Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Creamland.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Tyson Farms Inc Form-R facts
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See how Tyson Farms Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
75.7× more than the comparison
5.0× more 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 Tyson Farms Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 9.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 2% (840 lbs to 860 lbs).
Tyson Farms Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Tyson Farms Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 2% 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 | 840 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 840 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 6.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 860 lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 860 lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 5.4K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 4.3K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Tyson Farms Inc in Union
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tyson Farms Inc
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Conn-Selmer Inc Ludwig Facility, Ati Specialty Materials - Monroe Plant, Bluedot-Readi-Mix-Monroe (plant #105), 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. Butterball LLC, Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Creamland, New Dairy Florida LLC.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Farms Inc on cumulative reported pounds (9.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Butterball LLC, Superior Plating Co, Sunstar Engineering Americas Inc. Automotive Div. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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).
Other Tyson Foods Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc, Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing 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, Peracetic acid, Copper compounds, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Conn-Selmer Inc Ludwig Facility. Tyson Farms 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.
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This Tyson Farms Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tyson Farms Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Monroe, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 1.9% of Union TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Butterball LLC (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tyson Farms Inc stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 50.1%). 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