EPA TRI Facility · Food
Mars Petcare US Inc.
Leipsic, OH · Parent: Mars Inc
- Total releases
- 2.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Mars Petcare US Inc.: how the 2.4K lbs splits
2.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 2.4K lbs 98.3%
- Air Releases 40 lbs 1.7%
Mars Petcare US Inc.'s 2.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Mars Petcare US Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Leipsic, OH, in the food sector. It reported 962 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 2.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,511 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Ohio's 1,299 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Mars Petcare US Inc. is pounds #844 and chemical-count #1114 at 2.4K lbs. Ineos Nitriles USA LLC leads reported pounds (42.4M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Heritage Thermal Services leads chemical count at 217 chemicals (431.4K lbs, pounds #116). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Poet Biorefining - Leipsic (summit Ethanol Llc); Pro-Tec Coating Co; Poet Biorefining LLC - Leipsic; Hearthside Food Solutions. Similar-scale Food peers outside Ohio: Ok Foods - Muldrow; Cargill Animal Nutrition; Columbia Farms/house of Raeford; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Tg Lee Dairy. Other Mars Inc sites in this extract: Mars Wrigley US LLC; Mars Wrigley; Mars Petcare US Inc.; Mars Petcare US Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds.
Mars Petcare US Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.3% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ok Foods - Muldrow and Cargill Animal Nutrition.
Mars Petcare US Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.4K lbs Top 48% higher than 52% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mars Petcare US Inc.: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Mars Petcare US Inc. reports the 1,109th-largest volume (2.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Ok Foods - Muldrow and Cargill Animal Nutrition.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Mars Petcare US Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Mars Petcare US Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 834 lb in 2022 to 962 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mars Petcare US Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 819 lb in 2022 to 947 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mars Petcare US Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Mars Petcare US Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Mars Petcare US Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Mars Petcare US Inc. year-over-year reported totals. 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 597 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 834 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 962 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 2.4K lbs | - |
Mars Petcare US Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mars Petcare US Inc.
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Poet Biorefining - Leipsic (summit Ethanol Llc), Pro-Tec Coating Co, Poet Biorefining LLC - Leipsic, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Ok Foods - Muldrow, Cargill Animal Nutrition, Columbia Farms/house of Raeford.
Compare beyond Ohio
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mars Petcare US Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (2.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include United Initiators Inc, Viking Chemical Co, Bw Converting Inc. 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.
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 Mars Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Mars Wrigley US LLC, Mars Wrigley, Mars Petcare US Inc..
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 Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Poet Biorefining - Leipsic (summit Ethanol Llc). Mars Petcare US Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Mars Petcare US Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mars Petcare US Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Leipsic, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311111 · Food. 0.5% of Putnam TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: United Initiators Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mars Petcare US Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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