EPA TRI Facility · Food
Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers
Middlefield, OH
- Total releases
- 176.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers: how the 176.4K lbs splits
176.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 176.3K lbs 99.9%
- Off-site Transfers 102 lbs 0.1%
- Air Releases 19 lbs <0.1%
Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers's 176.4K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Middlefield, OH, in the food sector. It reported 12.8K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 176.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,469 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. Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers is pounds #200 and chemical-count #739 at 176.4K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Chem Technologies Ltd.; Hexpol Middlefield; Tarkett USA DBA Johnsonite Rubber Flooring; Cabinetworks Group Middlefield Plant 1. Similar-scale Food peers outside Ohio: Danone US Llc.; Kraft Heinz Foods Co; American Yeast Corp Tennessee; Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (99.9% water discharges) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 176.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Danone US Llc. and Kraft Heinz Foods Co.
Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
176K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers inside Geauga's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers reports the 391st-largest volume, placing it in the top 19.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 31.6% of every pound reported in Geauga. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Ohio include Danone US Llc. and Kraft Heinz Foods Co.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Geauga's reported pounds (557.9K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers's total reported releases fell from 63.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers's water releases fell from 63.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers's off-site transfers fell from 53 lb in 2022 to 42 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers Form-R facts
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67% less than the comparison
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 176.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 81% (68.2K lbs to 12.8K lbs).
Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 81% 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 | 68.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 13.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 19.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 63.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 12.8K lbs | 2 |
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) | 176.4K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 19 lbs | - |
Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers
Closest other reporters in Ohio - including Chem Technologies Ltd., Hexpol Middlefield, Tarkett USA DBA Johnsonite Rubber Flooring, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Ohio - e.g. Danone US Llc., Kraft Heinz Foods Co, American Yeast Corp Tennessee.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers on cumulative reported pounds (176.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Danone US Llc., Greenbrier Central LLC, Mueller Co. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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).
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), Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Chem Technologies Ltd.. Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers stamps MID 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 Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers TRI extract (MID · 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.
Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Middlefield, OH, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311513 · Food. 31.6% of Geauga TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Danone US Llc. (Δ 30 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Rothenbuhler Cheesemakers stamps MID 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