EPA TRI Facility · Food
Lamb Weston Inc.
Hermiston, OR · Parent: Lamb Weston Inc
- Total releases
- 1.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Lamb Weston Inc.: how the 1.4M lbs splits
1.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.0M lbs 75.6%
- Land Disposal 315.3K lbs 23.3%
- Air Releases 14.9K lbs 1.1%
Lamb Weston Inc.'s 1.4M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 75.6% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 23.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Lamb Weston Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hermiston, OR, in the food sector. It reported 426.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 1.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,086 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Oregon's 285 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Lamb Weston Inc. is pounds #13 and chemical-count #106 at 1.4M lbs. Dyno Nobel- St.helens Plant leads reported pounds (32.0M lbs) at 6 chemicals (chemical-count #39). Chemical Waste Management of the Northwest Inc. leads chemical count at 56 chemicals (15.6M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: US Army National Guard Rees Training Center Ranges; American Rock Products Hermiston; Columbia River Technologies; Columbia River Processing. Similar-scale Food peers outside Oregon: Tyson Poultry Inc; Swift Beef Co; Cargill Meat Solutions Corp; Adm. Other Lamb Weston Inc sites in this extract: Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility; Lamb Weston Inc; Lamb Weston Inc. Connell Plant; Lamb Weston Inc. - Paterson Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide.
Lamb Weston Inc. stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (75.6% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.4M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tyson Poultry Inc and Swift Beef Co.
Lamb Weston Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.4M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lamb Weston Inc. inside Umatilla's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Lamb Weston Inc. reports the 146th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 91.8% of every pound reported in Umatilla. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 98.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Oregon include Tyson Poultry Inc and Swift Beef Co.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Umatilla's reported pounds (1.5M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Lamb Weston Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 290.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 426.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lamb Weston Inc.'s air releases fell from 13.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 118 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lamb Weston Inc.'s off-site transfers rose from 222.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 382.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lamb Weston Inc.'s chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lamb Weston Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Lamb Weston Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 185% (149.4K lbs to 426.3K lbs).
Lamb Weston Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Lamb Weston Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 185% 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 | 149.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 284.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 203.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 290.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 426.3K 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) | 1.3M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 24.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 1.3K lbs | - |
Lamb Weston Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lamb Weston Inc.
Closest other reporters in Oregon - including US Army National Guard Rees Training Center Ranges, American Rock Products Hermiston, Columbia River Technologies, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 284 other reporting facilities in Oregon.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Oregon - e.g. Tyson Poultry Inc, Swift Beef Co, Cargill Meat Solutions Corp.
Compare beyond Oregon
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lamb Weston Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (1.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana Inc, Georgia-Pacific Broadway LLC, Evonik Corp Tippecanoe Laboratories. 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.
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana Inc Princeton, IN · Transportation Equipment 1.4M lbs reported
- Georgia-Pacific Broadway LLC Green Bay, WI · Paper 1.4M lbs reported
- Evonik Corp Tippecanoe Laboratories Lafayette, IN · Chemicals 1.4M lbs reported
- Exxonmobil Oil Corp Chemical Plant (part) Beaumont, TX · Chemicals 1.4M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Lamb Weston Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility, Lamb Weston Inc, Lamb Weston Inc. Connell 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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide; nearby reporters include US Army National Guard Rees Training Center Ranges. Lamb Weston Inc. stamps HEAVY 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 Lamb Weston Inc. TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · 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.
Lamb Weston Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hermiston, OR, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311411 · Food. 91.8% of Umatilla TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana Inc (Δ 1.4K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lamb Weston Inc. stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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