EPA TRI Facility · Food
Mars Wrigley US LLC
Elizabethtown, PA · Parent: Mars Inc
- Total releases
- 386.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Mars Wrigley US LLC: how the 451.4K lbs splits
451.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 451.4K lbs 100.0%
Mars Wrigley US LLC's 451.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Mars Wrigley US LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elizabethtown, PA, in the food sector. It reported 65.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 386.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 2,249 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Pennsylvania's 1,010 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Mars Wrigley US LLC is pounds #91 and chemical-count #785 at 386.0K lbs. Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility leads reported pounds (34.8M lbs) at 18 chemicals (chemical-count #24). Keystone Cement Co leads chemical count at 53 chemicals (155.4K lbs, pounds #149). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Wenger Feeds Llc-Rheems (f/k/a Wenger Feed Mill Inc); Aquatic Co; Wenger Feeds Llc-Mount Joy (f/k/a Wenger's Feed Mill Inc); Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Bainbridge Pa. Similar-scale Food peers outside Pennsylvania: The Hillshire Brands Co; Ozark Mountain Poultry Batesville Processing; Keystone Foods LLC - Eufaula Plant; Shell Rock Soy Processing LLC. Other Mars Inc sites in this extract: Mars Wrigley; Mars Petcare US Inc.; Mars Petcare US Inc.; Mars Wrigley. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Mars Wrigley US LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 386.0K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include The Hillshire Brands Co and Ozark Mountain Poultry Batesville Processing.
Mars Wrigley US LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
386K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mars Wrigley US LLC: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Mars Wrigley US LLC reports the 274th-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include The Hillshire Brands Co and Ozark Mountain Poultry Batesville Processing.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Mars Wrigley US LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Mars Wrigley US LLC's total reported releases rose from 68.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 78.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mars Wrigley US LLC's off-site transfers rose from 68.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 78.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mars Wrigley US LLC Form-R facts
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9.2× more than the comparison
83% 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 Mars Wrigley US LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 451.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases held roughly flat (65.6K lbs to 65.3K lbs).
Mars Wrigley US LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Mars Wrigley US LLC year-over-year reported totals (held roughly flat from 2019 to 2024). 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 | 65.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 79.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 94.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 68.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 78.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 65.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 451.4K lbs | - |
Mars Wrigley US LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mars Wrigley US LLC
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Wenger Feeds Llc-Rheems (f/k/a Wenger Feed Mill Inc), Aquatic Co, Wenger Feeds Llc-Mount Joy (f/k/a Wenger's Feed Mill Inc), ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,009 other reporting facilities in Pennsylvania.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. The Hillshire Brands Co, Ozark Mountain Poultry Batesville Processing, Keystone Foods LLC - Eufaula Plant.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mars Wrigley US LLC on cumulative reported pounds (386.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include The Hillshire Brands Co, 3M Co - Wausau Downtown, Charter Next Generation - Rhinelander. 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.
- The Hillshire Brands Co Newbern, TN · Food 386.2K lbs reported
- 3M Co - Wausau Downtown Wausau, WI · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 385.7K lbs reported
- Charter Next Generation - Rhinelander Rhinelander, WI · Plastics and Rubber 386.5K lbs reported
- Louisiana-Pacific Corp North Wilkesboro, NC · Wood Products 386.6K lbs reported
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, Mars Petcare US Inc., 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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Wenger Feeds Llc-Rheems (f/k/a Wenger Feed Mill Inc). Mars Wrigley US LLC stamps MID 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 Wrigley US LLC TRI extract (MID · 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.
Mars Wrigley US LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elizabethtown, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 311351 · Food. 5.7% of Lancaster TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: The Hillshire Brands Co (Δ 148 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mars Wrigley US LLC stamps MID 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