EPA TRI Facility · Food
Nestle Purina Petcare Co
Allentown, PA · Parent: Nestle Purina Petcare Co
- Total releases
- 339.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Nestle Purina Petcare Co: how the 424.0K lbs splits
424.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 411.4K lbs 97.0%
- Off-site Transfers 12.5K lbs 3.0%
- Air Releases 143 lbs <0.1%
Nestle Purina Petcare Co's 424.0K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 97.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 3.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume WATER pathway TRACE-CARC
Nestle Purina Petcare Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Allentown, PA, in the food sector. It reported 84.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 339.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 2,420 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. Nestle Purina Petcare Co is pounds #101 and chemical-count #425 at 339.3K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Geo Specialty Chemicals Trimet Products Group; Tri-City Marble LLC; Carpenter Co; Behr Process LLC - Allentown. Similar-scale Food peers outside Pennsylvania: Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant; National Beef Packing Co LLC; Givaudan Flavors Corp; Darling Ingredients Inc. Other Nestle Purina Petcare Co sites in this extract: Nestle Purina Petcare Co; Tejas Industries; Nestle Purina Petcare Co; Nestle Purina Petcare Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Zinc compounds; Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Nestle Purina Petcare Co stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (97.0% water discharges) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 339.3K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant and National Beef Packing Co LLC.
Nestle Purina Petcare Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
339K 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
Nestle Purina Petcare Co: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Nestle Purina Petcare Co reports the 294th-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 96.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant and National Beef Packing Co LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Nestle Purina Petcare Co's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 96.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Nestle Purina Petcare Co's total reported releases fell from 86.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 86.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nestle Purina Petcare Co's off-site transfers fell from 2.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nestle Purina Petcare Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Nestle Purina Petcare Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 424.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 76% (48.0K lbs to 84.7K lbs).
Nestle Purina Petcare Co: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Nestle Purina Petcare Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 76% 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 | 48.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 61.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 56.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 86.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 86.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 84.7K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 410.8K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 13.1K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 143 lbs | Carcinogen |
Nestle Purina Petcare Co · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Nestle Purina Petcare Co
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Geo Specialty Chemicals Trimet Products Group, Tri-City Marble LLC, Carpenter Co, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. Ingredion Inc - Winston Salem Plant, National Beef Packing Co LLC, Givaudan Flavors Corp.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nestle Purina Petcare Co on cumulative reported pounds (339.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Yakima Training Center- Range, Truck Accessories Group LLC DBA Tag Midwest, Louisiana Pacific Corp. Roxboro Osb. 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.
- Yakima Training Center- Range Yakima, WA · Other 339.3K lbs reported
- Truck Accessories Group LLC DBA Tag Midwest Elkhart, IN · Transportation Equipment 339.1K lbs reported
- Louisiana Pacific Corp. Roxboro Osb Roxboro, NC · Wood Products 339.6K lbs reported
- US Army National Guard Camp Atterbury Ranges Edinburgh, IN · Other 339.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Nestle Purina Petcare Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Nestle Purina Petcare Co, Tejas Industries, Nestle Purina Petcare Co.
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), Zinc compounds, Polycyclic aromatic compounds; nearby reporters include Geo Specialty Chemicals Trimet Products Group. Nestle Purina Petcare Co stamps MID volume · WATER pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Nestle Purina Petcare Co TRI extract (MID · WATER · TRACE-CARC · 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.
Nestle Purina Petcare Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Allentown, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 311111 · Food. 8.2% of Lehigh TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Yakima Training Center- Range (Δ 54 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nestle Purina Petcare Co stamps MID volume · WATER pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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