EPA TRI Facility · Food
Pepperidge Farm
Downingtown, PA
- Total releases
- 17.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2021
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Pepperidge Farm: how the 17.9K lbs splits
17.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 17.9K lbs 100.0%
Pepperidge Farm's 17.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Pepperidge Farm is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Downingtown, PA, in the food sector. It reported 17.9K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2021. That ranks 8,486 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. Pepperidge Farm is pounds #372 and chemical-count #831 at 17.9K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Fenzi Agt USA LLC; Brandywine Machine Co Inc; Agc Chemicals Americas Inc; Dsm Biomedical. Similar-scale Food peers outside Pennsylvania: Del Dee Foods Inc; Franklin Foods West Inc.; Gerber Products Co; American Italian Pasta Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Pepperidge Farm stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 17.9K lbs (2021–2021). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Del Dee Foods Inc and Franklin Foods West Inc..
Pepperidge Farm vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
18K lbs Top 33% higher than 67% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pepperidge Farm: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Pepperidge Farm reports the 831st-largest volume (17.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Del Dee Foods Inc and Franklin Foods West Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Pepperidge Farm's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Pepperidge Farm Form-R facts
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13.5× more than the comparison
86% 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 Pepperidge Farm releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 17.9K lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2021–2021). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 17.9K lbs | - |
Pepperidge Farm · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pepperidge Farm
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Fenzi Agt USA LLC, Brandywine Machine Co Inc, Agc Chemicals Americas 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. Del Dee Foods Inc, Franklin Foods West Inc., Gerber Products Co.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pepperidge Farm on cumulative reported pounds (17.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include US Dod Usaf Lackland Afb Range, Mplx Terminals LLC - Lima Oh Terminal, Sound Resource Solutions. 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.
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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 Ammonia; nearby reporters include Fenzi Agt USA LLC. Pepperidge Farm stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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.
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This Pepperidge Farm TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pepperidge Farm totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Downingtown, PA, latest year 2021. NAICS 311812 · Food. 1.7% of Chester TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Dod Usaf Lackland Afb Range (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pepperidge Farm stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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