EPA TRI Facility · Food
Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc
Kinards, SC · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 7.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc: how the 7.7K lbs splits
7.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 7.7K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc's 7.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Formaldehyde.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kinards, SC, in the food sector. It reported 1.2K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 7.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,354 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Carolina's 574 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc is pounds #309 and chemical-count #447 at 7.7K lbs. Oceanagold Haile Gold Mine leads reported pounds (30.2M lbs) at 19 chemicals (chemical-count #14). Giant Cement Co leads chemical count at 90 chemicals (53.3K lbs, pounds #185). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna; Ccl Label Inc; Valmont Composite Structures Newberry; Kraft Heinz Co. Similar-scale Food peers outside South Carolina: Actus Nutrition - Visalia; Simplot Western Stockmen's; Wells Enterprises Inc.; International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Other Tyson Foods Inc sites in this extract: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc; Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Formaldehyde.
Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Actus Nutrition - Visalia and Simplot Western Stockmen's.
Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7.7K lbs Top 40% higher than 60% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc: Formaldehyde-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc reports the 972nd-largest volume (7.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Formaldehyde alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Actus Nutrition - Visalia and Simplot Western Stockmen's.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc's pounds in one chemical - here Formaldehyde at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc's total reported releases fell from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc's air releases fell from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc Form-R facts
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91% less than the comparison
91% 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 Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 32% (1.7K lbs to 1.2K lbs).
Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 32% 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: Formaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 1.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 1.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 1.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.2K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Formaldehyde | 7.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna, Ccl Label Inc, Valmont Composite Structures Newberry, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc on cumulative reported pounds (7.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Wells Concrete Brighton, Onduline Na, Islechem LLC D.b.a. Actylis Buffalo. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Tyson Foods Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc, Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing 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 Formaldehyde; nearby reporters include West Fraser US Ewp Llc- Joanna. Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Formaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kinards, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311119 · Food. 1.6% of Laurens TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Wells Concrete Brighton (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cobb-Vantress Inc - Kinards Sc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Formaldehyde. 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