EPA TRI Facility · Food
Cargill Inc
Memphis, TN · Parent: Cargill Inc
- Total releases
- 41.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Cargill Inc: how the 41.7K lbs splits
41.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 41.7K lbs 100.0%
Cargill Inc's 41.7K 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: n-Hexane.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Cargill Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Memphis, TN, in the food sector. It reported 7.9K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 41.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,544 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cargill Inc is pounds #201 and chemical-count #476 at 41.7K lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Brenntag Mid-South Inc.; Vertrauen Chemie Solutions Inc.; Hawkins Inc. - Memphis; Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island. Similar-scale Food peers outside Tennessee: Houston Retail Support Center; Darling Ingredients Inc.; Caviness Beef Packing Ltd.; Byrne Dewitt LLC. Other Cargill Inc sites in this extract: Cargill Meat Solutions Corp; Cargill Corn Milling; Cargill Inc; Cargill Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane.
Cargill Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 41.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Houston Retail Support Center and Darling Ingredients Inc..
Cargill Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
42K lbs Top 25% higher than 75% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cargill Inc: n-Hexane-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Cargill Inc reports the 668th-largest volume (41.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Houston Retail Support Center and Darling Ingredients Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Cargill Inc's pounds in one chemical - here n-Hexane at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cargill Inc's total reported releases rose from 5.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cargill Inc's air releases rose from 5.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cargill Inc Form-R facts
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See how Cargill Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
17.6× 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 Cargill Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 41.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 22% (10.2K lbs to 7.9K lbs).
Cargill Inc: 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 Cargill Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 22% 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 9.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 8.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 5.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 7.9K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 41.7K lbs | - |
Cargill Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cargill Inc
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Brenntag Mid-South Inc., Vertrauen Chemie Solutions Inc., Hawkins Inc. - Memphis, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Houston Retail Support Center, Darling Ingredients Inc., Caviness Beef Packing Ltd..
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cargill Inc on cumulative reported pounds (41.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 51, Houston Retail Support Center, Parker Hannifin Manhattan Facility. 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.
- General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 51 East Spencer, NC · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 41.7K lbs reported
- Houston Retail Support Center Houston, TX · Food 41.7K lbs reported
- Parker Hannifin Manhattan Facility Manhattan, KS · Plastics and Rubber 41.7K lbs reported
- Superior Industrial Solutions Inc. Arnold, MO · Chemical Wholesalers 41.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Cargill Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, Cargill Corn Milling, Cargill 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 n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Brenntag Mid-South Inc.. Cargill Inc 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.
Use and verify this record
This Cargill Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Cargill Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Memphis, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311221 · Food. 0.2% of Shelby TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 51 (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cargill Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane. 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