EPA TRI Facility · Food
Darling Ingredients Inc.
Union City, TN · Parent: Darling Ingredients Inc
- Total releases
- 414.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Darling Ingredients Inc.: how the 414.3K lbs splits
414.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 236.8K lbs 57.2%
- Land Disposal 177.5K lbs 42.8%
Darling Ingredients Inc.'s 414.3K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 57.2% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 42.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen sulfide.
MID volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Darling Ingredients Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Union City, TN, in the food sector. It reported 62.5K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 414.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,185 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. Darling Ingredients Inc. is pounds #75 and chemical-count #262 at 414.3K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tyson Farms Inc. - Union City Processing; Kohler Co; Titan Tire Corp of Union City; Mtd Consumer Group Inc - Martin Facility. Similar-scale Food peers outside Tennessee: Gossner Foods - Magic Valley Inc.; 443 - Richmond Oilseeds; Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery; Simmons Foods. Other Darling Ingredients Inc sites in this extract: Darling Ingredients Inc.- Linkwood Facility; Darling Ingredients Inc. - Grapeland; Darling Ingredients Inc; Rousselot Peabody Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen sulfide; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia.
Darling Ingredients Inc. is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Union City, TN: 414.3K lbs across 3 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 57.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gossner Foods - Magic Valley Inc. and 443 - Richmond Oilseeds.
Darling Ingredients Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
414K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Darling Ingredients Inc. in the Food sector extract
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Darling Ingredients Inc. reports the 263rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.3% of its sector. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Gossner Foods - Magic Valley Inc. and 443 - Richmond Oilseeds.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Darling Ingredients Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 82.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 62.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Darling Ingredients Inc.'s land releases fell from 31.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Darling Ingredients Inc.'s chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Darling Ingredients Inc.'s air releases fell from 51.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 44.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Darling Ingredients Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Darling Ingredients Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
78% less than the comparison
25% 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 Darling Ingredients Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 414.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 10% (56.7K lbs to 62.5K lbs).
Darling Ingredients Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Darling Ingredients Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 10% 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: Hydrogen sulfide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 56.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 149.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 63.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 82.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 62.5K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen sulfide | 236.8K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 148.1K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 29.3K lbs | - |
Darling Ingredients Inc. in Obion
Nearest TRI Facilities to Darling Ingredients Inc.
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Tyson Farms Inc. - Union City Processing, Kohler Co, Titan Tire Corp of Union City, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Gossner Foods - Magic Valley Inc., 443 - Richmond Oilseeds, Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Darling Ingredients Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (414.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Asahi Refining Florida LLC, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Rec Boat Holdings Llc-Sport/engineering. 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.
- Asahi Refining Florida LLC Opa Locka, FL · Primary Metals 414.2K lbs reported
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Chelmsford, MA · Chemicals 414.2K lbs reported
- Rec Boat Holdings Llc-Sport/engineering Cadillac, MI · Transportation Equipment 415.3K lbs reported
- Fca US Sterling Heights Assembly Plant Sterling Heights, MI · Transportation Equipment 415.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Darling Ingredients Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Darling Ingredients Inc.- Linkwood Facility, Darling Ingredients Inc. - Grapeland, Darling Ingredients 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 Hydrogen sulfide, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia; nearby reporters include Tyson Farms Inc. - Union City Processing. Darling Ingredients Inc. stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 Darling Ingredients Inc. TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Hydrogen sulfide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Darling Ingredients Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Union City, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311613 · Food. 15.9% of Obion TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Asahi Refining Florida LLC (Δ 144 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Darling Ingredients Inc. stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 57.2%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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