EPA TRI Facility · Food
La Quesera Mexicana
Greeneville, TN
- Total releases
- 2.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
La Quesera Mexicana: how the 2.6K lbs splits
2.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.8K lbs 68.8%
- Land Disposal 800 lbs 31.2%
La Quesera Mexicana's 2.6K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 68.8% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 31.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
La Quesera Mexicana is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Greeneville, TN, in the food sector. It reported 1.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 2.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,381 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. La Quesera Mexicana is pounds #382 and chemical-count #518 at 2.6K 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: Miller/greeneville Plant 2; Miller/greeneville Inc.; Meco Corp; Donaldson Co Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Tennessee: Blue Bell Creameries; Associated Milk Producers Inc.; Armour Eckrich LLC; Willow Brook Foods. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
La Quesera Mexicana is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Greeneville, TN: 2.6K lbs across 1 chemical. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 68.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Blue Bell Creameries and Associated Milk Producers Inc..
La Quesera Mexicana vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.6K lbs Top 48% higher than 52% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
La Quesera Mexicana: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, La Quesera Mexicana reports the 1,100th-largest volume (2.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Blue Bell Creameries and Associated Milk Producers Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of La Quesera Mexicana's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- La Quesera Mexicana's total reported releases rose from 353 lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- La Quesera Mexicana's land releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 800 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- La Quesera Mexicana's air releases rose from 353 lb in 2022 to 542 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
La Quesera Mexicana Form-R facts
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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 La Quesera Mexicana releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 406% (265 lbs to 1.3K lbs).
La Quesera Mexicana: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows La Quesera Mexicana year-over-year reported totals (increased by 406% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 265 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 279 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 322 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 353 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.3K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 2.6K lbs | - |
La Quesera Mexicana in Greene
Nearest TRI Facilities to La Quesera Mexicana
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Miller/greeneville Plant 2, Miller/greeneville Inc., Meco Corp, 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. Blue Bell Creameries, Associated Milk Producers Inc., Armour Eckrich LLC.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest La Quesera Mexicana on cumulative reported pounds (2.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Satellite Industries Inc., Federal Bureau of Prisons US Penitentiary, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Planta Hatillo. 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.
- Satellite Industries Inc. Bristol, IN · Transportation Equipment 2.6K lbs reported
- Federal Bureau of Prisons US Penitentiary Leavenworth, KS · Other 2.6K lbs reported
- Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC Penuelas, PR · Petroleum 2.6K lbs reported
- Building Materials Manufacturing LLC Arkadelphia, AR · Petroleum 2.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Miller/greeneville Plant 2. La Quesera Mexicana stamps LIGHT 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 La Quesera Mexicana TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
La Quesera Mexicana totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Greeneville, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311513 · Food. 0.1% of Greene TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Satellite Industries Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
La Quesera Mexicana stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 68.8%). 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