EPA TRI Facility · Food
The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant
Bells, TN
- Total releases
- 59.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant: how the 59.9K lbs splits
59.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 59.9K lbs 100.0%
The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant's 59.9K 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
The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bells, TN, in the food sector. It reported 12.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 59.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,723 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. The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant is pounds #180 and chemical-count #468 at 59.9K 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: Teknor Apex Tennessee Co (aka Haywood Co); Precision Coils - Tennessee; Owens Corning - Jackson Tn; Most Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Tennessee: Darigold-Caldwell; Dsm Nutritional Products LLC; Cargill Meat Solutions Corp; Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC - Macon. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 59.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Darigold-Caldwell and Dsm Nutritional Products LLC.
The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
60K lbs Top 22% higher than 78% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant inside Crockett's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant reports the 590th-largest volume (59.9K lbs). This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Crockett. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Darigold-Caldwell and Dsm Nutritional Products LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Crockett's reported pounds (59.9K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant's total reported releases fell from 21.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant's air releases fell from 21.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 59.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 4% (12.5K lbs to 12.0K lbs).
The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant: 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 The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 4% 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 | 12.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 4.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 9.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 21.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 12.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 59.9K lbs | - |
The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Teknor Apex Tennessee Co (aka Haywood Co), Precision Coils - Tennessee, Owens Corning - Jackson Tn, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Darigold-Caldwell, Dsm Nutritional Products LLC, Cargill Meat Solutions Corp.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant on cumulative reported pounds (59.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Mica Steelworks-Kaufman, Poet Biorefining Alexandria LLC, Darigold-Caldwell. 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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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).
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 Teknor Apex Tennessee Co (aka Haywood Co). The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant 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 The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bells, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311411 · Food. 100% of Crockett TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mica Steelworks-Kaufman (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant 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