EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Goodlettsville
Goodlettsville, TN · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 103.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Goodlettsville: how the 103.6K lbs splits
103.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 98.5K lbs 95.1%
- Off-site Transfers 5.1K lbs 4.9%
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Goodlettsville's 103.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 95.1% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 4.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Goodlettsville is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Goodlettsville, TN, in the food sector. It reported 34.4K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 103.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,510 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. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Goodlettsville is pounds #147 and chemical-count #349 at 103.6K 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: Four O Corp; Superior Industrial Solutions Inc; Fiberweb Inc.; Qg Printing II LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Tennessee: Zinpro Corp; O-At-Ka Milk Products LLC; Advancepierre Foods; Pilgrim's Pride Corp Broadway Facility. 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: Ammonia; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Goodlettsville stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (95.1% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 103.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Zinpro Corp and O-At-Ka Milk Products LLC.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Goodlettsville vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
104K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Goodlettsville: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Goodlettsville reports the 488th-largest volume, placing it in the top 24.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Zinpro Corp and O-At-Ka Milk Products LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Goodlettsville's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Goodlettsville's total reported releases rose from 20.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 34.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Goodlettsville's air releases rose from 16.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 34.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Goodlettsville's off-site transfers fell from 4.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Goodlettsville Form-R facts
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See how Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Goodlettsville stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
19112.4× more than the comparison
33% 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 Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Goodlettsville releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 103.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 126% (15.2K lbs to 34.4K lbs).
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Goodlettsville: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Goodlettsville year-over-year reported totals (increased by 126% 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 | 15.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 15.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 18.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 20.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 34.4K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 103.6K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 0 lbs | - |
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Goodlettsville · AIR-pathway site
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Similar Food Facilities
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Goodlettsville on cumulative reported pounds (103.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Cff of Avery Dennison (0243081207), Zinpro Corp, Nemak Glasgow Plant #1. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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 Ammonia, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Four O Corp. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Goodlettsville stamps MID 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 Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Goodlettsville TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Goodlettsville totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Goodlettsville, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311612 · Food. 12.3% of Davidson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cff of Avery Dennison (0243081207) (Δ 27 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Goodlettsville stamps MID 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