EPA TRI Facility · Food
Williams Country Sausage
Union City, TN · Parent: Hillshire Brands Co
- Total releases
- 21.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2022
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Williams Country Sausage: how the 21.9K lbs splits
21.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 21.3K lbs 97.3%
- Off-site Transfers 600 lbs 2.7%
Williams Country Sausage's 21.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Williams Country Sausage is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Union City, TN, in the food sector. It reported 21.9K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2022. That ranks 8,041 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. Williams Country Sausage is pounds #245 and chemical-count #490 at 21.9K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Kohler Co; Titan Tire Corp of Union City; Tyson Farms Inc. - Union City Processing; Darling Ingredients Inc.. Similar-scale Food peers outside Tennessee: Riviana Foods - Brinkley; Gold Creek Foods LLC GC5; Frito-Lay Inc; Schreiber Foods Inc. - Fairview Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Williams Country Sausage stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.3% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 21.9K lbs (2022–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Riviana Foods - Brinkley and Gold Creek Foods LLC GC5.
Williams Country Sausage vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
22K lbs Top 31% higher than 69% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Williams Country Sausage: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Williams Country Sausage reports the 796th-largest volume (21.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Riviana Foods - Brinkley and Gold Creek Foods LLC GC5.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Williams Country Sausage's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Williams Country Sausage Form-R facts
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See how Williams Country Sausage stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2.1× more than the comparison
80% 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 Williams Country Sausage releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 21.9K lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2022). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 21.9K lbs | - |
Williams Country Sausage · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Williams Country Sausage
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Kohler Co, Titan Tire Corp of Union City, Tyson Farms Inc. - Union City Processing, 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. Riviana Foods - Brinkley, Gold Creek Foods LLC GC5, Frito-Lay Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Williams Country Sausage on cumulative reported pounds (21.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include J C Steele & Sons Inc, Mantaline Corp, Janco Engineered Products LLC. 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.
- J C Steele & Sons Inc Statesville, NC · Machinery 21.9K lbs reported
- Mantaline Corp San Antonio, TX · Plastics and Rubber 21.9K lbs reported
- Janco Engineered Products LLC Mishawaka, IN · Plastics and Rubber 21.9K lbs reported
- Koppers Inc (somerville Tx) Somerville, TX · Wood Products 21.9K 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 Kohler Co. Williams Country Sausage 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 Williams Country Sausage TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Williams Country Sausage totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Union City, TN, latest year 2022. NAICS 311612 · Food. 0.8% of Obion TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: J C Steele & Sons Inc (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Williams Country Sausage 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