EPA TRI Facility · Food
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex
Mount Pleasant, TX · Parent: Pilgrims Pride Corp
- Total releases
- 9.9M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex: how the 9.9M lbs splits
9.9M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 9.8M lbs 98.7%
- Air Releases 97.6K lbs 1.0%
- Off-site Transfers 32.0K lbs 0.3%
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex's 9.9M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 98.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Mount Pleasant, TX, in the food sector. It reported 1.8M lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 9.9M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 211 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex is pounds #18 and chemical-count #726 at 9.9M lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Priefert Manufacturing; Marmon Industrial Energy & Infrastructure - Mt. Pleasant; Txi-Mt Pleasant Ready Mix; Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing - Mount Pleasant. Similar-scale Food peers outside Texas: Foremost Farms USA; Amalgamated Sugar Co; Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant; McCain Foods USA Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Peracetic acid; Hydrogen sulfide.
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (98.7% water discharges) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 9.9M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Foremost Farms USA and Amalgamated Sugar Co.
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.9M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex inside Titus's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex reports the 12th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 99.7% of every pound reported in Titus. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 98.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Foremost Farms USA and Amalgamated Sugar Co.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Titus's reported pounds (10.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex's total reported releases rose from 1.7 million lb in 2022 to 1.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex's off-site transfers rose from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex's air releases fell from 15.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex's water releases rose from 1.7 million lb in 2022 to 1.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 9.9M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 24% (2.3M lbs to 1.8M lbs).
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021 1
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 24% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.3M lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 2.7M lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 1.4M lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 1.7M lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 1.8M lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 9.8M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 135.8K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 2.0K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 0 lbs | - |
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Priefert Manufacturing, Marmon Industrial Energy & Infrastructure - Mt. Pleasant, Txi-Mt Pleasant Ready Mix, ordered by distance.
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Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Foremost Farms USA, Amalgamated Sugar Co, Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex on cumulative reported pounds (9.9M lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Cpi USA North Carolina LLC, Freeport-McMoran Sierrita Inc, Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Peracetic acid, Hydrogen sulfide; nearby reporters include Priefert Manufacturing. Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex stamps HEAVY volume · WATER 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 Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex TRI extract (HEAVY · WATER · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Mount Pleasant, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 99.7% of Titus TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cpi USA North Carolina LLC (Δ 16.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pilgrim's Pride Corp Mt Pleasant Complex stamps HEAVY volume · WATER pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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