EPA TRI Facility · Food
Pyco Industries Inc Avenue a Facility
Lubbock, TX · Parent: Pyco Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 44.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Pyco Industries Inc Avenue a Facility: how the 44.8K lbs splits
44.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 44.8K lbs 100.0%
Pyco Industries Inc Avenue a Facility's 44.8K 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: n-Hexane.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Pyco Industries Inc Avenue a Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lubbock, TX, in the food sector. It reported 8.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 44.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,364 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. Pyco Industries Inc Avenue a Facility is pounds #621 and chemical-count #1539 at 44.8K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Frito-Lay Inc; Alamo Dynamic LLC DBA Dynamic Foods; 348 - Lubbock Oilseeds; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Gandy's. Similar-scale Food peers outside Texas: Publix Lakeland Industrial Complex & Bakery; Danisco Sweeteners Inc; California Natural Color; Safeway Milk Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane.
Pyco Industries Inc Avenue a Facility stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 44.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Publix Lakeland Industrial Complex & Bakery and Danisco Sweeteners Inc.
Pyco Industries Inc Avenue a Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
45K lbs Top 24% higher than 76% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pyco Industries Inc Avenue a Facility: n-Hexane-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Pyco Industries Inc Avenue a Facility reports the 650th-largest volume (44.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Publix Lakeland Industrial Complex & Bakery and Danisco Sweeteners Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Pyco Industries Inc Avenue a Facility's pounds in one chemical - here n-Hexane at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pyco Industries Inc Avenue a Facility's total reported releases fell from 12.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pyco Industries Inc Avenue a Facility's air releases fell from 12.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pyco Industries Inc Avenue a Facility Form-R facts
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See how Pyco Industries Inc Avenue a Facility stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
1494.8× more than the comparison
67% 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 Pyco Industries Inc Avenue a Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 44.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 12% (7.6K lbs to 8.5K lbs).
Pyco Industries Inc Avenue a Facility: 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 Pyco Industries Inc Avenue a Facility year-over-year reported totals (increased by 12% 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 6.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 10.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 12.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 8.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 44.8K lbs | - |
Pyco Industries Inc Avenue a Facility · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pyco Industries Inc Avenue a Facility
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Frito-Lay Inc, Alamo Dynamic LLC DBA Dynamic Foods, 348 - Lubbock Oilseeds, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Publix Lakeland Industrial Complex & Bakery, Danisco Sweeteners Inc, California Natural Color.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pyco Industries Inc Avenue a Facility on cumulative reported pounds (44.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Genencor International Wisconsin Inc., Ultralife Corp, Selfridge Plating Inc.. 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.
- Genencor International Wisconsin Inc. Beloit, WI · Chemicals 44.8K lbs reported
- Ultralife Corp Newark, NY · Electrical Equipment 44.9K lbs reported
- Selfridge Plating Inc. Harrison Township, MI · Fabricated Metals 44.9K lbs reported
- Canfor Southern Pine-Darlington Plant Darlington, SC · Wood Products 44.9K 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 n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Frito-Lay Inc. Pyco Industries Inc Avenue a Facility 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 Pyco Industries Inc Avenue a Facility TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Pyco Industries Inc Avenue a Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lubbock, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311224 · Food. 6.4% of Lubbock TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Genencor International Wisconsin Inc. (Δ 19 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pyco Industries Inc Avenue a Facility stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane. 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