EPA TRI Facility · Food
San Antonio Frito Lay
San Antonio, TX · Parent: Pepsico Inc
- Total releases
- 17.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
San Antonio Frito Lay: how the 17.1K lbs splits
17.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 17.1K lbs 100.0%
San Antonio Frito Lay's 17.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
San Antonio Frito Lay is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in San Antonio, TX, in the food sector. It reported 4.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 17.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,607 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. San Antonio Frito Lay is pounds #830 and chemical-count #992 at 17.1K 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: San Antonio Retail Support Center; Berridge Manufacturing Co; Rittiman Road Retail Support Center; Ready Mix #8. Similar-scale Food peers outside Texas: Hormel Foods Corp; Monogram Snacks Martinsville LLC; The Pictsweet Co - Clarksville Ar Plant; Sartori Co. Other Pepsico Inc sites in this extract: Frito-Lay,inc.; Frito Lay Inc.; Frito-Lay Inc. - Perry Plant; Frito-Lay Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid; Peracetic acid.
Compare San Antonio Frito Lay with
Nearest reporters in Texas
- San Antonio Retail Support Center San Antonio · 9.1K lbs
- Berridge Manufacturing Co San Antonio · 7.3K lbs
- Rittiman Road Retail Support Center San Antonio · 15.3K lbs
- Ready Mix #8 San Antonio · 0 lbs
Similar-scale Food sites elsewhere: Hormel Foods Corp (WI) · Monogram Snacks Martinsville LLC (VA) · The Pictsweet Co - Clarksville Ar Plant (AR)
San Antonio Frito Lay stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 17.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hormel Foods Corp and Monogram Snacks Martinsville LLC.
San Antonio Frito Lay vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
17K lbs Top 33% higher than 67% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
San Antonio Frito Lay: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, San Antonio Frito Lay reports the 846th-largest volume (17.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Hormel Foods Corp and Monogram Snacks Martinsville LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of San Antonio Frito Lay's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- San Antonio Frito Lay's total reported releases rose from 4.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- San Antonio Frito Lay's chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- San Antonio Frito Lay's off-site transfers rose from 4.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
San Antonio Frito Lay Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How San Antonio Frito Lay releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 17.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 54% (2.8K lbs to 4.3K lbs).
San Antonio Frito Lay: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows San Antonio Frito Lay year-over-year reported totals (increased by 54% 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 | 2.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 3.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 3.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 4.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 4.3K lbs | 3 |
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) | 17.1K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
San Antonio Frito Lay · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Texas - including San Antonio Retail Support Center, Berridge Manufacturing Co, Rittiman Road Retail Support Center, 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. Hormel Foods Corp, Monogram Snacks Martinsville LLC, The Pictsweet Co - Clarksville Ar Plant.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest San Antonio Frito Lay on cumulative reported pounds (17.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Vesta Intermediate Funding Inc, Me Global Inc., Hormel Foods Corp. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Vesta Intermediate Funding Inc Franklin, WI · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 17.1K lbs reported
- Me Global Inc. Tempe, AZ · Primary Metals 17.1K lbs reported
- Hormel Foods Corp Beloit, WI · Food 17.1K lbs reported
- Bp Products Na Inc Dubuque Terminal Peosta, IA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 17.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Pepsico Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Frito-Lay,inc., Frito Lay Inc., Frito-Lay Inc. - Perry 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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include San Antonio Retail Support Center. San Antonio Frito Lay stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 San Antonio Frito Lay TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · 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.
San Antonio Frito Lay totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for San Antonio, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311919 · Food. 0.5% of Bexar TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Air Liquide la Porte Smr (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
San Antonio Frito Lay stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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