EPA TRI Facility · Food
Sanderson Farms LLC
Waco, TX · Parent: Sanderson Farms LLC
- Total releases
- 2.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
Reported-total composition
How the reported total is distributed
2.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 2.5M lbs 98.6%
- Air Releases 35.4K lbs 1.4%
The segments reconcile to the cumulative total shown above. Off-site transfers are shown separately from releases to air, water, and land.
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Sanderson Farms LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waco, TX, in the food sector. It reported 389.7K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 2.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 720 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. Sanderson Farms LLC is pounds #73 and chemical-count #728 at 2.6M 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: Gholson Ready Mix; Cargill Value Added Meats; Pilgrim's Pride Corp Waco Processing Plant; Roca Bathroom Products Inc.. Similar-scale Food peers outside Texas: Mountaire Farms of Delaware Inc; Ok Foods-Ft Smith; Cargill Inc; Bunge Chevron Ag Renewables LLC. Other Sanderson Farms LLC sites in this extract: Sanderson Farms LLC; Sanderson Farms LLC; Sanderson Farms LLC; Sanderson Farms LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Peracetic acid.
Sanderson Farms LLC has reported 2.6M lbs of toxic releases across 4 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. The facility operates in the Food sector. The primary release pathway is water discharges, accounting for 99% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
Sanderson Farms LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.6M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Sanderson Farms LLC reports the 79th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4% of its sector. 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.
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sanderson Farms LLC's total reported releases fell from 451.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 389.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sanderson Farms LLC's air releases fell from 13.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sanderson Farms LLC's water releases fell from 438.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 387.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Quick Facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Sanderson Farms LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 42% (676.1K lbs to 389.7K lbs).
Reported total releases by year
Sanderson Farms LLC - annual TRI totals
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Year-over-year reported totals. TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production levels, waste-rock handling and reporting changes, not only with emissions controls.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 676.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 575.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 491.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 451.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 389.7K 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) | 2.5M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 24.0K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 13.4K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sanderson Farms LLC
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Gholson Ready Mix, Cargill Value Added Meats, Pilgrim's Pride Corp Waco Processing Plant, 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. Mountaire Farms of Delaware Inc, Ok Foods-Ft Smith, Cargill Inc.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sanderson Farms LLC on cumulative reported pounds (2.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Wva Manufacturing LLC, Lansing Board of Water & Light-Erickson, Cabot Corp Canal Plant. 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
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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, Hydrogen sulfide, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Gholson Ready Mix. Sanderson Farms LLC 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.
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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