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
WATER Form-R mix
Sanderson Farms LLC: how the 2.6M lbs splits
2.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 2.5M lbs 98.6%
- Air Releases 35.4K lbs 1.4%
Sanderson Farms LLC's 2.6M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 98.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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.
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Nearest reporters in Texas
- Gholson Ready Mix Waco · 0 lbs
- Cargill Value Added Meats Waco · 12.5K lbs
- Pilgrim's Pride Corp Waco Processing Plant Waco · 9.3K lbs
- Roca Bathroom Products Inc. Waco · 185.1K lbs
Similar-scale Food sites elsewhere: Mountaire Farms of Delaware Inc (DE) · Ok Foods-Ft Smith (AR) · Cargill Inc (KS)
Sanderson Farms LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (98.6% water discharges) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mountaire Farms of Delaware Inc and Ok Foods-Ft Smith.
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
Sanderson Farms LLC: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
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. Scale peers outside Texas include Mountaire Farms of Delaware Inc and Ok Foods-Ft Smith.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sanderson Farms LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 98.6%. Not a toxicity score.
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.
Sanderson Farms LLC Form-R 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).
Sanderson Farms LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Sanderson Farms LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 42% 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 | 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 | - |
Sanderson Farms LLC · WATER-pathway site
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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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This Sanderson Farms LLC 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.
Sanderson Farms LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waco, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 22.1% of Mclennan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Wva Manufacturing LLC (Δ 2.8K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sanderson Farms LLC 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