EPA TRI Facility · Food
The Pictsweet Co - Monte Alto Tx Plant
Monte Alto, TX
- Total releases
- 80.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
The Pictsweet Co - Monte Alto Tx Plant: how the 80.6K lbs splits
80.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 80.6K lbs 100.0%
The Pictsweet Co - Monte Alto Tx Plant's 80.6K 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: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
The Pictsweet Co - Monte Alto Tx Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Monte Alto, TX, in the food sector. It reported 20.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 80.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,041 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. The Pictsweet Co - Monte Alto Tx Plant is pounds #485 and chemical-count #1522 at 80.6K 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: Evolve Furniture LLC; Titan Fuel Terminals Harlingen Gasoline Terminal; Gleco Plating Inc.; Penn Aluminum. Similar-scale Food peers outside Texas: Hp Hood LLC; Wisconsin Cheese Group; Provimi Na Inc; Triumph Foods LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
The Pictsweet Co - Monte Alto Tx Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 80.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hp Hood LLC and Wisconsin Cheese Group.
The Pictsweet Co - Monte Alto Tx Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
81K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
The Pictsweet Co - Monte Alto Tx Plant inside Hidalgo's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, The Pictsweet Co - Monte Alto Tx Plant reports the 537th-largest volume (80.6K lbs). This one site accounts for 31.1% of every pound reported in Hidalgo. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Hp Hood LLC and Wisconsin Cheese Group.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Hidalgo's reported pounds (258.8K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- The Pictsweet Co - Monte Alto Tx Plant's total reported releases rose from 19.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- The Pictsweet Co - Monte Alto Tx Plant's air releases rose from 19.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
The Pictsweet Co - Monte Alto Tx Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How The Pictsweet Co - Monte Alto Tx Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 80.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 412% (3.9K lbs to 20.0K lbs).
The Pictsweet Co - Monte Alto Tx Plant: 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 The Pictsweet Co - Monte Alto Tx Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 412% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 18.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 18.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 19.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 20.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 80.6K lbs | - |
The Pictsweet Co - Monte Alto Tx Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to The Pictsweet Co - Monte Alto Tx Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Evolve Furniture LLC, Titan Fuel Terminals Harlingen Gasoline Terminal, Gleco Plating Inc., 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. Hp Hood LLC, Wisconsin Cheese Group, Provimi Na Inc.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest The Pictsweet Co - Monte Alto Tx Plant on cumulative reported pounds (80.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Usalco Centreville Plant, Aoc LLC, Ashley Industrial Molding. 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.
- Usalco Centreville Plant Centreville, MS · Chemicals 80.6K lbs reported
- Aoc LLC Valparaiso, IN · Chemicals 80.6K lbs reported
- Ashley Industrial Molding Oelwein, IA · Plastics and Rubber 80.5K lbs reported
- Building Materials Manufacturing LLC Chester, SC · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 80.4K 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 Ammonia; nearby reporters include Evolve Furniture LLC. The Pictsweet Co - Monte Alto Tx Plant 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.
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This The Pictsweet Co - Monte Alto Tx Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
The Pictsweet Co - Monte Alto Tx Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Monte Alto, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311411 · Food. 31.1% of Hidalgo TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Usalco Centreville Plant (Δ 13 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
The Pictsweet Co - Monte Alto Tx Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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