EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing
Center, TX · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 2.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing: how the 2.1M lbs splits
2.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 2.0M lbs 97.5%
- Air Releases 51.3K lbs 2.5%
Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing's 2.1M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 97.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Center, TX, in the food sector. It reported 749.4K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 2.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 841 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. Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing is pounds #87 and chemical-count #607 at 2.1M 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: Bulldog Gas Plant; Tyson Poultry Inc. - Carthage Tx Processing Plant; Panola II Gas Plant; Louisiana Pacific Corp Carthage Osb Plant. Similar-scale Food peers outside Texas: Lactalis Heritage Dairy Inc.; South Dakota Soybean Processors; Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Salisbury Md; Archer Daniels Midland (adm) Deerfield. Other Tyson Foods Inc sites in this extract: Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc; Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing Plant; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Louisa County. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Certain glycol ethers; Peracetic acid.
Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (97.5% water discharges) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.1M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lactalis Heritage Dairy Inc. and South Dakota Soybean Processors.
Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.1M 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
Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing inside Shelby's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing reports the 102nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Shelby. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 97.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Lactalis Heritage Dairy Inc. and South Dakota Soybean Processors.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Shelby's reported pounds (2.1M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing's total reported releases fell from 863.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 749.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing's air releases rose from 6.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing's chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing's water releases fell from 857.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 738.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 78% (419.9K lbs to 749.4K lbs).
Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing year-over-year reported totals (increased by 78% 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 | 419.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 11.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 14.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 863.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 749.4K 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) | 2.0M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 48.9K lbs | - |
| Certain glycol ethers | 7.7K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 2.1K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Bulldog Gas Plant, Tyson Poultry Inc. - Carthage Tx Processing Plant, Panola II Gas 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. Lactalis Heritage Dairy Inc., South Dakota Soybean Processors, Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Salisbury Md.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing on cumulative reported pounds (2.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Pmx Industries Inc, Reworld Tron Corp, Dolet Hills Power Station. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Tyson Foods Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc, Tyson Farms Inc. - Carthage Ms Processing 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), Ammonia, Certain glycol ethers, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Bulldog Gas Plant. Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing 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.
Use and verify this record
This Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing 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.
Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Center, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 100% of Shelby TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pmx Industries Inc (Δ 295 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tyson Farms Inc-Center Tx P Rocessing 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