EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc
Amarillo, TX
- Total releases
- 1.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
MIXED Form-R mix
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc: how the 1.1M lbs splits
1.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 564.8K lbs 49.8%
- Air Releases 547.6K lbs 48.2%
- Off-site Transfers 22.8K lbs 2.0%
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc's 1.1M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - land disposal is 49.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 48.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
HEAVY volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Amarillo, TX, in the food sector. It reported 207.6K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 1.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,210 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 Fresh Meats Inc is pounds #132 and chemical-count #436 at 1.1M 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: Excel Machinery Ltd; Asarco LLC Amarillo Copper Refinery; Gri Towers Texas; Quikrete - Amarillo Tx Plant. Similar-scale Food peers outside Texas: George's Chicken LLC; Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc; Empirical Foods (ssc); Adm Soybean Processing Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Hydrogen sulfide; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Amarillo, TX: 1.1M lbs across 7 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment land disposal at 49.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include George's Chicken LLC and Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.1M lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc inside Potter's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc reports the 166th-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 37.7% of every pound reported in Potter. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 68.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include George's Chicken LLC and Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Potter's reported pounds (3.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc's total reported releases fell from 258.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 207.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc's land releases fell from 169.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 121.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc's off-site transfers fell from 11.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc's air releases fell from 78.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 77.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tyson Fresh Meats Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 8% (193.0K lbs to 207.6K lbs).
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Tyson Fresh Meats Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 8% 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 | 193.0K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 164.3K lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 311.4K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 258.9K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 207.6K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 779.7K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 203.7K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 126.9K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 18.8K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 4.7K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc in Potter
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tyson Fresh Meats Inc
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Excel Machinery Ltd, Asarco LLC Amarillo Copper Refinery, Gri Towers Texas, ordered by distance.
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Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. George's Chicken LLC, Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Cofield Nc, Empirical Foods (ssc).
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Fresh Meats Inc on cumulative reported pounds (1.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Owosso Graphic Arts, George's Chicken LLC, Fca US Jefferson North Assembly Plant. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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
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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 Ammonia, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Hydrogen sulfide, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Excel Machinery Ltd. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED 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 Fresh Meats Inc TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Amarillo, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311611 · Food. 37.7% of Potter TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Owosso Graphic Arts (Δ 1.8K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (land disposal leads at 49.8%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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