EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc.
Houston, TX · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 12.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc.: how the 12.5K lbs splits
12.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 12.5K lbs 100.0%
Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc.'s 12.5K 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
Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Houston, TX, in the food sector. It reported 12.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023. That ranks 9,341 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 Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc. is pounds #901 and chemical-count #1596 at 12.5K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Quality Electric Steel Castings LP; Nvent; Hydril Co; Vibrantz Energy LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Texas: Wells Enterprises Inc North Ice Cream Plant; Pilgrim's Pride Ellijay Processing Plant; Request Foods Coldquest; Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC. 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: Ammonia.
Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 12.5K lbs (2023–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Wells Enterprises Inc North Ice Cream Plant and Pilgrim's Pride Ellijay Processing Plant.
Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
12K lbs Top 36% higher than 64% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc.: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc. reports the 907th-largest volume (12.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Wells Enterprises Inc North Ice Cream Plant and Pilgrim's Pride Ellijay Processing Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
35% less than the comparison
80% less than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 12.5K lbs.
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2023–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 12.5K lbs | - |
Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc.
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Quality Electric Steel Castings LP, Nvent, Hydril Co, 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. Wells Enterprises Inc North Ice Cream Plant, Pilgrim's Pride Ellijay Processing Plant, Request Foods Coldquest.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (12.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Clarke Mosquito Control Products Inc, Royal Oak Enterprises-Ellsinore, Nor-Cal Beverage Co Inc. 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.
- Clarke Mosquito Control Products Inc Roselle, IL · Chemicals 12.5K lbs reported
- Royal Oak Enterprises-Ellsinore Ellsinore, MO · Chemicals 12.5K lbs reported
- Nor-Cal Beverage Co Inc West Sacramento, CA · Beverages 12.4K lbs reported
- Peterson Products Dayton, NV · Plastics and Rubber 12.5K lbs reported
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 Ammonia; nearby reporters include Quality Electric Steel Castings LP. Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc. 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.
Use and verify this record
This Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Houston, TX, latest year 2023. NAICS 311612 · Food. 0.0% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nov Oregon Street (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc. 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