EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc
Vernon, TX · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 30.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc: how the 30.7K lbs splits
30.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 17.2K lbs 56.0%
- Air Releases 13.5K lbs 44.0%
Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc's 30.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 56.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 44.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Sodium nitrite.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Vernon, TX, in the food sector. It reported 3.7K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 30.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,271 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 #710 and chemical-count #1207 at 30.7K 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: Solvay USA LLC; American Electric Power Oklaunion Plant; Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC; Cryovac Inc Iowa Park. Similar-scale Food peers outside Texas: Byrne Cortlandville; D L Lee & Sons; Tyson Poultry Inc-Randall Road Cornish Plant/long Haul Truck; Concord Further Processing Plant. 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: Sodium nitrite; Ammonia.
Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Vernon, TX: 30.7K lbs across 2 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 56.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Byrne Cortlandville and D L Lee & Sons.
Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
31K lbs Top 28% higher than 72% 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 in the Food sector extract
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc reports the 724th-largest volume (30.7K lbs). Scale peers outside Texas include Byrne Cortlandville and D L Lee & Sons.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc's total reported releases rose from 3.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc's off-site transfers rose from 3.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 30.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 22% (4.7K lbs to 3.7K lbs).
Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 22% 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: Sodium nitrite.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 15.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 3.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 3.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 3.7K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Sodium nitrite | 17.2K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 13.5K lbs | - |
Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc in Wilbarger
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Solvay USA LLC, American Electric Power Oklaunion Plant, Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC, 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. Byrne Cortlandville, D L Lee & Sons, Tyson Poultry Inc-Randall Road Cornish Plant/long Haul Truck.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc on cumulative reported pounds (30.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Rathgibson Janesville LLC, Imagineering Enterprises LLC, Avery Dennison Std-Bldg 19. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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 Sodium nitrite, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Solvay USA LLC. Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc stamps LIGHT 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.
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This Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Sodium nitrite) 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 Vernon, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311612 · Food. 7.3% of Wilbarger TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Rathgibson Janesville LLC (Δ 7 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 56.0%). 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