EPA TRI Facility · Food
Cargill Meat Solutions Inc
Dayton, VA · Parent: Cargill Inc
- Total releases
- 332.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Cargill Meat Solutions Inc: how the 473.0K lbs splits
473.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 473.0K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 11 lbs <0.1%
Cargill Meat Solutions Inc's 473.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Cargill Meat Solutions Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Dayton, VA, in the food sector. It reported 140.4K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2024, and 332.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 2,442 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Cargill Meat Solutions Inc is pounds #46 and chemical-count #106 at 332.6K lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Driv; Concrete Pipe & Precast Llc-Harrisonburg Precast Plant; Gilmer Industries Inc; Wwf Operating Co LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Virginia: Saputo Cheese USA Inc; Isonova Technologies LLC - Social Circle; Darling Ingredients Inc; Givaudan Flavors Corp. Other Cargill Inc sites in this extract: Cargill Meat Solutions Corp; Cargill Corn Milling; Cargill Inc; Cargill Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid; Ammonia; Peracetic acid.
Cargill Meat Solutions Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 332.6K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Saputo Cheese USA Inc and Isonova Technologies LLC - Social Circle.
Cargill Meat Solutions Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
333K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cargill Meat Solutions Inc inside Rockingham's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Cargill Meat Solutions Inc reports the 297th-largest volume, placing it in the top 15% of its sector. This one site accounts for 25.5% of every pound reported in Rockingham. Scale peers outside Virginia include Saputo Cheese USA Inc and Isonova Technologies LLC - Social Circle.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Rockingham's reported pounds (1.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cargill Meat Solutions Inc's total reported releases fell from 130.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 108.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cargill Meat Solutions Inc's off-site transfers fell from 130.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 108.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cargill Meat Solutions Inc Form-R facts
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See how Cargill Meat Solutions Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
59.5× more than the comparison
43% 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 Cargill Meat Solutions Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 473.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 56% (90.3K lbs to 140.4K lbs).
Cargill Meat Solutions Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Cargill Meat Solutions Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 56% from 2019 to 2024). 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 | 90.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 3.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 130.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 108.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2024 | 140.4K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 270.0K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 187.5K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 15.5K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Cargill Meat Solutions Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cargill Meat Solutions Inc
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Driv, Concrete Pipe & Precast Llc-Harrisonburg Precast Plant, Gilmer Industries Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 433 other reporting facilities in Virginia.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Saputo Cheese USA Inc, Isonova Technologies LLC - Social Circle, Darling Ingredients Inc.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cargill Meat Solutions Inc on cumulative reported pounds (332.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Proampac, Containment Solutions Inc, Ahlstrom Rhinelander LLC. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Cargill Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, Cargill Corn Milling, Cargill Inc.
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), Nitric acid, Ammonia, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Driv. Cargill Meat Solutions Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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 Cargill Meat Solutions Inc TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · 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.
Cargill Meat Solutions Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Dayton, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 25.5% of Rockingham TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Proampac (Δ 245 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cargill Meat Solutions Inc stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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