EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tyson Farms Inc. - Processing Facility
Glen Allen, VA · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 150.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Tyson Farms Inc. - Processing Facility: how the 150.2K lbs splits
150.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 150.1K lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 100 lbs 0.1%
Tyson Farms Inc. - Processing Facility's 150.2K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 99.9% 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 WATER pathway CLEAN
Tyson Farms Inc. - Processing Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Glen Allen, VA, in the food sector. It reported 20 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 150.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,750 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. Tyson Farms Inc. - Processing Facility is pounds #82 and chemical-count #204 at 150.2K 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: South Atlantic Galvanizing LLC; Concrete Pipe & Precast Llc-Hanover Pipe Plant; Commonwealth Galvanizing; Heritage-Crystal Clean LLC - Richmond Recycling Center. Similar-scale Food peers outside Virginia: Nestle Purina Petcare Co; Cargill Meat Solutions Corp; Fieldale Farms Corp Murrayville Complex; American Italian Pasta Co. 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); Peracetic acid.
Tyson Farms Inc. - Processing Facility stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (99.9% water discharges) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 150.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nestle Purina Petcare Co and Cargill Meat Solutions Corp.
Tyson Farms Inc. - Processing Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
150K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% 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. - Processing Facility: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Farms Inc. - Processing Facility reports the 418th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include Nestle Purina Petcare Co and Cargill Meat Solutions Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Tyson Farms Inc. - Processing Facility's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tyson Farms Inc. - Processing Facility's total reported releases fell from 35.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 20 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Farms Inc. - Processing Facility's water releases fell from 35.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Farms Inc. - Processing Facility's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tyson Farms Inc. - Processing Facility Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tyson Farms Inc. - Processing Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 150.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (55.0K lbs to 20 lbs).
Tyson Farms Inc. - Processing Facility: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Tyson Farms Inc. - Processing Facility year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 100% 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 | 55.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 27.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 33.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 35.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 20 lbs | 1 |
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) | 150.1K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 100 lbs | - |
Tyson Farms Inc. - Processing Facility · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tyson Farms Inc. - Processing Facility
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including South Atlantic Galvanizing LLC, Concrete Pipe & Precast Llc-Hanover Pipe Plant, Commonwealth Galvanizing, 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. Nestle Purina Petcare Co, Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, Fieldale Farms Corp Murrayville Complex.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Farms Inc. - Processing Facility on cumulative reported pounds (150.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Silgan White Cap Corp, Ametek Specialty Metal Products Div, Nestle Purina Petcare Co. 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.
- Silgan White Cap Corp Evansville, IN · Fabricated Metals 150.2K lbs reported
- Ametek Specialty Metal Products Div Wallingford, CT · Primary Metals 150.4K lbs reported
- Nestle Purina Petcare Co Crete, NE · Food 150.5K lbs reported
- Creative Liquid Coatings Nicholasville, KY · Transportation Equipment 150.5K 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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include South Atlantic Galvanizing LLC. Tyson Farms Inc. - Processing Facility stamps MID 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. - Processing Facility TRI extract (MID · 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. - Processing Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Glen Allen, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 4.7% of Hanover TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Silgan White Cap Corp (Δ 61 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tyson Farms Inc. - Processing Facility stamps MID 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