EPA TRI Facility · Food
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco
Wallula, WA · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 432.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
MIXED Form-R mix
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco: how the 432.1K lbs splits
432.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 213.8K lbs 49.5%
- Air Releases 138.7K lbs 32.1%
- Off-site Transfers 79.6K lbs 18.4%
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco's 432.1K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - land disposal is 49.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 32.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wallula, WA, in the food sector. It reported 112.5K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 432.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,126 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Washington's 311 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco is pounds #38 and chemical-count #64 at 432.1K lbs. Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility leads reported pounds (13.1M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #106). Hf Sinclair Puget Sound Refining LLC leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (711.7K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Boise White Paper LLC; Tessenderlo Kerley Inc.; Nutrien US LLC; Alleima Special Metals LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Washington: Continental Dairy Facilities LLC; Foremost Farms USA; Saputo Cheese USA Inc; Allen Harim Foods LLC - Harbeson. 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; Hydrogen sulfide; Peracetic acid; Manganese compounds.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Wallula, WA: 432.1K lbs across 5 chemicals. No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment land disposal at 49.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Continental Dairy Facilities LLC and Foremost Farms USA.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
432K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% 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 Pasco: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco reports the 253rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.8% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 83.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Washington include Continental Dairy Facilities LLC and Foremost Farms USA.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 83.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco's total reported releases rose from 86.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 112.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco's land releases rose from 39.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 57.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco's chemicals reported fell from 4 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco's air releases rose from 31.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 38.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 432.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 65% (68.3K lbs to 112.5K lbs).
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco year-over-year reported totals (increased by 65% 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 | 68.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 78.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 85.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 86.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 112.5K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 360.9K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 66.8K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 4.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 0 lbs | - |
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco in Walla Walla
Nearest TRI Facilities to Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco
Closest other reporters in Washington - including Boise White Paper LLC, Tessenderlo Kerley Inc., Nutrien US LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 310 other reporting facilities in Washington.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Washington - e.g. Continental Dairy Facilities LLC, Foremost Farms USA, Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
Compare beyond Washington
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco on cumulative reported pounds (432.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Charter Next Generation - Bloomer, Boeing Co of Portland, Continental Dairy Facilities LLC. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
- Charter Next Generation - Bloomer Bloomer, WI · Plastics and Rubber 432.3K lbs reported
- Boeing Co of Portland Portland, OR · Transportation Equipment 431.9K lbs reported
- Continental Dairy Facilities LLC Coopersville, MI · Food 431.9K lbs reported
- Foremost Farms USA Marshfield, WI · Food 431.9K 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, Hydrogen sulfide, Peracetic acid, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Boise White Paper LLC. Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco stamps MID 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 Pasco TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wallula, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311611 · Food. 7.9% of Walla Walla TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Charter Next Generation - Bloomer (Δ 157 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco stamps MID · MIXED pathway (land disposal leads at 49.5%). 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