EPA TRI Facility · Food
Belgioioso - Chase
Pulaski, WI · Parent: Belgioioso Cheese Inc
- Total releases
- 186.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Belgioioso - Chase: how the 186.4K lbs splits
186.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 181.3K lbs 97.3%
- Off-site Transfers 5.1K lbs 2.7%
Belgioioso - Chase's 186.4K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 97.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Belgioioso - Chase is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pulaski, WI, in the food sector. It reported 1.8K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 186.4K lbs in total across its 2020-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,369 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wisconsin's 836 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Belgioioso - Chase is pounds #101 and chemical-count #465 at 186.4K lbs. Mullins Cheese Inc leads reported pounds (11.2M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #319). Ppg Industries Inc-Oak Creek leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (2.2M lbs, pounds #16). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Kcs International Inc (pulaski); Marquis Yachts LLC; Industrial Engraving LLC; Louisiana-Pacific Corp. Similar-scale Food peers outside Wisconsin: Lamb Weston Inc. - Paterson Plant; Franklin Foods; Lactalis American Group Inc.; Fieldale Farms Toccoa Protien Converson Facility. Other Belgioioso Cheese Inc sites in this extract: Belgioioso Glenmore; Belgioioso Cheese Inc. Polly-O Campbell Plant; Belgioioso Cheese - Freedom Plant; Belgioioso Cheese. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Belgioioso - Chase stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (97.3% water discharges) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 186.4K lbs (2020–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lamb Weston Inc. - Paterson Plant and Franklin Foods.
Belgioioso - Chase vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
186K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Belgioioso - Chase inside Oconto's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Belgioioso - Chase reports the 375th-largest volume, placing it in the top 18.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 31.3% of every pound reported in Oconto. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Lamb Weston Inc. - Paterson Plant and Franklin Foods.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Oconto's reported pounds (595.5K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Belgioioso - Chase's total reported releases fell from 56.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Belgioioso - Chase's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 35 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Belgioioso - Chase's water releases fell from 56.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Belgioioso - Chase Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Belgioioso - Chase releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 186.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2020 to 2023, total releases decreased by 97% (66.8K lbs to 1.8K lbs).
Belgioioso - Chase: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2020–2023
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Belgioioso - Chase year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 97% from 2020 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 66.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 61.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 56.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.8K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 186.4K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Belgioioso - Chase · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Belgioioso - Chase
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Kcs International Inc (pulaski), Marquis Yachts LLC, Industrial Engraving LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 835 other reporting facilities in Wisconsin.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Lamb Weston Inc. - Paterson Plant, Franklin Foods, Lactalis American Group Inc..
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Belgioioso - Chase on cumulative reported pounds (186.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Flat Rock Assembly Plant, Certainteed LLC, Lasalle Lumber Co LLC - Urania Sawmill. 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.
- Flat Rock Assembly Plant Flat Rock, MI · Transportation Equipment 186.3K lbs reported
- Certainteed LLC Chowchilla, CA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 186.5K lbs reported
- Lasalle Lumber Co LLC - Urania Sawmill Urania, LA · Wood Products 186.2K lbs reported
- Rotor Clip Co Inc Somerset, NJ · Fabricated Metals 186.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Belgioioso Cheese Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Belgioioso Glenmore, Belgioioso Cheese Inc. Polly-O Campbell Plant, Belgioioso Cheese - Freedom 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), Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Kcs International Inc (pulaski). Belgioioso - Chase 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 Belgioioso - Chase 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.
Belgioioso - Chase totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pulaski, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2023 (4 years). NAICS 311513 · Food. 31.3% of Oconto TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Flat Rock Assembly Plant (Δ 20 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Belgioioso - Chase 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