EPA TRI Facility · Food
Frito-Lay Inc
Beloit, WI · Parent: Pepsico Inc
- Total releases
- 23.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Frito-Lay Inc: how the 23.3K lbs splits
23.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 23.2K lbs 99.6%
- Air Releases 101 lbs 0.4%
Frito-Lay Inc's 23.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Frito-Lay Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Beloit, WI, in the food sector. It reported 5.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 23.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,891 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. Frito-Lay Inc is pounds #314 and chemical-count #254 at 23.3K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Hormel Foods Corp; Genencor International Wisconsin Inc.; Northstar Medical Radioisotopes LLC; Fairbanks Morse Defense. Similar-scale Food peers outside Wisconsin: The Kraft Heinz Co; Hp Hood LLC; Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake; Winland Foods Inc.. Other Pepsico Inc sites in this extract: Frito-Lay,inc.; Frito Lay Inc.; Frito-Lay Inc. - Perry Plant; Frito-Lay Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Nitric acid; Peracetic acid.
Frito-Lay Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.6% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 23.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include The Kraft Heinz Co and Hp Hood LLC.
Frito-Lay Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
23K lbs Top 30% higher than 70% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Frito-Lay Inc: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Frito-Lay Inc reports the 787th-largest volume (23.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 99.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include The Kraft Heinz Co and Hp Hood LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Frito-Lay Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 99.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Frito-Lay Inc's total reported releases rose from 4.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Frito-Lay Inc's air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 101 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Frito-Lay Inc's off-site transfers rose from 4.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Frito-Lay Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Frito-Lay Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 23.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 5% (5.6K lbs to 5.3K lbs).
Frito-Lay Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Frito-Lay Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 5% 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 | 5.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 4.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 4.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 4.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 5.3K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 23.2K lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 101 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Frito-Lay Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Hormel Foods Corp, Genencor International Wisconsin Inc., Northstar Medical Radioisotopes LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. The Kraft Heinz Co, Hp Hood LLC, Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Frito-Lay Inc on cumulative reported pounds (23.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Armacell LLC, Stevens Towing Co Inc, Global Companies 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 Pepsico Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Frito-Lay,inc., Frito Lay Inc., Frito-Lay Inc. - Perry 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), Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Nitric acid, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Hormel Foods Corp. Frito-Lay Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Frito-Lay Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · 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.
Frito-Lay Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Beloit, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311919 · Food. 1.8% of Rock TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Armacell LLC (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Frito-Lay Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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