EPA TRI Facility · Food
Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant
New London, WI · Parent: Tyson Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 155.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant: how the 155.5K lbs splits
155.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 144.0K lbs 92.6%
- Air Releases 10.9K lbs 7.0%
- Off-site Transfers 609 lbs 0.4%
Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant's 155.5K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 92.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 7.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in New London, WI, in the food sector. It reported 36.9K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 155.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,684 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. Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant is pounds #123 and chemical-count #331 at 155.5K 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: Steel King Industries Inc; Amcor Wiisconsin LLC - New London; Agropur Inc.; Custom Fiberglass Molding Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Wisconsin: Wells Enterprises Inc; Conagra Foods Packaged Foods Llc- Russellville; Darling Ingredients Inc.; 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); Ammonia; Sodium nitrite.
Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (92.6% water discharges) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 155.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Wells Enterprises Inc and Conagra Foods Packaged Foods Llc- Russellville.
Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
155K 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
Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant reports the 413th-largest volume, placing it in the top 20.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 93.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Wells Enterprises Inc and Conagra Foods Packaged Foods Llc- Russellville.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 93.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant's total reported releases fell from 41.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 36.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant's off-site transfers rose from 39 lb in 2022 to 321 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant's air releases fell from 10.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant's water releases rose from 30.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 36.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 155.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 15% (32.1K lbs to 36.9K lbs).
Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant: 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 Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 15% 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 | 32.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 17.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 28.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 41.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 36.9K lbs | 2 |
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) | 144.6K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 10.9K lbs | - |
| Sodium nitrite | 0 lbs | - |
Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Steel King Industries Inc, Amcor Wiisconsin LLC - New London, Agropur Inc., ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant on cumulative reported pounds (155.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Innovative Water Care LLC, Proman USA (pampa) LLC, Keystone Cement Co. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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).
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), Ammonia, Sodium nitrite; nearby reporters include Steel King Industries Inc. Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant 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 Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant 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.
Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for New London, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311612 · Food. 2.7% of Outagamie TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Innovative Water Care LLC (Δ 31 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Hillshire Brands Co New London Plant 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