EPA TRI Facility · Food

Saputo Cheese USA

Reedsburg, WI · Parent: Saputo Inc

Total releases
280.8K lbs
Chemicals reported
2
Latest report
2023
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Saputo Cheese USA: how the 280.8K lbs splits

280.8K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 280.7K lbs 100.0%
  • Water Discharges 61 lbs <0.1%

Saputo Cheese USA's 280.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).

MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN

Saputo Cheese USA is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Reedsburg, WI, in the food sector. It reported 280.8K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals, summed over every year it filed. That ranks 2,683 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. Saputo Cheese USA is pounds #78 and chemical-count #461 at 280.8K 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: Plateco Inc; Grede Foundries; Seats Inc; Foremost Farms USA. Similar-scale Food peers outside Wisconsin: Pilgrim's Pride Corp Nacogdoches Processing Plant; Superior Fish Products Inc.; Saputo Cheese USA Inc.; Associated Milk Producers Inc.. Other Saputo Inc sites in this extract: Saputo Cheese USA Inc.; Saputo Cheese USA Inc; Saputo Cheese USA Inc.; Saputo Cheese USA Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.

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Saputo Cheese USA stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 280.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pilgrim's Pride Corp Nacogdoches Processing Plant and Superior Fish Products Inc..

#2,683 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Saputo Cheese USA vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

281K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.

Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Saputo Cheese USA: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume

Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Saputo Cheese USA reports the 326th-largest volume, placing it in the top 16.5% of its sector. 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 Pilgrim's Pride Corp Nacogdoches Processing Plant and Superior Fish Products Inc..

Concentrated means ≥60% of Saputo Cheese USA'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

2022 → 2023
  • Saputo Cheese USA's total reported releases fell from 9.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Saputo Cheese USA's water releases fell from 21 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Saputo Cheese USA's off-site transfers fell from 9.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Saputo Cheese USA's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Saputo Cheese USA Form-R facts

Sector
Food
MID volume
280.8K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CLEAN chem count
2
Lead chemical
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

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See how Saputo Cheese USA stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Saputo Cheese USA
280.8K lbs
Plateco Inc
15.9K lbs

17.6× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Saputo Cheese USA
2
Plateco Inc
2

About the same as the comparison

Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.

How does this facility release toxic chemicals?

How Saputo Cheese USA releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 280.8K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 280.7K lbs (100.0%)
Water Discharges 61 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 100% (91.9K lbs to 0 lbs).

Saputo Cheese USA: annual Form-R pounds

MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Saputo Cheese USA 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).

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 91.9K lbs 2
2020 83.9K lbs 2
2021 95.5K lbs 2
2022 9.5K lbs 2
2023 0 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) 279.8K lbs -
Nitric acid 993 lbs -

Saputo Cheese USA · OFFSITE-pathway site

Reedsburg, WI
43.5280, -89.9926
County TRI context
Sauk · 11.1% of county pounds
Parent company
Saputo Inc

Compare beyond Wisconsin

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Saputo Cheese USA on cumulative reported pounds (280.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Blue Ridge Metals Corp, Huber Engineered Woods LLC, American Greenfuels LLC. 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.

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 Plateco Inc. Saputo Cheese USA stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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.

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This Saputo Cheese USA TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · 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.

Saputo Cheese USA totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Reedsburg, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311513 · Food. 11.1% of Sauk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Blue Ridge Metals Corp (Δ 35 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Saputo Cheese USA stamps MID volume · OFFSITE 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