EPA TRI Facility · Food
Saputo Cheese USA Inc
Waupun, WI · Parent: Saputo Inc
- Total releases
- 431.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Saputo Cheese USA Inc: how the 431.5K lbs splits
431.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 431.2K lbs 99.9%
- Off-site Transfers 276 lbs 0.1%
Saputo Cheese USA Inc's 431.5K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Saputo Cheese USA Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waupun, WI, in the food sector. It reported 72.1K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 431.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,130 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 Inc is pounds #54 and chemical-count #231 at 431.5K 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: National Rivet & Manufacturing Co; Tenneco Inc.; Rust-Oleum Corp; Karavan Trailers Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Wisconsin: Continental Dairy Facilities LLC; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco; Tropicana Manufacturing Co Inc; Allen Harim Foods LLC - Harbeson. 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; Nonylphenol Ethoxylates; Ammonia.
Saputo Cheese USA Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (99.9% water discharges) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 431.5K lbs (2019–2023). 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 Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco.
Saputo Cheese USA Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
431K 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
Saputo Cheese USA Inc: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Saputo Cheese USA Inc reports the 256th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.9% of its sector. 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 Continental Dairy Facilities LLC and Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Pasco.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Saputo Cheese USA Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Saputo Cheese USA Inc's total reported releases fell from 89.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 72.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Saputo Cheese USA Inc's off-site transfers fell from 120 lb in 2022 to 44 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Saputo Cheese USA Inc's chemicals reported rose from 3 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Saputo Cheese USA Inc's water releases fell from 89.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 72.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Saputo Cheese USA Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Saputo Cheese USA Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 431.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 18% (88.0K lbs to 72.1K lbs).
Saputo Cheese USA Inc: 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 Saputo Cheese USA Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 18% 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 | 88.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 85.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 96.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 89.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 72.1K lbs | 4 |
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) | 431.5K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | 0 lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 0 lbs | - |
Saputo Cheese USA Inc · WATER-pathway site
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Saputo Cheese USA Inc on cumulative reported pounds (431.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Heritage Thermal Services, Continental Dairy Facilities LLC, U.S. Tva Magnolia Combined Cycle Plant. 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.
- Heritage Thermal Services East Liverpool, OH · Hazardous Waste 431.4K lbs reported
- Continental Dairy Facilities LLC Coopersville, MI · Food 431.9K lbs reported
- U.S. Tva Magnolia Combined Cycle Plant Ashland, MS · Electric Utilities 431.0K lbs reported
- Boeing Co of Portland Portland, OR · Transportation Equipment 431.9K lbs reported
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
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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, Nonylphenol Ethoxylates, Ammonia; nearby reporters include National Rivet & Manufacturing Co. Saputo Cheese USA Inc 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 Saputo Cheese USA Inc 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.
Saputo Cheese USA Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waupun, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311513 · Food. 20.7% of Fond Du Lac TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Heritage Thermal Services (Δ 22 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Saputo Cheese USA Inc 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