EPA TRI Facility · Food
Sargento Cheese Inc - St. Cloud
Saint Cloud, WI · Parent: Sargento Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 285.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Sargento Cheese Inc - St. Cloud: how the 285.9K lbs splits
285.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 285.9K lbs 100.0%
Sargento Cheese Inc - St. Cloud's 285.9K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Sargento Cheese Inc - St. Cloud is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Saint Cloud, WI, in the food sector. It reported 64.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 285.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,652 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. Sargento Cheese Inc - St. Cloud is pounds #77 and chemical-count #460 at 285.9K 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: Western Lime Eden Facility - Lime Production; Sartori Co; Millennium Technologies LLC; Bremer Manufacturing Co Inc. Similar-scale Food peers outside Wisconsin: Associated Milk Producers Inc.; Superior Fish Products Inc.; Darling Ingredients Inc.; Nasoya Foods USA Llc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Sargento Cheese Inc - St. Cloud stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (100.0% water discharges) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 285.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Associated Milk Producers Inc. and Superior Fish Products Inc..
Sargento Cheese Inc - St. Cloud vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
286K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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
Sargento Cheese Inc - St. Cloud: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Sargento Cheese Inc - St. Cloud reports the 324th-largest volume, placing it in the top 16.4% 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 Associated Milk Producers Inc. and Superior Fish Products Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sargento Cheese Inc - St. Cloud'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
- Sargento Cheese Inc - St. Cloud's total reported releases rose from 60.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 64.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sargento Cheese Inc - St. Cloud's water releases rose from 60.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 64.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sargento Cheese Inc - St. Cloud Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Sargento Cheese Inc - St. Cloud stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
About the same as the comparison
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 Sargento Cheese Inc - St. Cloud releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 285.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 51% (42.9K lbs to 64.6K lbs).
Sargento Cheese Inc - St. Cloud: 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 Sargento Cheese Inc - St. Cloud year-over-year reported totals (increased by 51% 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 | 42.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 55.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 62.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 60.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 64.6K 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) | 285.9K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Sargento Cheese Inc - St. Cloud · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sargento Cheese Inc - St. Cloud
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Western Lime Eden Facility - Lime Production, Sartori Co, Millennium Technologies 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. Associated Milk Producers Inc., Superior Fish Products Inc., Darling Ingredients Inc..
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sargento Cheese Inc - St. Cloud on cumulative reported pounds (285.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Associated Milk Producers Inc., Louisiana-Pacific Corp. Clarke County Osb, Suwannee American Cement. 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.
- Associated Milk Producers Inc. Paynesville, MN · Food 285.9K lbs reported
- Louisiana-Pacific Corp. Clarke County Osb Thomasville, AL · Wood Products 285.8K lbs reported
- Suwannee American Cement Branford, FL · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 285.7K lbs reported
- Rextac LLC Odessa, TX · Chemicals 286.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Western Lime Eden Facility - Lime Production. Sargento Cheese Inc - St. Cloud 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 Sargento Cheese Inc - St. Cloud 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.
Sargento Cheese Inc - St. Cloud totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Saint Cloud, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311513 · Food. 13.7% of Fond Du Lac TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Associated Milk Producers Inc. (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sargento Cheese Inc - St. Cloud 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