EPA TRI Facility · Food
Wisconsin Whey Protein
Turtle Lake, WI
- Total releases
- 15.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Wisconsin Whey Protein: how the 15.4K lbs splits
15.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 15.4K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 4 lbs <0.1%
Wisconsin Whey Protein's 15.4K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Wisconsin Whey Protein is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Turtle Lake, WI, in the food sector. It reported 3.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 15.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,839 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. Wisconsin Whey Protein is pounds #351 and chemical-count #525 at 15.4K 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: Puris Proteins LLC; Foremost Farms USA; Saputo Cheese USA Inc; 3M Cumberland. Similar-scale Food peers outside Wisconsin: Blommer Chocolate Co.; Rittiman Road Retail Support Center; Frito-Lay Inc; Lamb Weston Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Wisconsin Whey Protein stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 15.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Blommer Chocolate Co. and Rittiman Road Retail Support Center.
Wisconsin Whey Protein vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
15K lbs Top 34% higher than 66% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Wisconsin Whey Protein: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Wisconsin Whey Protein reports the 858th-largest volume (15.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Blommer Chocolate Co. and Rittiman Road Retail Support Center.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Wisconsin Whey Protein's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Wisconsin Whey Protein's total reported releases rose from 3.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wisconsin Whey Protein's off-site transfers rose from 3.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Wisconsin Whey Protein Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Wisconsin Whey Protein releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 15.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Wisconsin Whey Protein: 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 Wisconsin Whey Protein year-over-year reported totals. 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 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 3.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 4.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 3.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 3.7K 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) | 15.4K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 4 lbs | - |
Wisconsin Whey Protein · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Wisconsin Whey Protein
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Puris Proteins LLC, Foremost Farms USA, Saputo Cheese USA Inc, 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. Blommer Chocolate Co., Rittiman Road Retail Support Center, Frito-Lay Inc.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Wisconsin Whey Protein on cumulative reported pounds (15.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Allied Metal Co, Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant, Coloplast Manufacturing US 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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Allied Metal Co Chicago, IL · Primary Metals 15.4K lbs reported
- Timken Co Gaffney Bearing Plant Gaffney, SC · Fabricated Metals 15.5K lbs reported
- Coloplast Manufacturing US LLC Minneapolis, MN · Plastics and Rubber 15.4K lbs reported
- Pas Technologies (phoenix) Phoenix, AZ · Fabricated Metals 15.4K 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 Puris Proteins LLC. Wisconsin Whey Protein stamps LIGHT 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.
Use and verify this record
This Wisconsin Whey Protein TRI extract (LIGHT · 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.
Wisconsin Whey Protein totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Turtle Lake, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311514 · Food. 4.8% of Polk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Allied Metal Co (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Wisconsin Whey Protein stamps LIGHT 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