Under the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA), TRI collects information to track industry progress in reducing waste generation and moving towards safer waste management alternatives. Measures that facilities have taken to prevent pollution and reduce the amount of toxic chemicals entering the environment are shown in the table below. Although factors other than these reported practices contribute to year-to-year changes in releases, results are sorted by largest reduction in order to facilitate identification of pollution prevention successes. View the to learn about this report's features.

List of Facilities in TRI submitting Pollution Prevention Information for Selected Criteria:

Year: between 2016 and 2024

P2 Text Filters: Only show information about source reduction activities Show information about source reduction AND other environmental practices Exclude facilities that reported activity codes but no text descriptions Show information on barriers to implementing source reduction activities Show ALL information reported in pollution prevention data fields Year-to-Year Comparison: Total Waste Total Release [displayed currently] Air Release Land Release Water Release

TRI Facility ID	Facility Name	Address	Chemical Name	Industry	Year	Prior Year Release *	Current Year Release *	Percent Change	Pollution Prevention Information (Activity Codes/Text/[Reduction])	P2 Report	P2 Report URL
50138MNNST3406E	3M CO - KNOXVILLE (3M CO)	3406 E PLEASANT, KNOXVILLE, IA 50138	Ethylbenzene	322220: Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing	2016	6,700.00	350.00	-94.78	Source Reduction: W58: Other process modifications[-50-99%] - Eliminated the main use of this solvent.		//enviro.epa.gov/enviro/P2_EF_Query.p2_report?FacilityId=50138MNNST3406E&ChemicalId=0000100414&ReportingYear=2016&DocCtrlNum=1316218598922&Opt=0
50138MNNST3406E	3M CO - KNOXVILLE (3M CO)	3406 E PLEASANT, KNOXVILLE, IA 50138	Xylene (mixed isomers)	322220: Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing	2016	4,150.00	850.00	-79.52	Source Reduction: W89: Other product modifications[-50-99%] - Removed a product line which used a majority of the chemical and accounted for a lot of the productivity.		//enviro.epa.gov/enviro/P2_EF_Query.p2_report?FacilityId=50138MNNST3406E&ChemicalId=0001330207&ReportingYear=2016&DocCtrlNum=1316218598833&Opt=0
50138MNNST3406E	3M CO - KNOXVILLE (3M CO)	3406 E PLEASANT, KNOXVILLE, IA 50138	Toluene	322220: Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing	2018	66,000.00	47,100.00	-28.64	Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Worked with WRR to recycle a small amount of the liquid waste.		//enviro.epa.gov/enviro/P2_EF_Query.p2_report?FacilityId=50138MNNST3406E&ChemicalId=0000108883&ReportingYear=2018&DocCtrlNum=1318218598884&Opt=0
50138MNNST3406E	3M CO - KNOXVILLE (3M CO)	3406 E PLEASANT, KNOXVILLE, IA 50138	Xylene (mixed isomers)	322220: Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing	2017	850.00	640.00	-24.71	Source Reduction: W56: Reduced or eliminated use of an organic solvent - Moving away from the use of xylene. This year we saw an increase in disposal of xylene as we were getting rid of past inventory of adhesives. Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11 : OTHER - Product reformulation and process changes Source Reduction: With the decline of the use of xylene we so for the first time that the amount of Ethylbenzene fall bellow the 10,000 lb limit for 2017.		//enviro.epa.gov/enviro/P2_EF_Query.p2_report?FacilityId=50138MNNST3406E&ChemicalId=0001330207&ReportingYear=2017&DocCtrlNum=1317218598959&Opt=0
50138MNNST3406E	3M CO - KNOXVILLE (3M CO)	3406 E PLEASANT, KNOXVILLE, IA 50138	Toluene	322220: Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing	2017	86,000.00	66,000.00	-23.26	Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Working with different venders to try and recycle some of our hazardous waste.		//enviro.epa.gov/enviro/P2_EF_Query.p2_report?FacilityId=50138MNNST3406E&ChemicalId=0000108883&ReportingYear=2017&DocCtrlNum=1317218598946&Opt=0
50138MNNST3406E	3M CO - KNOXVILLE (3M CO)	3406 E PLEASANT, KNOXVILLE, IA 50138	Toluene	322220: Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing	2020	63,600.00	60,421.00	-5	Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Recycle some of the toluene waste		//enviro.epa.gov/enviro/P2_EF_Query.p2_report?FacilityId=50138MNNST3406E&ChemicalId=0000108883&ReportingYear=2020&DocCtrlNum=1320218813879&Opt=0