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Facility ID: 01720THHRT87HAY
Facility Name and Address: HAARTZ CORP 87 HAYWARD RD ACTON, MA 01720 Parent Company: NA Industry: Motor Vehicle Seating and Interior Trim Manufacturing (336360) Chemical: Xylene (mixed isomers) Reports: View TRI Facility profile report for this facility View TRI Form R submissions by this facility |
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Pollution Prevention Activities for Selected Chemical
Reporting Year | Section 8.10: Newly Implemented Source Reduction Activity | Section 8.10: Methods to Identify Activity | Section 8.11: Optional Pollution Prevention Information* |
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2016 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials
Source Reduction:: W56: Reduced or eliminated use of an organic solvent |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management |
W56: Continued substitution of orthoxylene for mixed isomer xylenes in our topcoats. Change in raw materials for some newer topcoats to meet customer requirements has reduced use of orthoxylene also. Source Reduction: Source Reduction - Continued substitution of orthoxylene for mixed isomer xylenes in our topcoats, reducing both use of xylene and ethylbenzene. |
2015 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials
Source Reduction:: W56: Reduced or eliminated use of an organic solvent |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management |
Source Reduction - Continued substitution of orthoxylene for mixed isomer xylenes in our topcoats, reducing use of both xylene and ethylbenzene. Switch to more water based coatings is ongoing. |
2014 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials
Source Reduction:: W56: Reduced or eliminated use of an organic solvent |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management |
Source Reduction - Continuing to substitute orthoxylene for mixed isomer xylenes in our topcoats, reducing the amount not only of xylene, but also reducing ethylbenzene use to below reporting levels. Switch to more water based coatings has reduced solvent use as well. |
2013 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials
Source Reduction:: W56: Reduced or eliminated use of an organic solvent |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management |
Source Reduction - Continuing program to substitute orthoxylene for mixed isomer xylenes in some of our coatings. Substitution has reduced the amount of ethyl benzene use below reporting levels. Also, a multi-year program to switch from solvent based coatings to water based coatings has resulted in reduced use of some solvents. |
2012 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) |
W42: Production increases have caused an increase in reporting this year. There is a continuing program to substitute orthoxylene for mixed isomer xylene in some of our coatings. Substitution has reduced use of ethylbenzene to below reporting levels |
2011 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) |
Source Reduction - Continuing to substitute orthoxylene for mixed isomer xylenes, reducing use of ethylbenzene below reporting levels. |
2010 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) |
Source Reduction - Continuing to switch away from mixed isomer xylene to orthoxylene which reduces use of ethylbenzene to below reporting levels. Increases in production have led to overall usage increase. |
2009 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) |
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2008 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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Source Reduction - Began substituting o-xylene for mixed isomer xylenes in our production process, reducing the amount of xylene used as well as reducing the amount of ethylbenzene (found in mixed isomer xylenes) to below reportable levels |
1996 |
Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
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1995 |
Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
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