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Facility ID: 44138MRCNW7951B
Facility Name and Address: AMERICAN WIRE & CABLE 7951 BRONSON RD OLMSTED FALLS, OH 44138 Parent Company: Industry: Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing (335929) Chemical: Copper 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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2022 |
Source Reduction:: S21: Optimized process conditions to increase efficiency[-0-4%]
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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) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. |
Source Reduction - Operators encouraged to jump around on the production schedule if it will reduce scrap and/or downtime. Source Reduction - Operators encouraged to recommend changes in procedure if it will help eliminate scrap and/or improve efficiency. Source Reduction - Will sit down with our suppliers to get ideas on new tips that have been learned or seen at other wire facilities. Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Copper is needed for our product(s) and will work diligently to make more product with less scrap. |
2021 |
Source Reduction:: S21: Optimized process conditions to increase efficiency[-0-4%]
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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) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. |
Source Reduction - Our operators are encouraged to recommend changes in procedure if it will help eliminate scrap or improve efficiency. Source Reduction - We will often sit down with our suppliers to pick their brain on any new tricks or tips they have learned or seen at other wire plants. Source Reduction - We encourage operators to jump around on the production schedule if it will reduce scrap and or downtime. Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Pure copper is needed for our product and we can only work diligently to make more product with less scrap. |
2020 |
Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Barriers: B8-No Information B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible Barriers: B5-Barriers to P2 B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens. |
Barriers to P2: B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens. - We must adhere to U.L. and C.S.A. specifications. |
2019 |
Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices[-0-4%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Barriers: B8-No Information B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible |
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2018 |
Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Barriers: B3-Barriers to P2 B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. |
W19: We have modified procedures and worked to incorporate them into every day practices. Source Reduction - We are fortunate to have operators that often want to share their ideas, tips and experience. Source Reduction - We listen to anyone that can help us reduce scrap and increase quality. Barriers to P2: B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. - We are locked into adhering to standards and passing UL and CSA testing. |
2017 |
Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
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Other Environmental Practices - Continually working on improved methods and equipment, in order to make more good product with less scrap. |
2016 |
Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) |
W13: The operators that work with he copper are very experienced and receptive to instruction. Therefore these operators produce more good material and less scrap. |
2015 |
Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers
Source Reduction:: W15: Introduced an in-line product quality monitoring or other process analysis system |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance |
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2014 |
Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
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2013 |
Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
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Source Reduction - We are training and educating our employees to follow procedures in order to do a better jog;and make less scrap. |