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Facility ID: 46515HRMSL1101L
Facility Name and Address: AMERICAN ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS 1101 LAFAYETTE ST ELKHART, IN 46516 Parent Company: NA Industry: Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314) Chemical: Mercury 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:: S14: Other product modifications made[-15-24%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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S14: The company has an on-going program of offering non-mercury containing devices as a substitute to its manufactured mercury containing devices. Source Reduction - When feasible, the Sale's Dept. suggests the use of non-mercury containing products to its customers. |
2021 |
Source Reduction:: S14: Other product modifications made[-15-24%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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S14: The company offers alternative products that do not contain mercury. Source Reduction - Whenever possible, the sale's team recommends to customers, products that do not contain mercury. Other Environmental Practices: Waste Treatment - with the reduction in sales of products containing mercury, the amount of waste water requiring pre-treatment prior to being discharged to the local public wastewater utility has decreased. |
2020 |
Source Reduction:: W82: Modified design or composition of product[-5-14%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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W82: Manufacturing of electrical switching devices containing mercury is being replaced by offering non-mercury switching devices to our customers, who are often slow at accepting changes. Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - The company accepts spent mercury containing products for recycling under Universal Waste rules. Source Reduction: Source Reduction - The company offers alternative electrical switching products that do not contain mercury. |
2019 |
Source Reduction:: W82: Modified design or composition of product[-15-24%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. |
Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - The company is a manufacture of mercury containing electrical relays and switches. Presently there is no substitute for the required elemental mercury. |
2018 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials[-15-24%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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2017 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials[-15-24%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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W42: Elemental mercury used in mercury tilt switches has been substituted in some models with a metallic ball. Source Reduction - Upper level management and engineering are concerned about the environment and have taken steps to replace mercury with other materials. Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - AEC is a collection facility for manufactured devices containing mercury under "Universal Waste Rules". These collected devices are then sent to a TSD for recovering the mercury. |
2016 |
Source Reduction:: W89: Other product modifications[-0-4%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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W89: Elemental mercury has been replaced with metal balls in some products for the electrical current conducting media. Other electrical switching devices have been added to the company's product line that do not contain mercury. Source Reduction: Source Reduction - See entry in Part II, Section 8.10. Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - We allow customers to return spent devices containing mercury under "Universal Waste Rules". We then manifest them to a licensed TSD recycling center after a quantity is collected. |
2015 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials[-5-14%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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W42: Elemental mercury has been replaced by non-hazardous metals. Source Reduction - Elemental Mercury has been replaced with non-hazardous metals in some products. Source Reduction: Source Reduction - AEC offers a larger selection of non-mercury products to replace mercury containing products. Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - AEC accepts mercury containing devices under IDEM's Universal Waste Rules to facilitate the proper disposition of mercury. This service is extended beyond its own customer base and product lines. |
2014 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials[-5-14%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - The company's written Environmental Policy states that within it's operations, it will continuously reduce, reuse and recycle resources. Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - The company accepts spent mercury containing devices for ensuring their proper disposal. The devices are properly shipped to an authorized recycling center. Source Reduction: Source Reduction - The company continues to offer mercury free products to replace "mercury containing" products. This effort is gaining ground as many of our customers are wanting to help create a greener environment as well. |
2013 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials
Source Reduction:: W82: Modified design or composition of product |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other |
W42: The company has expanded its line of product offerings that use environmentally friendly components. |
2012 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials
Source Reduction:: W82: Modified design or composition of product |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other |
Source Reduction - Offered for sale to our customers products manufactured with environmentally friendly materials. |
2011 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
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Source Reduction - Mercury presently used as a current carrying contact in electrical switches is being replaced with a metallic ball. Some mercury relay models are being phased out and replaced with metallic contact relays. |
2010 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
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2009 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
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2008 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials
Source Reduction:: W82: Modified design or composition of product |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other |
Other Environmental Practices - AEC's Company Management, through Engineering, is continuously pursuing the developement of new products which exclude the use of elemental mercury. |
2006 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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