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Facility ID: 27360THMSM1024R
Facility Name and Address: BRASSCRAFT - THOMASVILLE 1024 RANDOLPH ST THOMASVILLE, NC 27360 Parent Company: MASCO CORP Industry: Plumbing Fixture Fitting and Trim Manufacturing (332913) Chemical: Copper compounds Reports: View TRI Facility profile report for this facility View TRI Form R submissions by this facility |
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| 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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| 2024 |
Barriers: B6-Barriers to P2 B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas
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Barriers to P2: B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas - Using 60 percent compliant brass and the rest is leaded brass / we have bag filters on our machines and stopped using a centrifugal separation and are using skimmers, using this method more bag filters are being used and sent out as waste material with high copper content. |
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| 2023 |
Source Reduction:: S11: Reformulated or developed new product line[-25-49%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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S11: We are still processing brass products but have picked up a stainless steel operation from a plant that shut down. Source Reduction - We have added to our CI team and are conducting many kaizens to improve material use. |
| 2022 |
Other Barriers to Source Reduction - We moved our copper product to a different plant during the 3rd quarter of 2022. Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - We started using a recycling company that makes, reuses, and then uses the spent materials as a component of asphalt. |
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| 2021 |
Source Reduction:: S34: Improved monitoring practices of potential spill or leak sources
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Barriers: B1-Barriers to P2 B1 - Insufficient capital to install new source reduction equipment or implement new source reduction activities/initiat |
Barriers to P2: B1 - Insufficient capital to install new source reduction equipment or implement new source reduction activities/initiat - 2021 rebuilt two machines, but need more capital to continue to rebuild equipment that will limit used oil shipments |
| 2020 |
Source Reduction:: W15: Introduced an in-line product quality monitoring or other process analysis system[-0-4%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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Source Reduction - Team came up with a method to avoid scrap in the department by making tooling change Source Reduction: Methods for Identifying Pollution Prevention Opportunities - Have an ongoing continuous improvement program, which allows all employees to make suggestions for improvement processes. Initiated a problem solve worksheet that involves employees noting problems, to include environmental, collecting a team which then works to solve the issue or make the issue better Other Environmental Practices: Waste Treatment - Continue to monitor and treat all waste material through our in-house waste treatment facility Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Continue to recycle copper and materials that contain copper Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - Continue to maintain certification to ISO Standard 14001:2015 using in-house audits and external compliance visits |
| 2019 |
Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications[-0-4%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits |
W49: Operator suggested using a copper part in two places instead of two parts Source Reduction - Team looked at the suggestion and put it into operation Source Reduction - eliminated 1 part number saving money and additional copper residue Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - Sending blue shop towels to processing center instead of landfill and maintaining the ISO 14001:2015 standards Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Continue to recycle all metals, wood, cardboard and plastics |
| 2018 |
Barriers: B1-Barriers to P2 B1 - Insufficient capital to install new source reduction equipment or implement new source reduction activities/initiat
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Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - Recycling of wood, cardboard and other items through our Environmental Management Program Barriers to P2: B1 - Insufficient capital to install new source reduction equipment or implement new source reduction activities/initiat - Brasscraft has moved equipment to another location and added equipment to the other as well for electroplating location that makes electroplating annual numbers down 25% |
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| 2017 |
Barriers: B1-Barriers to P2 B1 - Insufficient capital to install new source reduction equipment or implement new source reduction activities/initiat
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Barriers to P2: B1 - Insufficient capital to install new source reduction equipment or implement new source reduction activities/initiat - Brasscraft going through a re-origination moving equipment and processes to other facilities. Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - Recycling of wood, cardboard and other items through our EMS program. |
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| 2016 |
Barriers: B1-Barriers to P2 B1 - Insufficient capital to install new source reduction equipment or implement new source reduction activities/initiat
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Barriers to P2: B1 - Insufficient capital to install new source reduction equipment or implement new source reduction activities/initiat - Capitol projects get cut due to insufficient funding or justification. |
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| 2015 |
Source Reduction:: W53: Use of a differant process catalyst
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
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W53: Chose a different chemical used in our waste treatment process to eliminate off site disposal. Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - ISO 14001 program continues to look for energy management reduction and source reduction by reducing scrap and improving quality. Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Continue to recycle all metals, cardboard and plastic where applicable. |
| 2014 |
Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - All metals not used are sent back to the raw material mill for recycling and metals not usable are sent to recyclers. Other Environmental Practices: Waste Treatment - Trying different chemicals hoping to increase efficiency of our wast water treatment system. Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - ISO 14001 program continues to to look for energy management reduction and source reduction by reducing scrap and improving quality. |
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| 2013 |
Source Reduction:: W33: Installed overflow alarms or automatic shutoff valves
Source Reduction:: W65: Redesigned parts racks to reduce dragout |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T02: External pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) |
Source Reduction - Purchased new style plating racks that decreased cross contamination of plating baths by reducing drag out. Additional safety benefit by improved ergnomic method for the loading of the rack. Source Reduction - Installed liquid level alarms to call persons automatically in case of water pipe break that could fill waste water pits that may overflow who would have acess to the plant to respond and turn the source off before anything could escape the pits |