TRI Pollution Prevention Report for MIDMARK CORP and Styrene

Facility ID: 45036SCHMD360HA

Facility Name and Address:
MIDMARK CORP
360 HARMON AVE
LEBANON, OH 45036

Parent Company: MIDMARK CORP

Industry: All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing (326199)
Chemical: Styrene

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2020

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*
2022	Source Reduction:: S21: Optimized process conditions to increase efficiency[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: S35: Other improvements to inventory and material management[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance 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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	S21: Changed some items from open to closed molding S35: Purchase other materials, reduce amount of materials used Source Reduction - Substituted coating materials used - purchase lower styrene materials when available Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Very limited in the type of materials that we can use to produce our finished products.
2021	Source Reduction:: S21: Optimized process conditions to increase efficiency[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: S35: Other improvements to inventory and material management[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance 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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	S21: Changed some items from Open to Closed molding S35: Purchase other materials, reduce amount of materials used Source Reduction: Source Reduction - Substituted coating materials used - purchase lower styrene materials when available. Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Very limited in the type of materials that we can use to produce our products.
2020	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W73: Substituted coating materials used[-0-4%]	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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	W73: Purchase lower styrene materials Source Reduction: Source Reduction - Use lower styrene materials
2019	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W73: Substituted coating materials used[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W75: Changed from spray to other system[-0-4%]	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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	W42: Use lower styrene content materials W73: Purchase lower styrene materials W75: Convert some products to RTM (Closed molding)
2018	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W73: Substituted coating materials used Source Reduction:: W75: Changed from spray to other system	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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	Source Reduction: Source Reduction - When available, we use lower styrene resins and gelcoats. Also changing some products from open molding to closed molding operations when feasible.
2017	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W73: Substituted coating materials used Source Reduction:: W75: Changed from spray to other system[-0-4%]	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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	Source Reduction: Source Reduction - When available using lower styrene resins & gelcoats. Change some products from open molding to closed molding operaitons
2016	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W73: Substituted coating materials used Source Reduction:: W75: Changed from spray to other system[-0-4%]	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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	W42: When available, using lower styrene materials W75: When applicable, switching from spray up to RTM and/or vacuum bagging Source Reduction: Source Reduction - When available, using lower styrene resins and gelcoats. Changed some products from open spray up to RTM/Vacuum bagging.
2015	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W73: Substituted coating materials used[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W75: Changed from spray to other system[-0-4%]	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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	W42: When available, using low styrene resins W73: Some products now using a lower styrene gelcoat W75: Changed some products from open spray to RTM/Vacuum Bagging
2014	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W73: Substituted coating materials used[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W75: Changed from spray to other system[-0-4%]	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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
2013	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W72: Modified spray systems or equipment Source Reduction:: W75: Changed from spray to other system	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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
2012	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W72: Modified spray systems or equipment Source Reduction:: W75: Changed from spray to other system	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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	Source Reduction - Whenever practical, we have switched production from spray-up (open molding) to resin transfer molding and vacuum bagging (close molding) operations.
2011	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W72: Modified spray systems or equipment Source Reduction:: W75: Changed from spray to other system	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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	Source Reduction - When practical, we are converting our production from spray-up/hand-lay-up (open molding) to vacuum assisted resin transfer molding (close molding)
2010	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W72: Modified spray systems or equipment Source Reduction:: W75: Changed from spray to other system	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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	Source Reduction - Converted approximately 55% of manufacturing activities from spray up to rtm and/or vacuum injection. Continuing to work in RTM and Vacuum bagging which will further reduce emissinos. "One time events not associated with production processes" was the result of transferring outdated materials to Reclaimed Energy Company, Inc. for offsite energy recovery.
2009	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W72: Modified spray systems or equipment Source Reduction:: W75: Changed from spray to other system	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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	Source Reduction - Converted approximately 50% of manufacturing activities from spray up to rtm and/or vacuum injection. Continuing to work in RTM and Vacuum bagging which will further reduce emissions
2008	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W72: Modified spray systems or equipment Source Reduction:: W75: Changed from spray to other system	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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	Source Reduction - Converted 40-60% of manufacturing activities from spray-Up to rtm. Continuing to work in rtm. Also persuing vacuum bagging which will further reduce emissions
2007	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W72: Modified spray systems or equipment Source Reduction:: W75: Changed from spray to other system	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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	Source Reduction - Converted 40-60% of manufacturing activities from spray-Up to rtm. Continuing to work in rtm. Also persuing vacuum bagging which will further reduce emissions
2006	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W72: Modified spray systems or equipment Source Reduction:: W75: Changed from spray to other system	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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	Source Reduction - Converted 40-60% of manufacturing activities from Spray-up to RTM.
2005	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W72: Modified spray systems or equipment Source Reduction:: W75: Changed from spray to other system	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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
2004	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W72: Modified spray systems or equipment Source Reduction:: W75: Changed from spray to other system	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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
2003	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W72: Modified spray systems or equipment Source Reduction:: W75: Changed from spray to other system	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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
2002	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W72: Modified spray systems or equipment Source Reduction:: W75: Changed from spray to other system	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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
2001	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W72: Modified spray systems or equipment	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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
2000	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W72: Modified spray systems or equipment	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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance

*Classifications of Optional Pollution Prevention Information shown in brackets are provided by EPA.

TRI Pollution Prevention Glossary

The Waste Management Hierarchy

The waste management hierarchy established by the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) guides waste generators toward the best options for managing wastes. The preferred option is to prevent pollution at its source, but for waste that is generated, the preferred management methods are recycling, followed by burning for energy recovery, treatment and, as a last resort, disposing of the waste.

Source Reduction includes activities that eliminate or reduce the generation of chemical waste.
Recycling includes the recovery of a toxic chemical in waste for reuse.
Energy Recovery includes the combustion of toxic chemicals in waste to generate heat or electricity.
Treatment includes the destruction of a toxic chemical in waste.
Disposal or Other Releases includes toxic chemical quantities entering the environment.

The PPA requires facilities to provide the following details about each chemical they report to TRI:

A breakdown of production-related waste managed. This includes all amounts of the chemical released directly to the environment or otherwise managed as waste, other than waste generated by one-time events not associated with normal production processes (e.g., fires or remedial actions).
A production ratio or activity index to provide context for reported toxic chemical quantities. For example, if a chemical is used in the manufacture of refrigerators, the production index would track the number of refrigerators produced and could be used to help gauge how much of the chemical is being released per unit of production.
Any newly implemented source reduction activities, reported using "W-codes" (e.g., "W41: Increased purity of raw materials")

Facilities may also provide optional Pollution Prevention Information describing their source reduction, recycling, or pollution control activities.