TRI Pollution Prevention Report for GLOBE COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS LTD and 4,4'-Methylenebis(2-chloroaniline)

Facility ID: 02370GLBRB254BE

Facility Name and Address:
GLOBE COMPOSITE SOLUTIONS LTD
254 BEECH ST
ROCKLAND, MA 02370

Parent Company: NA

Industry: Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins (325991)
Chemical: 4,4'-Methylenebis(2-chloroaniline)

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2022

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*
2014		Barriers: B3-Barriers to P2 B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction.	Barriers to P2: B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. - Some products yellow over time, which is undesirable to customers.
2012	Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
2011			Other Environmental Practices - Substitution of a less toxic alternative is being evaluated. Alternative process handling equipment (auger feed) is expected to be implemented to replace vacuum conveying and is expected to reduce fugitive air emissions.
2006	Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	Other Environmental Practices - In 2005 & 2006 Globe Composite Solutions dramatically reduced on-site inventories of its Form R and other potentially hazrdous materials while eliminating numerous unwanted and out-of-specification materials. Additional toxic use reduction efforts led to significant reductions in byproduct generation while experiencing moderate production efficiency increases. Globe Composite Solutions looks to build upon this success in 2007.
2005			Other Environmental Practices - 4,4'-Methylenebis(2-Chloroaniline) usage is a function of production as an article component. No substitutions are currently commercially available, though advancements in the safe design and use of the aaforementioned material have been implemented. Globe composite solutions, takes its environmental, health and safety responsibilities very seriously and actively works to reduce the byproduct generation and fugitive release of the material through the process.
2004	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
2002	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
2001	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
2000	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
1997	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)

*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.