Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical
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Waste Management Comparison - 2021
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:: S23: Implemented new technology, technique, or process
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program
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S23: Utilizing nitrogen to offload product from tanker to tank which eliminates the losses from pumps and valves. Source Reduction - Nitrogen was already being used to provide a nitrogen blanket on our tanks and it was recommended to usenitrogen to push products as it is inert |
| 2021 |
Source Reduction:: S23: Implemented new technology, technique, or process
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program
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S23: Utilizing nitrogen to offload product from tanker to tank which eliminates the losses from pumps and valves. Source Reduction - Nitrrogen was already being used to provide a nitrogen blanket on our tanks and it was recommended to use nitrogen to push products as it is inert |
| 2020 |
Source Reduction: Source Reduction - We have installed a drumming machine in 2018, completed installation in 2019. It fills drum to a pre-determined volume, preventing overflow. If it detects a 5 lb loss in the drum, it automatically stops filling which if there was a spill would minimize it. |
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| 2012 |
Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
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Other Environmental Practices - For Risk mitigation purpose, a Nitrogen Blanket is currently being installed on the flammable bulk tanks to reduce the potential for internal ignition, which would lead to catastrophic tank failure. An indirect positive effect of the nitrogen blanket is the reduction in point source emissions because the barrier between the atmospheric vent and the volatile vapor. Furthermore, the cooling effect from the nitrogen will reduce liquid volatilization. |
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.
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- 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")