TRI Pollution Prevention Report for SILICONIX INC and N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone

Facility ID: 95054SLCNX2201L

Facility Name and Address:
SILICONIX INC
2201 LAURELWOOD ROAD
SANTA CLARA, CA 95054

Parent Company: VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC

Industry: Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing (334413)
Chemical: N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical


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    Waste Management Comparison - 2014



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 Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Process changes to improve product quality.

2001 Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T02: External pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
2000 Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T02: External 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:
Facilities may also provide optional Pollution Prevention Information describing their source reduction, recycling, or pollution control activities.