TRI Pollution Prevention Report for UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC - SAN JOSE and Xylene (mixed isomers)

Facility ID: 95131VNWTR2256J

Facility Name and Address:
UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC - SAN JOSE
2256 JUNCTION AVE
SAN JOSE, CA 95131

Parent Company: UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC

Industry: Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (424690)
Chemical: Xylene (mixed isomers)

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2018

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*
2019	Source Reduction:: W68: Improved rinse equipment operation	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	W68: As a responsible chemical distribution company, Univar continually evaluates ways to reduce loss of material, in any form, while processing/distributing product. Source Reduction - As a responsible chemical distribution company, Univar continually evaluates ways to reduce loss of material, in any form, while processing/distributing product.
2018	Source Reduction:: W68: Improved rinse equipment operation	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	W68: As a responsible chemical distribution company, Univar continually evaluates ways to reduce loss of material, in any form, while processing/distributing product. Source Reduction - As a responsible chemical distribution company, Univar continually evaluates ways to reduce loss of material, in any form, while processing/distributing product.
2017	Source Reduction:: W68: Improved rinse equipment operation	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	W68: As a responsible chemical distribution company, Univar continually evaluates ways to reduce loss of material, in any form, while processing/distributing product. Source Reduction - As a responsible chemical distribution company, Univar continually evaluates ways to reduce loss of material, in any form, while processing/distributing product.
2016	Source Reduction:: W68: Improved rinse equipment operation	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2014			Other Environmental Practices: Waste Treatment - Univar USA Inc. uses currently available methods of treatment and/or disposal for hazardous wastes, which minimizes the present and future threat to human health and the environment. These methods are in the treatment standards and technologies contained in the RCRA hazardous waste regulations, or are the best demonstrated available technologies (BDAT). Other Environmental Practices: Source Reduction - Univar USA Inc. is a Chemical Distributor. Volumes of chemicals repackaged and transferred vary year to year based upon market demands. Univar implements pollution prevention activities and is conscientious regarding impact to the environment.
2013	Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	Other Environmental Practices - Univar USA Inc. is a Chemical Distributor. Volumes of chemicals repackaged and transferred vary year to year based upon market demands. Univar implements pollution prevention activities and is conscientious regarding impact to the environment.
2012			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Univar USA Inc. is a Chemical Distributor. Volumes of chemicals repackaged and transferred vary year to year based upon market demands. Univar implements pollution prevention activities and is conscientious regarding impact to the environment.

*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.