Facility ID: 78123STNDRFM78C
Facility Name and Address: GEORGIA-PACIFIC GYPSUM LLC-MCQUEENEY 3401 FM 78 & CYPRESS RIDGE RD MC QUEENEY, TX 78123 Parent Company: KOCH INDUSTRIES INC Industry: Gypsum Product Manufacturing (327420) Chemical: Lead |
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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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2016 |
Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Wallboard Recycling Source Reduction: Ways P2 Was Incorporated in Original Process Design - The waste storage permit was temporary and thus not long enough to recycle material that went to off-site landfill. Metals are inherit to the gypsum raw material for production. |
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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