TRI Pollution Prevention Report for CERTAINTEED LLC and Mercury

Facility ID: 02062BRDNC1077P

Facility Name and Address:
CERTAINTEED LLC
1077 PLEASANT ST
NORWOOD, MA 02062

Parent Company: SAINT-GOBAIN CORP

Industry: Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials Manufacturing (324122)
Chemical: Mercury

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2019

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*
2021	Source Reduction:: S24: Modified or updated equipment or layout Source Reduction:: S33: Improved containment or material handling operations	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
2020	Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
2019	Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)	W32: MERCURY IS IN ASPHALT. THIS CHEMICAL IS USED IN OUR GRANULE MAKING OPERATION ARE CREATE FROM PROCESS OF ASPHALT. MODIFY OF MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT. W52: MERCURY IS IN ASPHALT. THIS CHEMICAL IS USED IN OUR GRANULE MAKING OPERATION ARE CREATE FROM PROCESS OF ASPHALT. MODIFY OF MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT. Source Reduction - CONSIDER INCREASING THE FILLER PERCENTAGE TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF ASPHALT IN AN ARTICLE. CONSIDER MODIFICATION IN MATERIAL HANDLING AND RECLAIMING GRANULES FOR REUSE. CONSIDER WASTE REDUCTION.
2018	Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
2017	Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)	W32: Facility improvements in material handling W52: Facility modified equipment, layout and/or piping when needed Source Reduction - Employees recommendation are considered if applicable
2016	Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
2015	Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)	Source Reduction - EHS Committee Meetings; ISO 14001 Certification; EMS; Internal Audits; Environmental Trainig Other Environmental Practices - EHS Committee meeting; ISO 14001 Certify; Internal Audits; Environmental Training
2014	Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)	Other Environmental Practices - T05: EHS Committee Meeting; ISO 14001 Certify, Internal Audits; Environmental Training
2013	Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)	Source Reduction - EHS Committee Meeting; ISO 14001 Certify, Internal Audits; Environmental training
2012	Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
2011	Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
2010	Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
2009	Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
2008	Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
2007	Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)

*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.