TRI Pollution Prevention Report for COMBINED METALS CO LLC. and Nickel

Facility ID: 60123LGLYN1565F

Facility Name and Address:
COMBINED METALS CO LLC.
1565 FLEETWOOD DR
ELGIN, IL 60123

Parent Company: COMBINED METALS OF CHICAGO LLC

Industry: Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing (331221)
Chemical: Nickel

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2015

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*
2015	Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	Source Reduction - Scrap alloys were sorted into more types, allowing for increased accuracy in identification of alike alloys. Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Identification of constituents recycled by better separation and identification of correct alloys by vendor.
2014			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Nickel is an article component of customer driven orders.
2013			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Nickel is an article component of the product. All unusable material is sent out for recycling. A reduction in the 313 chemical is not possible given the nature of the business.

*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.