TRI Pollution Prevention Report for TOWER AUTOMOTIVE and Chromium

Facility ID: 40004TWRTM850WI

Facility Name and Address:
TOWER AUTOMOTIVE
850 WITHROW CT
BARDSTOWN, KY 40004

Parent Company: TOWER AUTOMOTIVE OPERATIONS USA I LLC

Industry: Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping (336370)
Chemical: Chromium

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical


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    Waste Management Comparison - 2020



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*
2022
Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - 100% of scrap metal is recycled.

2021
Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - 100% of scrap metal is recycled.

2020
Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - 100% of scrap is recycled

2019
Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - 100% of scrap metal is recycled.

2018 Barriers to P2 - All scrap is being recycled. We do not manufacture steel, aluminum, or weld wire therefore we cannot reduce pollutants at the source.
2017 Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Other than a minute amount of Chromium prodcuced from welding processes, all the rest of the chromium content is in the form of an article component.

*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.