TRI Pollution Prevention Report for EATON CORP and Chromium

Facility ID: 14845CTLRH200WE

Facility Name and Address:
EATON CORP
200 WESTINGHOUSE CIR
HORSEHEADS, NY 14845

Parent Company: EATON CORP

Industry: Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing (335311)
Chemical: Chromium

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2022

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	Source Reduction:: S14: Other product modifications made	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	S14: Outsourcing of manufacturing
2020			Source Reduction: Source Reduction - vendor assistance outsourcing of contacts and other parts using Chromium
2019	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
2018	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	W19: Outsourcing material and decrease in production.
2015	Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2013	Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	Other Environmental Practices - New coagulant in waste plant (C-117) has assisted in reducing sludge generation
2012	Source Reduction:: W53: Use of a differant process catalyst	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	W53: New coagulant implemented Source Reduction - New coagulant implemented

*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.