Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical
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Waste Management Comparison - 2016
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* |
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| 2022 |
Barriers: B3-Barriers to P2 B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction.
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Barriers to P2: B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. - volume controlled by customer specifications |
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| 2020 |
Source Reduction:: W29: Other changes in inventory control
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
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W29: Monitor refuse to ensure thorough tracking of material for recycling compared to production Source Reduction - Scrap material previously not monitored to balance against production/product usage |
| 2019 |
Barriers: B8-Barriers to P2 B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible
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Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - GKN continues to monitor its raw material usage. Any opportunities to make feasible improvements for environmental compliance will be engaged. Barriers to P2: B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible - Copper is an ingredient in the powder blend. It is required at the percentage it is added for metallurgical reasons and based on customer demand we can't experience a reduction. |
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| 2018 |
Source Reduction:: W36: Implemented inspection or monitoring program of potential spill or leak sources[-0-4%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Barriers: B1-Barriers to P2 B1 - Insufficient capital to install new source reduction equipment or implement new source reduction activities/initiat |
W36: powder transfer shoe modification Barriers to P2: B1 - Insufficient capital to install new source reduction equipment or implement new source reduction activities/initiat - Prioritized, reduced ROI |
| 2016 |
Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - all metals recycled |
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| 2015 |
Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Implimented continued programs to reduce scrap, success not apparent on 2015 numbers due to other process changes which created increased off site shipping for reuse |
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| 2014 |
Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications[-5-14%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management |
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| 2013 |
Source Reduction:: W89: Other product modifications
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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W89: Improved quality - less scrap Source Reduction - improved quality - less scrap |
| 2008 |
Source Reduction:: W81: Changed product specifications
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
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| 2007 |
Source Reduction:: W81: Changed product specifications
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
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| 2006 |
Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
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| 1997 |
Source Reduction:: W51: Instituted recirculation within a process
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
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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.
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- 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")