TRI Pollution Prevention Report for EASTERN SINTERED ALLOYS INC and Copper

Facility ID: 15857STRNS126AC

Facility Name and Address:
EASTERN SINTERED ALLOYS INC
126 ACCESS RD
SAINT MARYS, PA 15857

Parent Company:

Industry: Powder Metallurgy Part Manufacturing (332117)
Chemical: Copper

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: Methods to Identify Activity	Section 8.11: Optional Pollution Prevention Information*
2022
2021	Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - COPPER IS A BASIC PART OF SOME PRODUCT.
2020	Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Other Environmental Practices - ALL OF THE "WASTE" MATERIAL IS RECYLED EITHER IN THE "GREEN" STATE OR SENT TO BE RECYCLED IN THE ARTICLE STATE. NO MATERIAL ENTERS A LANDFILL, ETC. Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - COPPER IS SOMETIMES NECESSARY IN THE PRODUCT APPLICATION
2018	Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - all of the copper material is used. Non-sintered material is re-blended (recycled). Sintered material is given to a broker and recycled. Nothing ends up in a landfill or other containment measure. Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - copper is an integral component of several material blends.
2017	Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - copper is sometimes an article within the base materials we use.
2016	Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - copper is a base element for bronze type bearings.
2015		Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Chemical in question is an integral part of the material mixture used to fabricate components. All waste is either recycled in house or off site. No waste reaches a landfill, etc. and no waste is deposited in any water supply including sewers.
2014	Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - All of the material waste in the manufacturing process, be it a "green" or "sintered" is recycled either in house or other. No material waste goes to any landfill, etc. Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - The copper is an integral part of the component. It is a necessary material for manufacturing. Bronze bearings are mostly copper. While there are some iron substitutes, application etc. requires the use of bronze, brass, etc.
2012		Other Environmental Practices - ALL "WASTE" MATERIAL IS EITHER RECYCLED INTO NEW MIX AND RETURNED TO ESA OR GIVEN TO A METALS RECYCLER TO BE REPROCESSED.

*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.