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* |
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| 2022 |
Source Reduction:: S24: Modified or updated equipment or layout
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
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S24: Dust collector was replaced. Source Reduction - Old dust collector needed replacement. |
| 2021 |
Other Barriers to Source Reduction - No reduction due to increase in production. |
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| 2018 |
Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - We have been looking for another way to recycle or reuse this material. |
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| 2017 |
Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Found a source to reuse/recycle the used zinc material. |
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| 2016 |
Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - The used product is sent for metal recycling. It is reused by a zinc foundry to become zinc ingots. |
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| 2015 |
Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - The container with the zinc based galvanized paint is cleaned with recycled solvent. Once the container is cleaned, container is allowed to sit so the zinc settles to the bottom of the container. The solvent is removed. The zinc becomes hardened when allowed to dry out. Zinc is accumulated until the drum is approximately 1/2 to 2/3 full. The drum is then segregated then sent for metal recycling. |
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| 2008 | Source Reduction - Reduction in chemical usage attributed to management fiscal decision to reduce quantity finished product maintained in warehouse inventory. | ||
| 2007 | Source Reduction - Reduction in chemical usage attributed to management fiscal decision to reduce quantity finished product maintained in warehouse inventory. |
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")