TRI Pollution Prevention Report for BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC and Chlorine dioxide

Facility ID: 56649BSCSCSECON

Facility Name and Address:
BOISE WHITE PAPER LLC
400 SECOND ST
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN 56649

Parent Company: PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA

Industry: Paper (except Newsprint) Mills (322121)
Chemical: Chlorine dioxide

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2014

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*
2014	Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2013	Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	W58: Mill water system improvements
2012	Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2011	Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	Source Reduction - Process changes to filtered water reduced need for as much chlorine dioxide chemical to bleach an increased rate of pulp during 2011. Source Reduction - RY 2011 reductions due primarily to mill supply filtered water process changes that resulted in cleaner water and decreased mill demand for chlorine dioxide
2010	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	Other Environmental Practices - PSM process is used to minimize chlorine dioxide releases as well as redundant scrubber system. Process equipment is under slight vacuum to direct vapor process streams to the scrubber system. New upstream water treatment system producing cleaner water implemented at end of 2010 may result in less ClO2 being produced in future years.
2009	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	Other Environmental Practices - PSM process is used to minimize chlorine dioxide releases as well as a redundant scrubber system. Process equipment is under slight vacuum to direct the vapor process streams to the scrubber control system.
2008	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2004	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2003	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2002	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2001	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2000	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
1999	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
1998	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
1997	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
1996	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
1995	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W35: Installed vapor recovery systems Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
1992	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1991	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management

*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.