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: 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: B1-Barriers to P2 B1 - Insufficient capital to install new source reduction equipment or implement new source reduction activities/initiat
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Barriers to P2: B1 - Insufficient capital to install new source reduction equipment or implement new source reduction activities/initiat - The sites capital project list was cut by 54% at the start of 2022. This greatly hindered the sites ability to add additional pollution controls. |
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| 2021 |
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. - The technical group is currently working on potential alternative raw materials that may reduce the sites consumption of Antimony and Antimony compounds. |
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| 2020 |
Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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W13: A new maintenance work order system has been put into place to better address safety and environmental issues. Source Reduction - The management team at this facility is very involved in updating policies and procedures that affect environmental and safety management. |
| 2002 |
Source Reduction:: W55: Changed from small volume containers to bulk containers to minimize discarding
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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| 1995 | Source Reduction:: W55: Changed from small volume containers to bulk containers to minimize discarding |
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| 1994 |
Source Reduction:: W55: Changed from small volume containers to bulk containers to minimize discarding
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program |
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")