TRI Pollution Prevention Report for PRYSMIAN CABLES & SYSTEMS USA and Antimony compounds

Facility ID: 02764BWCBL2022W

Facility Name and Address:
PRYSMIAN CABLES & SYSTEMS USA
22 JOSEPH E WARNER BLVD
NORTH DIGHTON, MA 02764

Parent Company: PRYSMIAN CABLES & SYSTEMS (US) INC

Industry: Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing (335929)
Chemical: Antimony compounds

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2021

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*
2022
2021
2015			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Lack of Management resources available due to layoff.
2014	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2013	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2012	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	W19: We acknowledge that this 2012 data indicates a negative trend in the facility scrap rate. The new management teams plan to audit accounting of materials more frequently to ensure better data accuracy and reduce possibly inconsistent data.
2011	Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	Source Reduction - Updated process controls installed and scheduled for future installation. Will yield incremental waste reduction.
2010	Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2009	Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2008	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W81: Changed product specifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2007	Source Reduction:: W29: Other changes in inventory control Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2006	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2005	Source Reduction:: W31: Improved storage or stacking procedures Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	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:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers Source Reduction:: W23: Eliminated shelf-life requirements for stable materials Source Reduction:: W29: Other changes in inventory control Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program
2000	Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers Source Reduction:: W23: Eliminated shelf-life requirements for stable materials Source Reduction:: W29: Other changes in inventory control Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program
1999	Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers Source Reduction:: W23: Eliminated shelf-life requirements for stable materials Source Reduction:: W29: Other changes in inventory control Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program
1998	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W53: Use of a differant process catalyst	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
1997	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W53: Use of a differant process catalyst	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)

*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.