TRI Pollution Prevention Report for ENGINEERED POLYMER SOLUTIONS INC and Certain glycol ethers

Facility ID: 90040THMCC5501E

Facility Name and Address:
ENGINEERED POLYMER SOLUTIONS INC
5501 E SLAUSON AVE
CITY OF COMMERCE, CA 90040

Parent Company: THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO

Industry: Paint and Coating Manufacturing (325510)
Chemical: Certain glycol ethers

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
2016	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2015	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2014	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
2013	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2009	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W33: Installed overflow alarms or automatic shutoff valves	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)
2008	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W33: Installed overflow alarms or automatic shutoff valves	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)
2007	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W33: Installed overflow alarms or automatic shutoff valves	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)
2006	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W31: Improved storage or stacking procedures Source Reduction:: W33: Installed overflow alarms or automatic shutoff valves Source Reduction:: W59: Modified stripping/cleaning equipment	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: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
2004	Source Reduction:: W51: Instituted recirculation within a process	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
2003	Source Reduction:: W51: Instituted recirculation within a process	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
2002	Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
1998	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1997	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1996	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1995	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1994	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1992	Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers Source Reduction:: W41: Increased purity or raw materials	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management 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.