Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical
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Waste Management Comparison - 2016
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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| 2017 |
Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.
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Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - The market is transitioning to lower VOC materials. Over time, this will result in using less of this material. Our customers are driving this change. |
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| 2016 |
Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.
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Source Reduction - Customers are requesting product with lower VOC content so we are using less of this raw material.
Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - The market is slowing changing its requirements from high to low VOC content. Over time, this result si sus using less of this raw material. Our customers are driving this change. |
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| 2014 |
Barriers to P2 - We manufacture water-based coatings based on customer demand. Glycol Ethers are a key raw material for which there is no current cost-effective substitute.
Other Barriers to Source Reduction - We manufacture water-based coatings based on customer demand. Glycol Ethers are a key raw material for which there is no current cost-effective substitute. |
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| 2013 |
Other Barriers to Source Reduction - We produce coating products based on customer demands. We have no set product line. This results in raw material requirements being driven by sales. |
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| 2012 |
Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices
Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations Source Reduction:: W64: Improved draining procedures |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) |
Other Environmental Practices - The recycling program for this location uses production over-runs and material found out-of-specification but with value, as ingredients for future batches of production. |
| 2011 |
Source Reduction:: W89: Other product modifications
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
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Other Environmental Practices - This facility uses production over runs or material found out-Of-Specification but with value as an ingredient for future batches as our recycling process |
| 2010 |
Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W64: Improved draining procedures Source Reduction:: W82: Modified design or composition of product |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
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: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other |
Source Reduction - Certain glycol ethers are a necessary fomulation component for the coating products manufactured at this facility. Their use in individual products is lessening year-By-Year due to environmental pressures regarding product VOC content. Our use has increased slightly due to the significant increase of our overall output. |
| 2009 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials
Source Reduction:: W82: Modified design or composition of product |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other |
Source Reduction - We are starting to use other raw materials to substitute for this category of glycol ethers. |
| 2008 | Source Reduction - 2-Butoxy Ethanol (Butyl Cellosolve) is slowly being phased out of our products. We prefer to use a NON TRI LISTED Glycol Ether. This phaseout will require several years to complete. It is a currently active project. | ||
| 2007 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
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Source Reduction - The Ethylene-based glycol ether is slowly being replaced with a Propylene-based glycol ether that is not TRI listed. This transition started two years ago and is progressing steadily and should result in a significant reduction in Ethylene-based glycol ether by the end of 2008. |
| 2006 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials
Source Reduction:: W82: Modified design or composition of product |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) |
Source Reduction - Quantum Coating is in the process of substituting other NON-TRI raw materials for this CERATIN GLYCOL ETHER as a result of customer requests. Quantum is slowly changing to a NON-TRI listed glycol ether. |
| 2005 |
Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures
Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) |
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| 2004 |
Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures
Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) |
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| 2003 |
Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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| 2002 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) |
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")