TRI Pollution Prevention Report for GEORGIA-PACIFIC MUSKOGEE LLC and Mercury compounds

Facility ID: 74403FRTHW5600E

Facility Name and Address:
GEORGIA-PACIFIC MUSKOGEE LLC
4901 CHANDLER RD
MUSKOGEE, OK 74403

Parent Company: KOCH INDUSTRIES INC

Industry: Paper (except Newsprint) Mills (322121)
Chemical: Mercury compounds

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2017

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*
2021	Source Reduction:: S01: Substituted a fuel	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2020	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2018	Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications[-5-14%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	W58: In 2017, a coal-fired boiler was permanently decommissioned and replaced with a new natural gas-fired boiler which reduced emissions. In 2018, additional emission reductions were achieved due to the use of more natural gas in one of the remaining coal boilers that is designed and permitted with the capability to burn both coal and natural gas. This resulted in a reduction of air emissions from coal combustion and a reduction of boiler ash generation.
2017	Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	W58: shut down a coal-fired boiler and replaced it with a natural gas-fired boiler Source Reduction: Source Reduction - shut down a coal-fired boiler and replaced it with a natural gas-fired boiler.

*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.