TRI Pollution Prevention Report for SMI STEEL LLC DBA CMC STEEL ALABAMA and Nickel compounds

Facility ID: 35212SMSTLPOBOX

Facility Name and Address:
SMI STEEL LLC DBA CMC STEEL ALABAMA
101 S 50TH ST
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35212

Parent Company: COMMERCIAL METALS CO

Industry: Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing (331110)
Chemical: Nickel compounds

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: Methods to Identify Activity	Section 8.11: Optional Pollution Prevention Information*
2022		Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - 100% of the K061 dust generated was sent to Steel Dust Recycling where the iron and zinc oxides are reclaimed. CMC uses recycled scrap metal in our process. CMC also recycles paper, plastics, aluminum, electronics and universal waste.
2021		Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - 100% of the K061 dust generated was sent to Steel Dust Recycling where the iron and zinc oxides are reclaimed.CMC not only uses recycled scrap metal in our process, but also recycles paper, plastic, aluminum, electronic and universal wastes
2020		Other Barriers to Source Reduction - 99% of the K061 dust generated is sent to Steel Dust Recycling where the iron and zinc oxides are reclaimed. Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - CMC has an EMS Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - CMC not only uses recycled scrap metal in our process, but also recycles paper, plastic, aluminum, electronic and universal wastes
2019		Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - 98% of EAF dust generated is sent to a metal recovery facility. CMC also has a recycling program for aluminum cans, plastics, paper, cardboard, scrap metals and electronics
2018	Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - 99% of the EAF dust generates is sent to a metals recovery facility. CMC also has a recycling program for aluminum cans, plastics, paper, cardboard and scrap metals. Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Steel produced in 2017 was 436,020 tons. In 2018, steel production increased to 584,959 tons.
2017	Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Scrap metal from the demolished baghouses was recycled. This facility has a recycling program; aluminum cans, plastic bottles, paper, cardboard and metal are recycled. Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Old baghouses were replaced which generated additional EAF dust waste being disposed at a subtitle C landfill. The scrap metal from the demolished baghouses was recycled.
2015	Barriers: B7-No Information B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - This facility recycles aluminum cans, plastic bottles, cardboard, paper and scrap metal. Universal waste is also sent to a recycling facility. 98% of the EAF dust is sent to a reclaim facility where Zinc and Iron oxides are recovered and reused. Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - This facility has an environmental management system.

*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.