TRI Pollution Prevention Report for CLARIANT CORP CRITTENDEN DRIVE FACILITY and Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

Facility ID: 40213NTDCT4900C

Facility Name and Address:
CLARIANT CORP CRITTENDEN DRIVE FACILITY
4900 CRITTENDEN DR
LOUISVILLE, KY 40209

Parent Company: CLARIANT CORP

Industry: Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (325180)
Chemical: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2018

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*
2018	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)	Source Reduction - kaizen event
2017			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - certain nitrate products saw P2 activities, but the class of products was not addressed as a whole
2016	Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)	W52: replaced old, segmented piping with new welded lines to reduce potential leaks, Added lids to production vessels that did not previously have them. This reduced employee exposure as well as decreasing material loss to fugitive emissions and to the floor.
2015	Source Reduction:: W33: Installed overflow alarms or automatic shutoff valves[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2013	Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2012	Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2011	Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2010	Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2003	Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2001	Source Reduction:: W24: Instituted better labeling procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program
2000	Source Reduction:: W24: Instituted better labeling procedures Source Reduction:: W29: Other changes in inventory control	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other

*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.