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* |
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| 2021 | |||
| 2018 |
Source Reduction:: W89: Other product modifications[-15-24%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
Barriers: B3-Barriers to P2 B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. |
W89: Modification of formulations to use alternative ingredients to reduce the usage of Zinc Compounds as lubricant. Barriers to P2: B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. - Other products have been tried with inconsistent success. Zinc compounds are used only when alternatives are not viable for appearance or quality in certain grades of Polyamide 66. |
| 2017 |
Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Our facilities compound with zinc compounds and will often rework and recycle off spec material into production, effectively reducing how much material containing zinc is disposed of. |
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| 2016 |
Source Reduction:: W89: Other product modifications[-25-49%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other |
W89: Modification of formulations to use alternative ingredients to reduce the usage of Zinc Compounds. |
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")