TRI Pollution Prevention Report for ALPHA WIRE CO and Antimony compounds

Facility ID: 01453LPHWR128TO

Facility Name and Address:
ALPHA WIRE CO
128 TOLMAN AVE
LEOMINSTER, MA 01453

Parent Company: BELDEN INC

Industry: Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing (335929)
Chemical: Antimony compounds

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2019

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:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2016		Barriers: B6-Barriers to P2 B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas	Barriers to P2: B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas - scrap reduction
2013	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W51: Instituted recirculation within a process	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2012	Source Reduction:: W51: Instituted recirculation within a process	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	Source Reduction - The facility implemented "bleedout" regrinding in the past which only applied to 1 compound used. In 2012 the facility has expanded the program to include more raw materials that can be regrinded and reused back into the process.
2011	Source Reduction:: W51: Instituted recirculation within a process	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2010	Source Reduction:: W51: Instituted recirculation within a process	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	Other Environmental Practices - Regrind plastic cleanout purging to be reused in process
2009	Source Reduction:: W51: Instituted recirculation within a process	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2008	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2007	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2002	Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2001	Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	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.