TRI Pollution Prevention Report for LIGHTING & IMAGING - SOUTHBRIDGE and Lead compounds

Facility ID: 01550SCHTT122CH

Facility Name and Address:
LIGHTING & IMAGING - SOUTHBRIDGE
122 CHARLTON ST
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA 01550

Parent Company: SCHOTT N.A.

Industry: Glass Product Manufacturing Made of Purchased Glass (327215)
Chemical: Lead compounds

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2021

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*
2020	Source Reduction:: W71: Other cleaning and degreasing modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2014	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	W19: ONGOING CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN PLANT YIELD FROM 2013 TO 2014.
2013			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - THE AMOUNT OF LEAD REPORTED AS OFF-SITE TRANSFERS ON THE FORM R EXCEEDS THE AMOUNT OF LEAD REPORTED AS BYPRODUCT ON THE FACILITY'S MASSACHUSETTS FORM S. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE SOME GLASS BARS (APPROXIMATELY 1,085 LBS LEAD) WERE SCRAPPED FROM INVENTORY AND DISPOSED AS HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT PROCESSING.
2008	Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications Source Reduction:: W71: Other cleaning and degreasing modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2007	Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications Source Reduction:: W71: Other cleaning and degreasing modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management

*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.