TRI Pollution Prevention Report for CAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INC and Xylene (mixed isomers)

Facility ID: 02056CMGRC364MA

Facility Name and Address:
CAMGER COATINGS SYSTEMS INC
364 MAIN ST
NORFOLK, MA 02056

Parent Company:

Industry: Paint and Coating Manufacturing (325510)
Chemical: Xylene (mixed isomers)

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*
2022			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Camger does a lot of Toll Manufacturing and cannot change formulations.
2021	Source Reduction:: S03: Substituted raw materials, feedstock, or reactant chemical	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	S03: Camger has some RM substitute projects on the books but they have not gone past R&D.
2018		Barriers: B1-Barriers to P2 B1 - Insufficient capital to install new source reduction equipment or implement new source reduction activities/initiat	Barriers to P2: B1 - Insufficient capital to install new source reduction equipment or implement new source reduction activities/initiat - Source reduction equipment cannot be recouped in sales.
2017			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Camger does some Toll Manufacturing where we cannot change formulation.
2016			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Camger is not the end user, but a manufacture of coatings and adhesives, which means our Source Reduction is greatly tied to our sales. Camger does have some alternative products but customers do not purchase those coatings. We have tried on multiple occasions to convert customers to coatings without listed chemicals without success.
2015			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Camger is restricted from modifying many formulations because of customer specification and toll manufacturing. Other Environmental Practices: Source Reduction - Camger is investigation non-flammable and lower hazard cleaning solvents which would reduces xylene waste.
2014			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Many of Camgers products are formulated to customer specifications, which Camger CANNOT reformulate, hence Camger has no source reduction.Camger use and emissions are directly tied to our sales - more sales = more use and emissions.
2013			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Many of Camgers formulations are made to customer specification (Toll manufacturing), which Camger cannot alter, so Camger's emission are directly related to our sales. Camger is going to look into re-profiling our waste steam, which would affect waste reporting in the future.
2012			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Camger's emissions are directly related to our sales and as a rule Camger's customer must approve reformulation of products. Camger also competes nationally for sales, which limits reformulation because customers want products with a proven track record within their process.
2005	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
2001	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
2000	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
1999	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
1998	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
1997	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
1996	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
1995	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
1994	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
1993	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
1992	Source Reduction:: W31: Improved storage or stacking procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
1991	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials	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.