TRI Pollution Prevention Report for 3M CO and n-Hexane

Facility ID: 02370VNTRT30COM

Facility Name and Address:
3M CO
30 COMMERCE RD
ROCKLAND, MA 02370

Parent Company: 3M CO

Industry: Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing (322220)
Chemical: n-Hexane

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 Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Decrease in production as product is being replaced with new product options.

2017 Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Decrease in production as product is being replaced with new product options

2016 Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Decrease in production as product is being replaced with new product options

2011 Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Source Reduction - Sourcing raw material with lower hazardous chemical component when feasible.
2010 Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2009 Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2008 Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2007 Source Reduction:: W73: Substituted coating materials used


Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T02: External pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
2001 Source Reduction:: W33: Installed overflow alarms or automatic shutoff valves
Source Reduction:: W74: Improved application techniques

Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
1998 Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
1996 Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
*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:
Facilities may also provide optional Pollution Prevention Information describing their source reduction, recycling, or pollution control activities.