TRI Pollution Prevention Report for AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC and Methanol

Facility ID: 02864TRMNT1224M

Facility Name and Address:
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC
1226 MENDON RD
CUMBERLAND, RI 02864

Parent Company: AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC

Industry: Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (325211)
Chemical: Methanol

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*
1996 Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention


Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials


Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)
1993 Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention


Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials


Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)
1992 Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention

Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
1991 Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations

Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)
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:
Facilities may also provide optional Pollution Prevention Information describing their source reduction, recycling, or pollution control activities.