Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical
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Waste Management Comparison - 2022
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* |
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| 2012 |
Source Reduction:: W89: Other product modifications
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
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Source Reduction - In 2012, the facility took special measures to systematically reduce emissions and solid hazardous waste. The project was completed in 2 phases. 1. Optimization of process parameters and stricter operational control. 2. Hardware upgrade. Site also used third parties to calibrate all air flow for stacks to get accurate data and better calculate the emissions. As a result, site achieved significant reduction in emissions. Economic downturn as well as change in product portfolio has also helped the cause significantly. There is a conscious effort to move to water based products portfolio from a VOC based (solvent borne) product portfolio. |
| 2011 |
Source Reduction:: W89: Other product modifications
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
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W89: Site is changing product mix from solvent based to water based sustainable coatings Source Reduction - Site is changing product mix from solvent based to water based sustainable coatings |
| 1997 |
Source Reduction:: W33: Installed overflow alarms or automatic shutoff valves
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance |
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| 1996 |
Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices
Source Reduction:: W29: Other changes in inventory control Source Reduction:: W33: Installed overflow alarms or automatic shutoff valves Source Reduction:: W71: Other cleaning and degreasing modifications |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance |
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| 1991 |
Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
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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.
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- 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")