TRI Pollution Prevention Report for AMPHENOL APC INC and Lead compounds

Facility ID: 03062TRDYN4PITT

Facility Name and Address:
AMPHENOL APC INC
91 NORTHEASTERN BLVD
NASHUA, NH 03062

Parent Company: AMPHENOL CORP

Industry: Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing (334412)
Chemical: Lead compounds

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2020

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	Source Reduction:: S06: Other material modifications made[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	S06: Amphenol APC offers alternative finishes which do not utilize lead. (Ag, Sn, Pd) Source Reduction - Front end engineering and product design, assist in promoting alternative finishes. Commercial products are open to alternatives, Military product continues to require Sn/Pb. Based on Commercial/Military product ratio we can see a reduction. Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Military requirement for Sn/b in product does not allow for substitution.
2021	Source Reduction:: S14: Other product modifications made	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	Source Reduction - Amphenol APC manufactures products per customer design or specification. As a whole our customers are moving away from having Lead in their products. Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Our use of Lead is primarily driven by our customer's designs and specification. Our military products require Lead in lieu of alternatives such as Tin.
2020	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)	Source Reduction - Engineer replaced old equipment with new, higher tolerance equipment Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Amphenol APC manufactures to customer demands, these products vary in design and material use. This results in annual usage variation.
2019	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	W13: Worked with process engineers to reevaluate dump criteria to extend bath usage life Source Reduction - Process engineers, production managers and EHS worked to establish criteria to extend bath life Other Barriers to Source Reduction - The use of Lead in our product is established by our customer demands. Much of our work supports aerospace/military which continue to utilize Lead in their designs.
2018	Source Reduction:: W89: Other product modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T02: External pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)	Source Reduction - Many customers are reducing the demand of using Lead in the products we manufacture for them. This is an ongoing process.
2017	Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	W14: Worked with engineers to extend bath life by re-evaluating dump/remake requirements W22: Worked with vendors to extend shelf life of product use
2016	Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications[-5-14%] Source Reduction:: W67: Improved rinse equipment design[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)	W22: If a material exceeds it's expiration date, we have the vendor recertify whenever possible. W58: Working with Engineers to extend the useful life of chemical baths to reduce dump and remakes Source Reduction - We always utilize counter flow rinses Source Reduction - We audit our raw materials, identifying materials approaching an expiration date and work with our vendors to get it recertified to extent its useful life. Source Reduction - We audit our raw materials, identifying materials approaching an expiration date and work with our vendors to get it recertified to extent its useful life. Source Reduction - Have internally published dump targets which must be met before a chemical bath is dumped. If target is not met it is not allowed to be dumped.
2015	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	W19: Lead use in our products has declined in demand. We manufacture to our customer designs, we are seeing a reduction in demand due to ROHS regulations.
2014			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Lead use in product is driven by customer requirements. The industry as a whole is moving away from Lead, which has resulted in gradual reduction of its use.
2013			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Variations in product demand
2012			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Lead usage is a decline due to implementation of ROHS regulations and general awareness in the industry. We are seeing a decline in the use of Lead in our products. With that we are working on other chemical which are not in a state of decline.
2007	Source Reduction:: W78: Other surface preparation and finishing modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	Source Reduction - Demand for lead as a surface finish is deminishing in the pcb industry.

*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.