TRI Pollution Prevention Report for ROEHM AMERICA LLC and Methyl methacrylate

Facility ID: 06492CYRNDSOUTH

Facility Name and Address:
ROEHM AMERICA LLC
528 S CHERRY ST
WALLINGFORD, CT 06492

Parent Company: ROEHM US HOLDING LLC

Industry: Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (325211)
Chemical: Methyl methacrylate

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:: S35: Other improvements to inventory and material management Source Reduction:: S41: Improved scheduling, record keeping, or procedures for operations, cleaning, and maintenance	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	S35: Reduction in raw material inventory S41: Proactive and preventative maintenance performed to reduce equipment malfunction downtime and scrap production
2021	Source Reduction:: S21: Optimized process conditions to increase efficiency Source Reduction:: S25: Other process modifications made	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	S21: Reduction in raw material inventory as well as scrap pattie production S25: Proactive and preventative maintenance to avoid an reduce breakdowns Source Reduction - Reduction in raw material inventory as well as scrap pattie production
2020	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W29: Other changes in inventory control Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	W13: Proactive and preventative maintenance to reduce and avoid breakdowns W29: Reduction in raw material inventory W58: Reduction in polymer pattie scrap production
2019	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T02: External pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2018	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
2017	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2016	Source Reduction:: W24: Instituted better labeling procedures Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2014	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices[-5-14%] Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	Source Reduction - Transferred contracted services for bulk unloading to internal resources. Source Reduction - Corporate goal to reduce production waste 20% overall from 2004 to 2014. Source Reduction - A corporate directed inventory reduction in 2013 increased annual bulk waste disposal which also reflects in the 2014 reduction.
2013	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
2012	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2004	Source Reduction:: W51: Instituted recirculation within a process	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2002	Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2001	Source Reduction:: W51: Instituted recirculation within a process	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1999	Source Reduction:: W35: Installed vapor recovery systems	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1998	Source Reduction:: W33: Installed overflow alarms or automatic shutoff valves	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1996	Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1995	Source Reduction:: W35: Installed vapor recovery systems Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1994	Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention Source Reduction:: W51: Instituted recirculation within a process	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1992	Source Reduction:: W33: Installed overflow alarms or automatic shutoff valves Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1991	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers Source Reduction:: W36: Implemented inspection or monitoring program of potential spill or leak sources	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)

*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.