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* |
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| 2017 |
Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices
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: T11: Other |
W19: Improved operation of existing closed loop recycling system. W36: Installed a rupture disc monitoring system Source Reduction - Regulatory requirement |
| 2016 |
Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping[-50-99%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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W52: Installed a high efficiency regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) for the treatment of process vent gasses. The RTO was placed in service in June 2016 Source Reduction - Installed a high efficiency regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) for the treatment of process vent gasses. The RTO was placed in service in June 2016 Source Reduction - Process improvements, including 5S initiatives and improved operation efficiency are actively being pursued. |
| 2015 |
Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping[-5-14%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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W52: Process improvements, including 5S initiatives, improved operation efficiency. |
| 1992 |
Source Reduction:: W82: Modified design or composition of product
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
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| 1991 |
Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits |
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")