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* |
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| 2020 |
Other Barriers to Source Reduction - COVID-19 impacts |
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| 2018 |
Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping[-5-14%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
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W52: Changed from totes to bulk storage, reducing fugitive emissions from packaging transfers. Source Reduction - Process streamlining and potential cost savings. |
| 2017 |
Source Reduction:: W55: Changed from small volume containers to bulk containers to minimize discarding
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
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W55: Implementation of bulk storage versus tote storage, minimizing fugitive losses and losses from residual in containers |
| 2016 |
Barriers: B6-Barriers to P2 B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas
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Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Switch to bulk tank vs non-bulk packaging is awaiting proper resourcing Barriers to P2: B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas - finished goods require addition of ammonia; no further minimization anticipated. |
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| 2015 |
Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.
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Other Environmental Practices: Source Reduction - It is expected that new storage and inventory management processes will be implemented in 2016 that will reduce fugitive emissions Other Environmental Practices: Waste Treatment - Currently run primary pretreatment which is not designed to treat for ammonia removal Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Substance is a critical raw material in production processes |
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| 2013 |
Source Reduction - Product quality improvement efforts result in higher consumption of water, with resultant increase in wastewater directed offsite to POTW, impacting off-site release of chemical.Finished good properties necessitate use of the chemical, preventing product substitution.
Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Ammonia is a key raw material that presents specific characteristics to finished product. Quality improvements may continue to reduce chemical emissions |
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| 2002 |
Source Reduction:: W55: Changed from small volume containers to bulk containers to minimize discarding
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) |
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")