TRI Pollution Prevention Report for ARKEMA WEST CHESTER PLANT and Toluene

Facility ID: 19382SRTMRBOLMA

Facility Name and Address:
ARKEMA WEST CHESTER PLANT
610 S BOLMAR ST
WEST CHESTER, PA 19382

Parent Company: ARKEMA DELAWARE INC

Industry: Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (325211)
Chemical: Toluene

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*
2017			Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - The facility recycles as much Toluene as possible back into the process through the recovery process
2015	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	Source Reduction - When able, have used alternatives to Toluene
2014	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials[-15-24%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2009	Source Reduction:: W81: Changed product specifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)
2008	Source Reduction:: W35: Installed vapor recovery systems 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: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
2004	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2001	Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
1993	Source Reduction:: W25: Instituted clearinghouse to exchange materials that would otherwise be discarde	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)
1992	Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
1991	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

*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.