TRI Pollution Prevention Report for HITACHI ENERGY USA INC. and Copper

Facility ID: 24592WSTNGHIGHW

Facility Name and Address:
HITACHI ENERGY USA INC.
2135 PHILPOTT RD
SOUTH BOSTON, VA 24592

Parent Company: HITACHI HOLDINGS

Industry: Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing (335311)
Chemical: Copper

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*
2017			Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Six Sigma continuous improvement initiatives in the manufacturing process include higher utilization of raw material in finished product, consequently scrap volumes and subsequent recycling volumes should decrease year over year.
2016			Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Six Sigma continuous improvement initiatives in the manufacturing process include higher utilization of raw material in finished product, consequently scrap volumes and subsequent recycling volumes should decrease year over year.
2015			Source Reduction: Recycling - Six Sigma continuous improvement initiatives in the manufacturing process include higher utilization of raw material in finished product. Consequently scrap volumes and subsequent recycling volumes should decrease year over year.
2014	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	Source Reduction: Recycling - Six Sigma continuous improvement initiatives in the manufacturing process include higher utilization of raw material in finished product. Consequently scrap volumes and subsequent recycling volumes should decrease year over year.
2013	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	W19: On demand raw material orders to reduce over-orders Source Reduction - Contractors provide input on better manufacturing practices Source Reduction - Evaluate more accurate material volumes required to meet orders Source Reduction - Active measures to reduce scrap
2012	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	W19: Reduce waste by appropriate labeling and inventory management Source Reduction - Assistance in emission reduction within treatment system Source Reduction - Waste minimization recommendations to office and plant staff
2011	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2010	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2009	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2008	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2007	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2006	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2005	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2004	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2003	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2002	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2001	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2000	Source Reduction:: W29: Other changes in inventory control Source Reduction:: W82: Modified design or composition of product	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management 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.