TRI Pollution Prevention Report for VERTELLUS GREENSBORO LLC and Ethylene glycol

Facility ID: 27403MRFLX2110H

Facility Name and Address:
VERTELLUS GREENSBORO LLC
2110 W GATE CITY BLVD
GREENSBORO, NC 27403

Parent Company: VERTELLUS LLC

Industry: All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (325199)
Chemical: Ethylene glycol

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*
2016 Source Reduction:: W29: Other changes in inventory control
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
W29: Reduced the amount of raw material stored on site in anticipation of orders.

2013 Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices
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
2009 Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2008 Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2007 Source Reduction:: W67: Improved rinse equipment design
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
*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:
Facilities may also provide optional Pollution Prevention Information describing their source reduction, recycling, or pollution control activities.