TRI Pollution Prevention Report for LEAR CORP and Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

Facility ID: 28349GLFRDROUTE

Facility Name and Address:
LEAR CORP
1754 NC HWY 903
KENANSVILLE, NC 28349

Parent Company: LEAR CORP

Industry: Textile and Fabric Finishing Mills (313310)
Chemical: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2022

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			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - This Nitrate compound is contained within a nutrient mixture that is sometimes required for the wastewater treatment plant activated sludge process to effectively reduce pollutants in wastewater discharge.
2014	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices[-15-24%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits	Source Reduction: Source Reduction - Waste water/nitrate discharge will be reduced via efficient use of water in processes.
2013			Source Reduction - Over the past decade, Guilford has modified the dyeing and finishing chemistries to eliminate air releases of TRI chemicals. Guilford has converted from #6 fuel oil to natural gas as the primary fuel for boiler and production operations. In addition, Guilford utilizes steam from a wood chip cogeneration operation. Future plans include optimizing production operations to minimize water usage and optimize waste water treatment. Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Product quality and customer requirements continue to challenge the waste water treatment systems. Specifically, new textile finishes requiring flameproofing, UV protection, soil release, etc. require use of exotic chemicals. Just-in-time manufacturing causes release of production chemicals during product change-overs.

*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.