TRI Pollution Prevention Report for THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC and Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)

Facility ID: 28804RVCSC275AI

Facility Name and Address:
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC
275 AIKEN RD
ASHEVILLE, NC 28804

Parent Company: THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC

Industry: Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipmen (333415)
Chemical: Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)

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*
2021	Source Reduction:: S06: Other material modifications made[-50-99%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	S06: Replacing with water-blown foam. Source Reduction - Replacing with water-blown foam.
2020	Source Reduction:: W43: Substituted a feedstock or reagent chemical with a different chemical[-50-99%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	W43: Replacing with water-blown foam
2011	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	W42: We switched from a refrigerant blowing agent in our foam to a water based blowing agent. We''re reviewing this for implementation across other production lines to further reduce usage of this chemical Source Reduction - See above

*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.