TRI Pollution Prevention Report for ABB MOTORS & MECHANICAL INC. and Xylene (mixed isomers)

Facility ID: 30601RLNCLCOLLI

Facility Name and Address:
ABB MOTORS & MECHANICAL INC.
197 COLLINS INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD
ATHENS, GA 30601

Parent Company:

Industry: Motor and Generator Manufacturing (335312)
Chemical: Xylene (mixed isomers)

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2019

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*
2019			Source Reduction: Source Reduction - Additional xylene used in varnish due to varnish in process being tainted during clean up operations. This lead to several drums needing to be disposed off due to non-conformance.
2017	Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications Source Reduction:: W82: Modified design or composition of product	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)	W58: Worked to meet internal 2020 Initiative of reducing hazardous waste by 20% by 2020 (in comparison to 2013). W82: Modified certain coatings (paint) to be low-HAP formulas. Source Reduction - Recommended to Manufacturing Engineering for reduction of HAP emissions as part of Synthetic Minor Permit Source Reduction - Corporate Initiative Source Reduction: Source Reduction - Modified certain coatings (paint) to be low-HAP formulas.
1995	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
1994	Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)

*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.