TRI Pollution Prevention Report for GEORGIA-PACIFIC BREWTON LLC and Lead compounds

Facility ID: 36426CNTNRHIGHW

Facility Name and Address:
GEORGIA-PACIFIC BREWTON LLC
32224 HWY 31 S
BREWTON, AL 36426

Parent Company: KOCH INDUSTRIES INC

Industry: Paperboard Mills (322130)
Chemical: Lead compounds

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	Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	W58: In April, Recovery Boiler 3 was updated to burn natural gas instead of bark. With that modification, the mill no longer burned wood.
2015	Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	W58: In 2016, the Mill ceased bark firing in its boilers, so a reduction in this pollutant is expected.
2014	Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)	W58: In February of 2015, the Mill began burning the wastewater treatment plant residuals in its boiler rather than applying to its landfill. This will result in a reduction of this pollutant. Other Environmental Practices: Waste Treatment - The Mill has decreased the amount of loading to its wastewater treatment system by raising awareness and capital projects. This will reduce the amount of wastewater treatment plant residuals.

*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.