TRI Pollution Prevention Report for UPM PHARMACEUTICALS INC and Dichloromethane

Facility ID: 37620BCHML501FI

Facility Name and Address:
UPM PHARMACEUTICALS INC
501 5TH ST
BRISTOL, TN 37620

Parent Company:

Industry: Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing (325412)
Chemical: Dichloromethane

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2016

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:: S21: Optimized process conditions to increase efficiency[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
2020	Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2019	Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	W21: Facility made available correct raw chemical volumes to mitigate disposal of unused product. Source Reduction - Audits done to verify proper raw material input. Source Reduction - Conduct quarterly meetings with top management to review waste profile/disposal. Source Reduction - Continued improvement through training and employee information.
2018	Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
2016	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2015	Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	W39: Avoid spillage or waste
2008			Source Reduction - King has modified equipment cleaning procedures to greatly reduce or eliminate all methylene chloride released in the facilities' industrial waste water discharge. Equipment rinse water that has the potential to contain methylene chloride is drummed and shipped off site for treatment and disposal.
2004	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
2002	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W35: Installed vapor recovery systems Source Reduction:: W36: Implemented inspection or monitoring program of potential spill or leak sources Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other

*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.