TRI Pollution Prevention Report for MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL AMERICA INC and Toluene

Facility ID: 38127CCRYL2665F

Facility Name and Address:
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL AMERICA INC
2665 FITE RD
MEMPHIS, TN 38127

Parent Company: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL AMERICA INC

Industry: Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (325211)
Chemical: Toluene

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical


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    Waste Management Comparison - 2020



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*
2014
Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - Air and solid waste emissions are typcial based on customer demand of final product. Procedures and best practices are in place to protect the chemical from entering land and water.

2012 Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Source reduction activities were not achievable due to customer demand of varous colors and equipment purges.

*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:
Facilities may also provide optional Pollution Prevention Information describing their source reduction, recycling, or pollution control activities.