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 |
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Reporting Year | Section 8.10: Newly Implemented Source Reduction Activity | Section 8.10: Methods to Identify Activity | Section 8.11: Optional Pollution Prevention Information* |
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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. |
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2012 |
Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Source reduction activities were not achievable due to customer demand of varous colors and equipment purges. |
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.
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