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* |
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| 2022 |
Source Reduction:: S33: Improved containment or material handling operations
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
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S33: Continued process of scrap elimination Source Reduction - Track overall Scrap |
| 2021 |
Source Reduction:: S33: Improved containment or material handling operations
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
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S33: Continued process of scrap elimination during the primary production process Source Reduction - Track overall scrap associated with the production process and address corrective measures to reduce |
| 2018 |
Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.
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Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Currently industrial rubber cannot be used as alternate fuel source like tires can |
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| 2016 |
Barriers: B5-Barriers to P2 B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens.
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Barriers to P2: B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens. - unable to send it for tire derived fuel due to regulatory restrictions for rubber other than tires. |
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| 2015 |
Barriers: B5-Barriers to P2 B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens.
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Barriers to P2: B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens. - Scrap rubber can not be recycled as tire derived fuel due to permitting issues that only allow for tires to be used, even though this rubber is the same compound as tires. |
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| 2014 |
Barriers: B5-Barriers to P2 B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens.
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Barriers to P2: B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens. - The zinc is contained in our rubber products that we produce. Currently it is very difficult to recycle our rubber scrap due to the products being reinforced with yarn. A solution for recycling this scrap is to burn it, like tire-derived fuel. But, many companies can not do this because the regulations and permits will not allow it since it is not a tire. Our products are rubber hoses for automotive, like radiator and heating/cooling hoses. If the regulation would allow for this to be used like tire derived fuel, we would be able to recycle at least 90% of our overall waste from the facility. Until then, we keep trying to find a market for it to be recycled in a more traditional manner. |
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| 2013 |
Other Environmental Practices - Continually searching for new recyclers for rubber scrap material, as it is not an easy material to recycle with traditional methods.
Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Source Reduction activities were implemented but were not successful. Finding a recycling company for this rubber scrap is very difficult. |
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| 1997 |
Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures
Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) |
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.
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- 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")