TRI Pollution Prevention Report for PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC CIRCLEVILLE OH and Xylene (mixed isomers)

Facility ID: 43113PPGNDPITTS

Facility Name and Address:
PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO INC CIRCLEVILLE OH
559 PITTSBURGH RD
CIRCLEVILLE, OH 43113

Parent Company: PPG INDUSTRIES INC

Industry: Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing (325211)
Chemical: Xylene (mixed isomers)

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2017

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			Other Environmental Practices: Energy Recovery - Waste chemical is converted to steam energy for resin production facility via onsite Energy Recovery Incinerator. Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Chemical is recycled for on-site use via closed loop solvent still recovery system.
2020			Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Closed Loop Solvent Recycling System Other Environmental Practices: Energy Recovery - WASTE CHEMICAL IS CONVERTED TO STEAM ENERGY FOR RESIN PLANT VIA ONSITE ENERGY RECOVERY INCINERATOR.
2019			Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Closed Loop Solvent Recycling Other Environmental Practices: Energy Recovery - Energy Recovery - Hazardous Waste Energy Recovery Unit Provides Steam to Resin Plant.
2018			Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Closed Loop Solvent Recycling Other Environmental Practices: Energy Recovery - Energy Recovery - Hazardous Waste Energy Recovery Unit Provides Steam to Resin Plant.
2017			Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Closed loop solvent reclamation Other Environmental Practices: Energy Recovery - Energy Recovery (Hazardous Waste Incinerator provides Steam to Resin Plant)
2016			Other Environmental Practices: Energy Recovery - Energy Recovery (Steam from ERU to Resin Plant) Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Solvent reclamation system on-site for solvent recovery and re-use.
1999	Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)
1998	Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)
1997	Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)
1996	Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)
1995	Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)
1994	Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)
1993	Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)
1992	Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)
1991	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)

*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.