TRI Pollution Prevention Report for GERICH FIBERGLASS INC and Styrene

Facility ID: 43338GRCHF7004V

Facility Name and Address:
GERICH FIBERGLASS INC
7004 US HWY 42
MOUNT GILEAD, OH 43338

Parent Company:

Industry: All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing (326199)
Chemical: Styrene

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2015

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*
2015		Barriers: B7-Source Reduction B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Source Reduction: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - We are always trying to get products with lower styrene percentages
2002	Source Reduction:: W72: Modified spray systems or equipment	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
2000	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
1999	Source Reduction:: W31: Improved storage or stacking procedures Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W54: Instituted better controls on operating bulk containers to minimize discarding	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
1997	Source Reduction:: W31: Improved storage or stacking procedures Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W54: Instituted better controls on operating bulk containers to minimize discarding	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
1996	Source Reduction:: W31: Improved storage or stacking procedures Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W54: Instituted better controls on operating bulk containers to minimize discarding	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
1995	Source Reduction:: W31: Improved storage or stacking procedures Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W54: Instituted better controls on operating bulk containers to minimize discarding	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance

*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.