TRI Pollution Prevention Report for FORD MOTOR CO SHARONVILLE PLANT and Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

Facility ID: 45241FRDMT3000S

Facility Name and Address:
FORD MOTOR CO SHARONVILLE PLANT
3000 SHARON RD
SHARONVILLE, OH 45241

Parent Company: FORD MOTOR CO

Industry: Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing (336350)
Chemical: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

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*
2015			Other Environmental Practices - Ford Motor Company has a formal written Environmental Policy focused on protecting human health and the environment. The Company has committed to the International Chamber of Commerce "Principles for Environmental Management" and is a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES). Ford Motor Company also issues an annual Sustainability Report, which follows the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Guidelines for sustainability reporting. Ford is committed to pollution prevention. All manufacturing facilities worldwide have been third-party certified to the ISO 14001 standard.Ford Motor Company has implemented a minimum quantity lubricant (MQL) machining process (also called near-dry machining) that reduces waste by more than 80 percent for each engine we produce, also saving oil and water. This "dry-machining" process lubricates cutting tools with a fine spray of oil, rather than the conventional "wet-machining" that required large amounts of metal-working fluids and water to cool and lubricate the tools. For a typical production line, MQL can save more than 280,000 gallons of water per year. Additionally, MQL reduces the amount of oil needed to machine an engine or transmission by 80 percent or more. And by avoiding the need for a coolant system across most engine production lines, MQL helps to reduce energy use. MQL also improves plant air quality by eliminating the airborne mist produced by traditional wet-machining.
2014			Other Environmental Practices - SRNA: Ford Motor Company has a formal written Environmental Policy focused on protecting human health and the environment. The Company has committed to the International Chamber of Commerce Principles for Environmental Management and is a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES). Ford Motor Company also issues an annual Sustainability Report, which follows the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Guidelines for sustainability reporting. Ford is committed to pollution prevention. All manufacturing facilities worldwide have been third-party certified to the ISO 14001 standard.
2013			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Ford Motor Company has a formal written Environmental Policy focused on protecting human health and the environment. The Company has committed to the International Chamber of Commerce "Principles for Environmental Management" and is a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES). Ford Motor Company also issues an annual Sustainability Report, which follows the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Guidelines for sustainability reporting. Ford is committed to pollution prevention. All manufacturing facilities worldwide have been third-party certified to the ISO 14001 standard.
2012			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Ford Motor Company has a formal written Environmental Policy focused on protecting human health and the environment. The Company has committed to the International Chamber of Commerce "Principles for Environmental Management" and is a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES). Ford Motor Company also issues an annual Sustainability Report, which follows the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Guidelines for sustainability reporting. Ford is committed to pollution prevention. All manufacturing facilities worldwide have been third-party certified to the ISO 14001 standard.
2011			Other Environmental Practices - Ford Motor Company has a formal written Environmental Policy focused on protecting human health and the environment. The Company has committed to the International Chamber of Commerce "Principles for Environmental Management" and is a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES). Ford Motor Company also issues an annual Sustainability Report, which follows the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Guidelines for sustainability reporting. Ford is committed to pollution prevention. All manufacturing facilities worldwide have been third-party certified to the ISO 14001 standard.
2010			Other Environmental Practices - Ford Motor Company has a formal written Environmental Policy focused on protecting human health and the environment. The Company has committed to the International Chamber of Commerce "Principles for Environmental Management" and is a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES). Ford Motor Company also issues an annual Sustainability Report, which follows the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Guidelines for sustainability reporting. Ford is committed to pollution prevention. All manufacturing facilities worldwide have been third-party certified to the ISO 14001 standard.
2009			Other Environmental Practices - Ford Motor Company has a formal written Environmental Policy focused on protecting human health and the environment. The Company has committed to the International Chamber of Commerce "Principles for Environmental Management" and is a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES). Ford Motor Company also issues an annual Sustainability Report, which follows the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Guidelines for sustainability reporting. Ford is committed to pollution prevention. All manufacturing facilities worldwide have been third-party certified to the ISO 14001 standard.
2008			Other Environmental Practices - Ford Motor Company has a formal written Environmental Policy focused on protecting human health and the environment. The Company has committed to the International Chamber of Commerce "Principles for Environmental Management" and is a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES). Ford Motor Company also issues an annual Sustainability Report, which follows the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Guidelines for sustainability reporting. Ford is committed to pollution prevention. All manufacturing facilities worldwide have been third-party certified to the ISO 14001 standard.
2007			Other Environmental Practices - Ford Motor Company has a formal written Environmental Policy focused on protecting human health and the environment. The Company has committed to the International Chamber of Commerce "Principles for Environmental Management" and is a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES). Ford Motor Company also issues an annual Sustainability Report, which follows the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Guidelines for sustainability reporting. Ford is committed to pollution prevention. All manufacturing facilities worldwide have been third-party certified to the ISO 14001 standard.
2006			Other Environmental Practices - Ford Motor Company has a formal written Environmental Policy focused on protecting human health and the environment. The Company has committed to the International Chamber of Commerce "Principles for Environmental Management" and is a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES). Ford Motor Company also issues an annual Sustainability Report, which follows the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Guidelines for sustainability reporting. Ford is committed to pollution prevention. All manufacturing facilities worldwide have been third-party certified to the ISO 14001 standard.
2001	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
2000	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
1999	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
1998	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
1997	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
1996	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
1995	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	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.