TRI Pollution Prevention Report for ADVANCED BEARING MATERIALS LLC and Copper compounds

Facility ID: 47240BHNNGHIGHW

Facility Name and Address:
ADVANCED BEARING MATERIALS LLC
1515 W MAIN ST
GREENSBURG, IN 47240

Parent Company: MIBA BEARINGS US LLC

Industry: Motor Vehicle Gasoline Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing (336310)
Chemical: Copper compounds

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2018

Pollution Prevention Activities for Selected Chemical

Reporting Year	Section 8.10: Methods to Identify Activity	Section 8.11: Optional Pollution Prevention Information*
2022	Barriers: B8-Barriers to P2 B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible	Barriers to P2: B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible - we are maximizing the amount of alloy millings re-used back into our casting process. For 2023, one of our lead free alloys along with a new lead free alloy will be recycled onsite. Copper is major component for all of our alloys
2021	Barriers: B8-Barriers to P2 B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible	Barriers to P2: B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible - Copper is a major component of all of our alloys Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - We are maximizing the amount of alloy millings re-used back into our casting process
2020	Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - We are maximizing the amount of alloy millings re-used back into the furnace melting process. Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Copper is inherent to the alloy composition for our casting process
2019	Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - We have increased the re-use of alloy millings back into the casting process. Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Copper is the main component for all alloys used in the production process. The alloy chemistry content is dictated by customer specifications.
2018	Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - We are currently re-introducing a program to re-use some of the millings back into the casting process for 2019. Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - There are no other alloy metals that can replace copper in the process
2017	Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - The copper alloy chemistry content is dictated by our customers and cannot be deviated. The lead free alloys are moving to a different technology with roll bonding in lieu of casting. Source Reduction: Source Reduction - The S7 lead free alloys are moving to a different technology other than casting onto steel. Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - In 2017, increased the re-use of alloy millings in house.
2016	Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Copper is a main component for all of the alloys that we cast including lead free versions and is specified in our customer specifications.

*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.