TRI Pollution Prevention Report for ADVANCED BEARING MATERIALS LLC and Lead 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: Lead compounds

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2019

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*
2022	Source Reduction:: S23: Implemented new technology, technique, or process	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	S23: we are developing a new lead free alloy which in the long term will replace some of the lead based alloy strip materials. This new alloy will be finalized in 2023. Source Reduction - See above under S23.
2021	Source Reduction:: S23: Implemented new technology, technique, or process	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	S23: Developing a new lead free alloy. This will be sued on all new future product in lieu o four lead based copper alloy. Source Reduction - After approval and production release of new lead free alloy, in the future those materials that use one of our lead based copper alloys will be replaced with this new one.
2020	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	W42: Developing an addtional lead free alloy that will replace some cast materials that use the leaded alloy. This is still in R&D trial phase Source Reduction - Being developed by our Austria parent company Miba Bearings.
2019	Source Reduction:: W84: Developed a new chemical product to replace previous chemical product	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	W84: R&D work is ongoing for a new lead free alloy that will replace the leaded alloy on some cast material. Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Some leaded alloys are dictated by the customer and may not be substituted Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - An increased amount of alloy millings are being added back tot eh casting process
2018		Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - The lead content is required for the alloy structure required for the cast material used in the manufacture of bearings. Some new customers are moving to trying our lead free alloys. Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - For 2019, we have re-introduced our program for re-use of alloy millings 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 lead content is required for the different leaded alloy concentrations that we use and the required chemistry is dictated by our customers. No known substitute exists for the varying lead concentrations,. Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - We ship alloy millings off site for reclaim by our alloy supplier and re-use. We re-use a percentage of millings internally to our furnaces. All copper clad scrap is reclaimed for metal recovery.
2016		Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - The lead free usage for alloy has decreased due to a change in process from our main customer/owners. They changed to a roll bonding process for lead free in lieu of casting. The lead component is required for the other alloy types, no know substitute exists. Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - We recycle all of our alloy left over from the milling process and scrap recovery except fro what small amount of aprtuclate is collected through our bag house and disposed by Heritage environmental.

*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.