TRI Pollution Prevention Report for LYMTAL INTERNATIONAL,INC. and Cumene

Facility ID: 48057HSPTR4150S

Facility Name and Address:
LYMTAL INTERNATIONAL,INC.
4150 S LAPEER RD
LAKE ORION, MI 48359

Parent Company:

Industry: Paint and Coating Manufacturing (325510)
Chemical: Cumene

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2020

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:: S05: Modified content, grade, or purity of a chemical input	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits	S05: always trying to buy high purity to reduce usage.
2021	Source Reduction:: S04: Substituted manufacturing aid, processing aid, or other ancillary chemical	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits	S04: WORKING ON BETTER PROCESSING AID. Source Reduction - WORKING ON BETTER PROCESSING AID
2020	Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping[-5-14%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Barriers: B3-Barriers to P2 B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction.	Barriers to P2: B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. - Using this in our formulation and cleaning process, and this combination of solvent works best,otherwise, product quality or cleaning may decline.
2019	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures[-5-14%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)	W13: ROUTINE MAINTENANCE Source Reduction - ROUTINT TEAM MEETINGS. Source Reduction - ROUTINE MATERIAL AUDITS Source Reduction - ROUTINE PRODUCITON MEETINGS.
2018			Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - We always try to filter and recycle & reused, this solvent to be reused several times as chemical / cleaning aid before deciding to covert it to hazardous waste.
2017	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits	W13: LESS PRODUCTION, LESS MAINTENANCE, THUS LESS CLEANING, THUS LESS WASTE GENERATED. Source Reduction - ROUTINE CYCLE COUNT OF RAW MATERIALS.
2016	Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective[-15-24%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2015	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective Source Reduction:: W25: Instituted clearinghouse to exchange materials that would otherwise be discarde	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management 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	Source Reduction - STARTED USING SOLVENT RECYCLER / RECLAIMERTO RECYCLE AND REUSE SOLVENT THAT HAS THIS CHEMICAL FOR FEW TIMES BEFORE SENDING THISOFF TO OFF SITE FOR PROPER DISPOSAL AS ENERGY RECOVERY. Other Environmental Practices: Energy Recovery - OUR BUSINESS IN PICKING UP, BUT WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO RECYCLESOME OF THIS THROUGH OUR INHOUSE SOLVENT RECLAIMER / RECYCLER BEFORE SENDING THIS MATERIAL TO OFF SITE FACILITY FOR ENERGY RECOVERY.
2014	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures[-25-49%] Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond Source Reduction:: W31: Improved storage or stacking procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program	Other Environmental Practices - We have bought all enclosed pollution free, solvent reclaimer / recycling, toto recycle our cleaning solvent, to reduce and minimize solvent waste. Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - We have bought all enclosed pollution free, solvent reclaimer / recycling, toto recycle our cleaning solvent, to reduce and minimize solvent waste.
2013	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits 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: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	W13: This program is working well for us. W14: This program is working well for us. W22: This program is working well for us. W49: This program is working well for us. Source Reduction - This program is working well for us. Source Reduction - This program is working well for us. Source Reduction - This program is working well for us, and it was inspected by the MI, DEQ - Air Emission office / inspector. They were very helpful to our company for improvements. Source Reduction - This program is working well for us. Source Reduction - This program is working well for us. Source Reduction - We monitor our vapor carbon canisters to collect solvent on routine basis and collect some of the solvent vapors through the carbon canister & condensation process. We do internal walk through internal audits for improvements. We do cycle counts of Raw Materials on routine basis & always seeking better R.M. for formulation improvements . We schedule Maintenance on equipment on routine basis. We have been training the production crew on routine basis to prevent spills. We have spill clean up stations through out our facility. We always ask employees & have monthly meetings for improvements. Local State Auditor (s) walks through our facility and suggest improvements to our manufacture process related to air quality ( DEQ-MAERS-AIR-Emission-Unit ) for VOC reduction in atmosphere.
2012	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	Other Environmental Practices - We are in the process of buying solvent recovery recycling / system whichwill reclaim most this material in our manufacturing process, thus reducingthe waste generated.
2011	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	Source Reduction - we monitor our vapor carbon canisters on routine basis and collect some of the solvent vapors through the carbon canister & condensation process. We do internal walk through internal audits for improvements. We do cycle counts of R.M. on routine basis. We schedule Maintenance on equipment on routine basis. We have been training the production crew on routine basis to prevent spills. We have spill stations through out our facility.We always ask employees & have monthly meetings for improvements. Local State Auditor walks through our facility and suggest improvements to our manufacture process related to air quality( DEQ-MAERS-AIR-Emission-Unit ) for VOC reduction in atmosphere.
2010	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
2009	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W35: Installed vapor recovery systems	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program
2008	Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective Source Reduction:: W35: Installed vapor recovery systems Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
2007	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W35: Installed vapor recovery systems	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance program
2006	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective Source Reduction:: W35: Installed vapor recovery systems	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T07: State government technical assistance 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.