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* |
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| 2016 |
Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Facility is a hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facility that receives various wastes from numerous generators. Metals cannot be destroyed and as a result total volume received is the total placed in the landfill. Regulatory limits are met prior to land disposing. |
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| 2015 |
Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Treatment and disposal facility. Chemicals received are discarded from generators. Applicable regulatory limits are met prior to land disposing. |
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| 2014 |
Other Environmental Practices: Source Reduction - Facility is a hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facility that receives various wastes from numerous generators. Treatment technologies include microencapsulation, stabilization, chemical oxidation, deactivation, solidification, etc. Air pollution control equipment is used onsite to minimize exposure to air. These include regenerative thermal oxidizers (destroys VOCs), scrubber (neutralizes acid), baghouse (collects particulates), etc. Source reduction and waste minimization is part of a hazardous waste TSDF business plan. Facility waste minimization plan is reviewed annually. |
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.
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- 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")