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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| 2019 |
Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers[-0-4%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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| 2017 |
Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Reduction activities implemented in 2016 were effective. |
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| 2016 |
Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
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W49: Changed from using antimony trioxide powder to polypropylene pellets with antimony trioxide incorporated into the pellet. This causes less waste than using the powder. |
| 2015 |
Source Reduction:: W29: Other changes in inventory control
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
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| 2014 |
Source Reduction:: W29: Other changes in inventory control[-0-4%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
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Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - ISO14001 Certified Environmental Management System Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Recycling of scrap plastics |
| 2013 |
Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Customer demands continue to drive the use of this material. No affordable off set available. |
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| 2012 |
Source Reduction:: W81: Changed product specifications
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
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Source Reduction - new products contain approximately .5% lessof antimony |
| 2000 |
Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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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")