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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| 2021 |
Source Reduction:: S44: Other improvements to operating practices and training
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)
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S44: Implemented monthly HSE training schedule with operations employees (rather than concentrating training at one time) to ensure HSE topics are regularly discussed. Source Reduction - Recommendation came from Production group. Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - Maintained ISO14001 and ISO45001 certifications. |
| 2020 |
Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
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W39: Updated the SPCC plan. Source Reduction - Hired outside consultant to assist with update to SPCC plan. Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - Maintained ISO14001 and achieved ISO45001 certification in 2020. |
| 2019 |
Source Reduction:: W31: Improved storage or stacking procedures
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)
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W31: We updated our stacking procedures and no longer allow pyramid stacking in the plant. This allows more free floor space, sturdier stacks, and reduces spill risk. Source Reduction - We have implemented a "Good Catch" program where employees can anonymously submit any HSE concerns or improvement ideas. |
| 2018 |
Source Reduction:: W68: Improved rinse equipment operation
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) |
W68: The Waste Minimization Team has continued efforts to optimize vat rinsing. |
| 2017 |
Source Reduction:: W68: Improved rinse equipment operation
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) |
W68: The waste minimization team at our facility has improved vat rinsing procedures such as updating department work instructions and using timed scrubber balls to rinse vats between batches. Source Reduction - Employees are encouraged to suggest new best practices at team meetings or through the suggestion database. Source Reduction - The waste minimization team meets to identify opportunities to reduce the quantity or hazard of wastes generated on site. Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - The facility achieved the ISO 14001:2015 updated certification in 2017. |
| 2016 |
Source Reduction:: W68: Improved rinse equipment operation
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) |
W68: Waste minimization team has implemented procedures to manufacture like products back to back to reduce amount of solvent needed for rinsing vessels between batches. Source Reduction - Employees suggest new best practices at team meetings. Source Reduction - Waste Minimization Team meets to identify opportunities to reduce the quantity or hazard of waste generated on site. |
| 2013 |
Source Reduction:: W43: Substituted a feedstock or reagent chemical with a different chemical
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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W43: The solvent substitution resulted in reduced usage of this TRI chemical. Source Reduction - This is part of our pollution minimization program. Source Reduction - Substituted solvent used in process by reformulation. |
| 2010 |
Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications
Source Reduction:: W82: Modified design or composition of product |
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 |
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| 2008 |
Source Reduction:: W82: Modified design or composition of product
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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| 2007 |
Source Reduction:: W82: Modified design or composition of product
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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| 2006 |
Source Reduction:: W82: Modified design or composition of product
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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| 2005 |
Source Reduction:: W82: Modified design or composition of product
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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| 2004 |
Source Reduction:: W82: Modified design or composition of product
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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| 2003 |
Source Reduction:: W51: Instituted recirculation within a process
Source Reduction:: W82: Modified design or composition of product |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) |
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| 2002 |
Source Reduction:: W51: Instituted recirculation within a process
Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping Source Reduction:: W82: Modified design or composition of product |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) |
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| 2001 |
Source Reduction:: W51: Instituted recirculation within a process
Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management |
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| 2000 |
Source Reduction:: W51: Instituted recirculation within a process
Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management |
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")