TRI Pollution Prevention Report for KALSEC INC and Methanol

Facility ID: 49007KLSCN3713W

Facility Name and Address:
KALSEC INC
3713 W MAIN ST
KALAMAZOO, MI 49006

Parent Company: NA

Industry: Spice and Extract Manufacturing (311942)
Chemical: Methanol

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*
2019	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials[-50-99%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
2018	Source Reduction:: W43: Substituted a feedstock or reagent chemical with a different chemical[-50-99%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
2017	Source Reduction:: W43: Substituted a feedstock or reagent chemical with a different chemical	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2016		Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Evaluating off site recycling. Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Chemical used as a processing aid
2015	Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications[-25-49%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2013	Source Reduction:: W56: Reduced or eliminated use of an organic solvent	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2012	Source Reduction:: W56: Reduced or eliminated use of an organic solvent	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2008	Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2007	Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2001	Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2000	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1999	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1997	Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1996	Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1995	Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1994	Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1993	Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1992	Source Reduction:: W51: Instituted recirculation within a process	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company 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.