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* |
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| 2022 |
Source Reduction:: S11: Reformulated or developed new product line[-50-99%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
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S11: Pallet Production is decreasing and demand for pallet refurbishing is decreasing. Source Reduction - New pallet design is replacing the former balsa pallet. |
| 2021 |
Source Reduction:: S35: Other improvements to inventory and material management[-5-14%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
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S35: Increased pallet production from 2020 to 2021 increased. Refurbishing pallets also increased. The increased pallet production and increased refurbishing of used pallets increased aluminum usage and recycling of aluminum recycled and sent off site. Source Reduction - 2022 pallet production is expected to decrease over the next 1-3 years which should decrease aluminum usage and amount of aluminum recycled and sent off site. |
| 2020 |
Source Reduction:: W89: Other product modifications[-100%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. |
W89: AAR may see production throughputs for aluminum go down which would impact the amount of aluminum that would be recycled and reclaimed which would impact the amount of lead in aluminum recycled. Source Reduction - AAR may see production throughputs for aluminum go down which would impact the amount of aluminum that would be recycled and reclaimed which would impact the amount of lead in aluminum recycled. Source Reduction - Industrial Pre-Treatment permit sampling in 2020 all monthly analysis discharge reports lead was non-detect. Keeping lead from being discharged in the Tanks process will keep the lead out of the discharge to the POTW Other Environmental Practices - Keeping lead from being discharged in the Tanks process will keep the lead out of the discharge to the POTW Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - Provide environmental management in the Tanks process by cleaning sludges out of the processing tanks to keep lead out of the Tanks discharge. Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Tanks process etches aluminum, which is a source of lead in the IPP discharge analysis. AAR can not substitute aluminum for the articles currently being manufactured. |
| 2019 |
Barriers: B8-Barriers to P2 B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible
Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. |
Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Lead is discharged to the Clam River via wastewater discharge under an IPP permit to the City of Cadillac POTW. The lead comes from PII Etch process in the Tanks Department. Barriers to P2: B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible - Lead is discharged to the Clam River via wastewater discharge under an IPP permit to the City of Cadillac POTW. The lead comes from PII Etch process in the Tanks Department at this time it is not technically feasible to eliminate lead from the Tanks discharge. |
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| 2018 |
Barriers: B8-Barriers to P2 B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible
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Other Environmental Practices - Machine shop introduces aluminum shavings into the Etch and rinse tank processes. Additional cleaning of machined parts could reduce meatal shavings into the Etch process which may reduce soluble metals leaching into the effluent.
Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - Facility utilizes sand filtration to polish and clean rinse tank effluent. Current filter changes are not a routine change out schedule. Implement an annual filter media change out could reduce metal discharges. Barriers to P2: B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible - Installing additional chemical or mechanical treatment for metals prior to discharge from the process to the POTW could be explored, but may not be feasible. |
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| 2016 |
Source Reduction: Source Reduction - Production demands from customers are reduced and the trend is expected to continue |
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| 2015 |
Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices[-0-4%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
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Source Reduction - Production reduced due to customer demand |
| 2014 |
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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Source Reduction - LEAN Manufactruing has been implemented and Teams are internally tracking material usages. |
| 2010 |
Source Reduction:: W41: Increased purity or raw materials
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance
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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")