TRI Pollution Prevention Report for EVONIK CORP and Propylene oxide

Facility ID: 53563XXNCH1012T

Facility Name and Address:
EVONIK CORP
337 VINCENT ST
MILTON, WI 53563

Parent Company: EVONIK CORP

Industry: Surface Active Agent Manufacturing (325613)
Chemical: Propylene oxide

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*
2020	Source Reduction:: W36: Implemented inspection or monitoring program of potential spill or leak sources	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
2019	Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2018	Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T02: External pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)	W39: Improved fugitive emission LDAR program
2016	Source Reduction:: W36: Implemented inspection or monitoring program of potential spill or leak sources	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)	W36: Updated LDAR monitoring points to remove nitrogen and account for actual production, not 8760 hrs. Corrected equipment classifications such as welded connections and mag drive pumps not monitored to reflect no emissions and assigned insulated connections the unit average factor. Source Reduction - LDAR equipment and emission audit Source Reduction: Source Reduction - Process analysis to improve quantification of potential material in waste streams.
2014			Other Environmental Practices: Energy Recovery - TRANSFER WASTE STREAM FROM INCINERATION TO ENERGY RECOVERY
2001	Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations Source Reduction:: W33: Installed overflow alarms or automatic shutoff valves Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
2000	Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations Source Reduction:: W33: Installed overflow alarms or automatic shutoff valves Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
1991	Source Reduction:: W51: Instituted recirculation within a process	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management

*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.