Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical
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Waste Management Comparison - 2017
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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| 2020 |
Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping[-50-99%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
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W52: Work to implement a Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer was in progress for much of 2020. The RTO was operational as of January 2021. Source Reduction - Through internal testing and the implementation of our new sustainability program, the decision was made to implement the RTO to reduce our emissions of VOCs and HAPs. Source Reduction - Green chemistry products in beginning phases of scale-up from the pilot plant. Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - New sustainability program has been implemented with long-term goals to reduce emissions, waste, raw material usage, etc. ChemStewards program is in beginning stages of implementation as well. |
| 2019 |
Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Product line shift to greener chemistry progressing slower than expected (customer driven and dependent on business need and chemical regulatory compliance completion). Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - We are putting in place a ChemStewards program which includes initiatives under Environmental Management and Product Stewardship. We have also established a Sustainability program this year. |
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| 2018 |
Source Reduction:: W82: Modified design or composition of product[-50-99%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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W82: A formulation change for the production line resulting in this waste will lead to a significant reduction in this TRI byproduct. Other Environmental Practices: Waste Treatment - We are currently working on a wastewater pretreatment system. |
| 2017 |
Source Reduction:: W82: Modified design or composition of product
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other |
W82: The formulation for this product is scheduled to change, and will eliminate a significant amount of this process wastewater and the TRI chemicals it contains. |
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")