TRI Pollution Prevention Report for MCKINLEY PAPER WI CO and Lead compounds

Facility ID: 54113PPLTN540PR

Facility Name and Address:
MCKINLEY PAPER WI CO
540 PROSPECT ST
COMBINED LOCKS, WI 54113

Parent Company: MCKINLEY PAPER WISCONSIN CO

Industry: Paper (except Newsprint) Mills (322121)
Chemical: Lead compounds

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

lchemid=N420

Waste Management Comparison - 2015

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*
2017			Source Reduction - Appleton Property Ventures is using more biofuels, such as paper pellets, which have a lower lead content. During 2017, Appleton Property Ventures reduced the quantity of coal combusted by relying more on natural gas boilers. The facility was temporarily shut down for 3 months and reopened with limited operations in 2017.
2016			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Appleton Coated is using more biofuels, such as paper pellets, which have a lower lead content. During 2016, Appleton Coated reduced the quantity of coal combusted by relying more on our natural gas boilers.
2015			Source Reduction - Appleton Coated is using more biofuels, such as paper pellets, which have a lower lead content.
2014			Source Reduction: Source Reduction - Appleton Coated has attempted to utilize more biofuels, such as paper pellets, which have a lower lead content. Difficulties were encountered during 2014 with slag in the boiler during use of paper pellets. Attempts are underway to remedy the slagging issue.
2013	Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	Source Reduction - Appleton Coated is utilizing more biofuels, such as wood and paper pellets, which are expected to reduce the release of lead compounds from our facility.

*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.