TRI Pollution Prevention Report for BADGER MINING CORP MERRILLAN COATING PLANTS and Phenol

Facility ID: 5475WTLSRSW1899

Facility Name and Address:
BADGER MINING CORP MERRILLAN COATING PLANTS
W10899 CHERRY RD
MERRILLAN, WI 54754

Parent Company: NORTH CLIFF CORP

Industry: All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (325998)
Chemical: Phenol

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2019

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*
2015	Source Reduction:: W35: Installed vapor recovery systems	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)	Source Reduction - We added vapor collection points and housing around areas of the mixing process to capture additional fugitive emissions.
2013	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance	W19: We have implemented a Kanban inventory control system that assures we are using current product and will help to reduce raw material waste. Source Reduction - We have worked closely with our resin manufacturer to assure accurate recipe. Our intent is to eliminate all unnecessary components of the final resin product.
2012	Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	Source Reduction - Production levels were down during 2012, due to less product demand. This resulted in less total Phenol emissions in 2012.

*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.