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* |
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| 2022 |
Barriers: B8-Barriers to P2 B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible
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Barriers to P2: B8 - A reduction does not appear to be technically feasible - Production throughput is based on business and manufacturing needs. Minimizing environmental impact through engineering and handling is a crital part of our buisess. |
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| 2018 |
Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits |
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| 2016 |
Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
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W13: Continuous employee training for prevention of environmental releases (Zero Spills). Also use of "Safety Today's" and "BGL Huddle" training and awareness tools are utilized daily and monthly respectively, in order to provide such training and process improvements. Source Reduction - Continuous improvement on maintaining FIFO and internally logging shelf life data on chemicals. Other Environmental Practices: Energy Recovery - Continued use of off-site TSDF for transportation and solvent recovery |
| 2015 |
Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond[-0-4%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
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Source Reduction: Source Reduction - Increase turnover of material to prevent expiration concerns leading to potential waste activities. |
| 2014 |
Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
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| 2013 |
Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
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Source Reduction - The use of inventory count and continued improvement process for maintaining chemical shelf life information enable us to identify and re-test chemical when possible. |
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")