TRI Pollution Prevention Report for ADDED VALUE TECHNOLOGY and Lead

Facility ID: 55431DDDVL9401J

Facility Name and Address:
ADDED VALUE TECHNOLOGY
9401 JAMES AVE S SUITE 100
BLOOMINGTON, MN 55431

Parent Company: ADDED VALUE TECHNOLOGY LLC

Industry: Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing (334418)
Chemical: Lead

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*
2020	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2019	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2018	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2016	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2015	Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2014	Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2013	Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	Source Reduction - Continue to suggest use of lead free alternatives on printed circuit boards Barriers to P2 - Tin lead solder is a requirement on some printed circuit designs and not subject to substitution of lead free alternatives
2012	Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	Source Reduction - Encourage customers to use lead free options for their printed circuit boards Barriers to P2 - We manufacture printed circuit boards per customer specifications. Solder containing lead is a requirement on some designs and not subject to substitution of a lead free alternative
2011	Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	W49: Lead usage is driven by customer requirements on the Printed Circuit Boards. The increase in lead usage for FY2011 was driven by a change in equipment maintenance that increased our usage but did not increase the discharge to the local POTW Source Reduction - When possible, we encourage our customers to use a lead free finish such as: electroless nickel/immersion gold or immersion tin.
2010	Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	Source Reduction - Our lead usage is based on customer requirements for the products we manufacture. As the trend continues away from lead based products, our lead usage should continue to decline.
2009	Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2008	Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	Source Reduction - Our lead usage is based on customer requirements. The amount of lead used decreased because of the trend to switch to lead-free surface finishes
2007	Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2002	Source Reduction:: W22: Began to test outdated material - continue to use if still effective Source Reduction:: W71: Other cleaning and degreasing modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)

*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.