Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical
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Waste Management Comparison - 2022
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 | |||
| 2016 |
Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
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W58: The Comparable Fuels Vacatur was implemented at the Plant. Hazardous Materials were no longer allowed to be used for on-site energy recovery, therefore our ethyl benzene emissions are near zero pounds. |
| 2015 |
Barriers: B5-Other Environmental Practices B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens.
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Other Environmental Practices - Reference to SARA 313 On-Site Energy for Recovery: The AmSty plant was mandated to stop burning hazardous tars due the 'Comparable Fuel Vacatur'regulatory rule as energy recovery. The AmSty plant met this regulatory rule before the mandated date of April 1st of 2015. Therefore, we have conducted an engineering review in which we have collected the following data to meet compliance. We have recorded actual Total Waste burned and collected samples to analyze the specific content of our hazardous waste and non-hazardous waste. Results for on-site energy recovery of hazardous waste were calculated, speciated and recorded in our 2015 SARA 313 Emissions Report. The AmSty plant was in compliance by March 24, 2015.
Other Environmental Practices: B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens. - The Comparable Fuels Exemption, 40 CFR 261.4(a)(16) and 261.38, which allowed the site to burn hazardous tars as a fuel in the Dowtherm Heaters was vacated by the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit effective March 31, 2015. In anticipation of the vacature of the rule, Americas Styrenics analyzed its process and has made the changes necessary to ensure that no hazardous wastes are burned at the Joliet Site following the vacatur rule. Styrene has been converted into a recycle by-product where surplus material was sent off site for energy recovery. Rinceco has processed this material for us which indicated a significant increase in Energy Recovery off-site. Other Environmental Practices: Energy Recovery - The Comparable Fuels Exemption, 40 CFR 261.4(a)(16) and 261.38, which allowed the site to burn hazardous tars as a fuel in the Dowtherm Heaters was vacated by the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit effective March 31, 2015. In anticipation of the vacature of the rule, Americas Styrenics analyzed its process and has made the changes necessary to ensure that no hazardous wastes are burned at the Joliet Site following the vacutre rule. Ethylbenzene has been converted into a recycle by-product where surplus material was sent off site for energy recovery. Rinceco has processed this material for us which indicated a significant increase in Energy Recovery off-site. |
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| 2014 |
Barriers: B6-Barriers to P2 B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas
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Barriers to P2: B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas - Vapor Recovery System was previously implemented for our plant. |
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")