Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical
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Waste Management Comparison - 2020
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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| 2017 |
Barriers: B6-No Information B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas
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Other Environmental Practices - New lines or product line construction is always done with pollution prevention and reuse in mind.
Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - PBI adheres to the P2 Program requirements. Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Product waste is recycled back into the product when applicable. |
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| 2016 |
Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.
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Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - We try to reuse as much as possible. |
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| 2015 |
Barriers: B6-No Information B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas
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Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Since 2,4-D is a main component in our products we do everything in our power to recycle what we can back into the products. |
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| 2014 |
Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations[-0-4%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
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| 2013 |
Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
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W32: PBI partially enclosed the top of the loading and mixing tanks to ensure more product went into the tank, and reduce employee exposure to raw materials. |
| 2012 | Other Environmental Practices - 2,4-D is a main component of many of our products. Any residual material that doesn't go into the product initially (spilled) can be reused/recycled and placed back into the product. This reduces the amount of waste sent out off-site for incineration. |
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")