Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical
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Waste Management Comparison - 2015
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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| 2020 |
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. - Cabot's internal standards for raw materials are based on low concentrations of Mercury, Lead and other metals. |
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| 2019 |
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. - Cabot's internal standards for raw materials is based on low concentrations of Mercury, Lead and other metals. |
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| 2018 |
Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Cabot's internal standards for raw materials is based on low concentrations of Mercury, Lead and other metals. |
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| 2017 |
Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Cabot's internal standards for raw material selection is based on low concentrations of Mercury, Lead and other metals, as well as other components. |
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| 2016 | Other Environmental Practices - Cabot is currently reviewing options for waste reduction and recycling | ||
| 2015 | Other Environmental Practices - Cabot is currently reviewing options for waste reduction and recycling. | ||
| 2014 | Source Reduction - Cabot is currently reviewing their options for source reduction and waste recycling. | ||
| 2011 |
Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
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W19: Switched analytical technique of raw material (coal) from PIXE to ICP. Detection limit much lower for ICP. Previously used 1/2 detection limit of PIXE. Hg emissions calculated on a material balance. |
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")