TRI Pollution Prevention Report for ALPHA OMEGA RECYCLING INC. and Nitric acid

Facility ID: 75604LPHMG315WH

Facility Name and Address:
ALPHA OMEGA RECYCLING INC.
315 WHATLEY RD
LONGVIEW, TX 75604

Parent Company:

Industry: Materials Recovery Facilities (562920)
Chemical: Nitric acid

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2012

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*
2013			Source Reduction - The increased need for acid to extract material being processed for product generation was filled by an increased volume of HCL being used in place of Nitric Acid. In addition to this substitution we brought in some material as an ingredient in a commercial product which did not require reclamation (i.e. acid extraction) Other Barriers to Source Reduction - In addition to an increase in the amount of AORI products processed, we now take in and process streams for additional clients, resulting in an increase in the overall amount of wastes.
2012	Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)	W52: New dispersion techniques including longer dispersion times, higher heat for reaction, and more rapid dispersion for greater solution agitation, resulted in an increase of hydrochemical reaction efficiency .
2011	Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations Source Reduction:: W39: Other spill or leak prevention Source Reduction:: W58: Other process 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) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)

*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.