TRI Pollution Prevention Report for GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORP and Chlorine

Facility ID: 78042NZNNCMINES

Facility Name and Address:
GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORP
7418 FM 1472
LAREDO, TX 78045

Parent Company: GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORP

Industry: Primary Smelting and Refining of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) (331419)
Chemical: Chlorine

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*
1998 Source Reduction:: W31: Improved storage or stacking procedures

Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)
1997 Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond

Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program)
1995 Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
1994 Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures
Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond
Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping
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: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
1993 Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers
Source Reduction:: W32: Improved procedures for loading, unloading, and transfer operations
Source Reduction:: W55: Changed from small volume containers to bulk containers to minimize discarding
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: 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:
Facilities may also provide optional Pollution Prevention Information describing their source reduction, recycling, or pollution control activities.