TRI Pollution Prevention Report for ORION ENGINEERED CARBONS BORGER PLANT and Hydrogen sulfide

Facility ID: 79007JMHBRHIGHW

Facility Name and Address:
ORION ENGINEERED CARBONS BORGER PLANT
9440 FM 1559
BORGER, TX 79007

Parent Company: ORION ENGINEERED CARBONS LLC

Industry: Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (325180)
Chemical: Hydrogen sulfide

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2019

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*
2022	Source Reduction:: S41: Improved scheduling, record keeping, or procedures for operations, cleaning, and maintenance Source Reduction:: S44: Other improvements to operating practices and training	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	No Information - no comment No Information - no comment
2021	Source Reduction:: S41: Improved scheduling, record keeping, or procedures for operations, cleaning, and maintenance Source Reduction:: S44: Other improvements to operating practices and training	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	S41: Post COVID improvements in maintenance
2020	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W89: Other product modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	W13: Used COVID downtime for facility improvements W19: Used COVID downtime for facility improvements Source Reduction - Used COVID downtime for facility improvements Source Reduction - Used COVID downtime for facility improvements
2019	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W89: Other product modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2018	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W89: Other product 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: T11: Other	W19: Continuous improvement project
2017	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W89: Other product 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: T11: Other
2016	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W89: Other product 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: T11: Other
2015	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W89: Other product 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: T11: Other
2014	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W89: Other product 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: T11: Other
2013	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W89: Other product 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: T11: Other
2012	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W89: Other product 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: T11: Other

*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.