TRI Pollution Prevention Report for CHAMPLAIN CABLE TEXAS CORP and Decabromodiphenyl oxide

Facility ID: 79927MCGLL9560P

Facility Name and Address:
CHAMPLAIN CABLE TEXAS CORP
9560 PLAZA CIRCLE
EL PASO, TX 79927

Parent Company: CHAMPLAIN CABLE CORP

Industry: Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing (335929)
Chemical: Decabromodiphenyl oxide

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*
2018	Source Reduction:: W15: Introduced an in-line product quality monitoring or other process analysis system	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits	W15: Significant product line changes made to meet market demand Source Reduction - Calculation methodologies and data were modified to improve reporting accuracy
2017		Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Brominated compounds are used as a fire retardant in our formulations..
2016	Source Reduction:: W14: Changed production schedule to minimize equipment and feedstock changeovers	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2015	Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits	W58: Optimize quantity of compound in product while maintaining product performance.

*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.