Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical
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Waste Management Comparison - 2023
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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| 2017 |
Source Reduction: Source Reduction - We are still exploring options and feasibility to reprocess and sell the ammonium hydroxide for potential agricultural applications |
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| 2016 |
Source Reduction:: W36: Implemented inspection or monitoring program of potential spill or leak sources[-0-4%]
Source Reduction:: W89: Other product modifications[-50-99%] |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other |
W36: After the release we implemented an inspection program for any tank being placed back into service. W89: Looking into other opportunities to further process and sell the ammonium hydroxide Source Reduction - Part of the MOC process. Source Reduction: Source Reduction - The most significant way to reduce this chemical entering the environment is to explore opportunities to process and sell the ammonium hydroxide. |
| 2014 |
Source Reduction:: W89: Other product modifications[-50-99%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)
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W89: We were able to modify a chemical by-product and sell it to a customer. This removed most of the release to the environment. |
| 2013 |
Other Barriers to Source Reduction - During RY2013 we have been working on implementing a process to concentrate and sell this released chemical instead of using it as a land application for farming. We hope to have this fully implemented by RY2015. This will mean a large reduction in the release of this chemical |
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| 2012 |
Other Environmental Practices - There have been discussions about creating a process to reuse this chemical in the current process or into a different process.
Other Barriers to Source Reduction - We have discussed options to reuse this material. |
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")