Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical
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Waste Management Comparison - 2014
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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| 2021 |
Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.
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Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Manufactures have not found a suitable substitute. |
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| 2020 |
Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.
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Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Resin manufactures have not found a suitable replacement for styrene |
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| 2019 |
Barriers: B3-Barriers to P2 B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction.
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Barriers to P2: B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. - When the styrene is reduced or substituted in resins and or gelcoats the material is difficult to work with. |
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| 2018 |
Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.
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Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Resin producers have not been able to find a suitable replacement. |
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| 2016 |
Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.
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Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Started recycling program for spent aerosol cans. Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - Styrene is one of the main components in resin and does not have a replacement chemical |
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| 2014 |
Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - MAAX is always looking for ways to recycle scrap from the process. MAAX is currently recycling ABS shavings at about 200 lbs. per month. |
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| 2013 | Other Environmental Practices - At the end of 2013 MAAX Spas Industries implemented an acetone recycling program to to help reduce emissions from hazardous waste. MAAX Spas Industries also changed the manufacturing lights from a T12 high energy bulb to a low energy LED light that reduced MAAX Spas energy usage. | ||
| 1993 |
Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials
Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications Source Reduction:: W81: Changed product specifications Source Reduction:: W82: Modified design or composition of product |
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: T10: Vendor assistance 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: T10: Vendor assistance 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: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program 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: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program |
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| 1992 |
Source Reduction:: W74: Improved application techniques
Source Reduction:: W81: Changed product specifications |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance 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: T10: Vendor assistance |
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| 1991 |
Source Reduction:: W31: Improved storage or stacking procedures
Source Reduction:: W74: Improved application techniques Source Reduction:: W81: Changed product specifications |
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T09: Trade association/industry technical assistance program
Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) |
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")