TRI Pollution Prevention Report for BACHEM AMERICAS INC. and Methanol

Facility ID: 90505BCHMN3132K

Facility Name and Address:
BACHEM AMERICAS INC.
3132 KASHIWA ST
TORRANCE, CA 90505

Parent Company: NA

Industry: Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing (325412)
Chemical: Methanol

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2021

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*
2019		Barriers: B3-Barriers to P2 B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. Barriers: B5-Barriers to P2 B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens.	Barriers to P2: B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens. - The current process is approved by our customers and regulated by the FDA. Barriers to P2: B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. - The current process is approved by our customers and regulated by the FDA.
2018		Barriers: B3-Barriers to P2 B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. Barriers: B5-Barriers to P2 B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens.	Barriers to P2: B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens. - The current process is approved by our customers and regulated by the FDA. Barriers to P2: B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. - The current process is approved by our customers and regulated by the FDA.
2017		Barriers: B3-Barriers to P2 B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. Barriers: B5-Barriers to P2 B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens.	Barriers to P2: B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. - The current process is approved and regulated by the FDA. Barriers to P2: B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens. - The current process is approved and regulated by the FDA.
2016		Barriers: B3-Barriers to P2 B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. Barriers: B5-Barriers to P2 B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens.	Barriers to P2: B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. - The current process is approved and regulated by the FDA. Barriers to P2: B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens. - The current process is approved and regulated by the FDA.
2015		Barriers: B3-Barriers to P2 B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. Barriers: B5-Barriers to P2 B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens.	Barriers to P2: B3 - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction. - The current process is approved and regulated by the FDA. Barriers to P2: B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens. - The current process is approved and regulated by the FDA.
2014		Barriers: B5-Barriers to P2 B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens.	Barriers to P2: B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens. - due to the fact that Bachem Americas, Inc. is regulated by the FDA.
2013			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Concern that product quality may decline as a result of source reduction and specific regulatory/permit burdens due to the fact that Bachem is regulated by the FDA.
2012			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Concern that produt quality may decline as a result of source reduction and Specific regulatory/permit burdens due to fact Bachem is regulated by FDA
2011			Barriers to P2 - Bachem is regulated by the FDA.
2009			Barriers to P2 - This facility is regulated by the food and drug administration (Fda). Any changes in process activities including source reduction and recycling must be approved in advance by the fda.
2008			Barriers to P2 - This facility is regulated by the food and drug administration (Fda). Any changes in process activities including source reduction and recycling must be approved in advance by the fda.
2001	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices Source Reduction:: W58: Other process modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2000	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
1999	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1998	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
1997	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W19: Other changes in operating practices	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits 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 Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits

*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.