TRI Pollution Prevention Report for MOC PRODUCTS CO. INC and Certain glycol ethers

Facility ID: 91331MCPRD12306

Facility Name and Address:
MOC PRODUCTS CO. INC
12306 MONTAGUE ST
PACOIMA, CA 91331

Parent Company:

Industry: All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (325199)
Chemical: Certain glycol ethers

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

lchemid=N230

Waste Management Comparison - 2022

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	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)	S41: Production and Maintenance Teams have ensured to implement good housekeeping, and proper maintenance of the equipment in order to reduce leaks and spills. Source Reduction - Production Operators alongside Maintenance/Mechanics have worked together to improve efficiency with view of reducing spills and leaks. Source Reduction - Employees are encouraged to take ownership of the operations and bring to the attention of management suggestions for continuos improvement.
2021	Source Reduction:: S33: Improved containment or material handling operations[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	S33: Effort has been made to ensure the filling lines are well maintained so that there is no spill or leak which would lead to waste.
2020			Source Reduction - Using same fluid for flushing lines.
2019	Source Reduction:: W59: Modified stripping/cleaning equipment[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	W59: Using same fluid for flushing lines.
2015	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
2014	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
2013	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	W13: Processes were implemented to reduce the material over runs therefore less waste in the maintenace of equipment and during cleanout. Source Reduction - Through managements direct observations and early intervention in machine failures less product is wasted and results in less waste in the waste stream, Source Reduction - By performing cycle counts, more accurate usage of chemicals containing certain glycol ethers allows for more efficient measurements and less waste.
2008	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W21: Instituted procedures to ensure that materials do not stay in inventory beyond Source Reduction:: W42: Substituted raw materials Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	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: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management

*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.