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* |
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| 2022 |
Barriers: B5-Barriers to P2 B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens.
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Barriers to P2: B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens. - AB&I sought an air permit for voluntary odor abatement (activated carbon) that would have incidentally abated toxic emissions in addition to eliminating odors. The BAAQMD failed to ever act on that permit application. Had a prompt approval been issued by the BAAQMD, AB&I would have been able to reduce or eliminate its odors and reduce its toxic releases. |
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| 2015 |
Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications[-25-49%]
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Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
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W49: Different feedstock formulation |
| 2013 |
Source Reduction:: W51: Instituted recirculation within a process
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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: T06: Employee recommendation (under a formal company program) |
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| 2008 | Other Environmental Practices - Made modifications to the baghouse dust re-injection system to increase the volume of recycled material and reduce the amount of waste shipped off-site. |
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")