Effective Uses of TRI InformationThe Pollution Prevention Act at 18

2008 Toxic Release Inventory

National Training Conference

Arlington, VA

February 12 – 14, 2008

The Pollution Prevention Act

A State Perspective of TRI Form RSection 8 Source Reduction Data

and

A Comparison of Form R Section 8 Data with Pollution Prevention Data

collected by NJDEP

The PPA Requirements

Section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA) requires certain information.

Section 8 of the Form R includes data elements mandated by the PPA that provide information about source reduction activities and quantities for TRI chemicals managed as waste.

Form R Section 8 Data Quality

EPA: Do you look at Section 8 data?

States: Do you look at Section 8 data?

Industry: Do you look at Section 8 data?

I have to believe that it’s presence alone will make technical staff / consultants take note of quantities being reported.

Releases or Disposals

Total on-site disposal to Class I Underground Injection Wells, RCRA Subtitle C landfills, and other landfills

Total other on-site disposal or other releases

Total off-site disposal to Class I Underground Injection Wells, RCRA Subtitle C landfills, and other landfills

Total other off-site disposal or other releases

Form R Section 8 Data Elements

Form R Section 8 Data Elements(continued)

Other Waste Management Activities

Quantity used for energy recovery onsite

Quantity used for energy recovery offsite

Quantity recycled onsite

Quantity recycled offsite

Quantity treated onsite

Quantity treated offsite

Going Beyond TRI

NJ Release and Pollution Prevention Report (RPPR)

Materials Accounting / Mass Balance(“Chemical Use”)

balance within 5% margin of error

Account for the fate of all chemical usefor the reporting year

Track the use and fate of toxic chemicals

Balance of Inputs & Outputs

Calculate NonProduct Output (NPO)• aka production-related waste

Calculate Chemical “Use”• Shipped as (or in) Product + Consumed + NPO

NPO per Use is a Measure of Efficiency!

RPPR Purpose & Goal

RPPR Data & P2 Trend(production-adjusted)

Production Adjusted Use

0

2,000,000,000

4,000,000,000

6,000,000,000

8,000,000,000

10,000,000,000

12,000,000,000

14,000,000,000

16,000,000,000

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

4% 4%

Production Adjusted NPO

0

50,000,000

100,000,000

150,000,000

200,000,000

250,000,000

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

45%

Production Adjusted Shipped in Product

0

2,000,000,0004,000,000,000

6,000,000,0008,000,000,000

10,000,000,00012,000,000,000

14,000,000,000

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

5%

Production Adjusted Consumed

0

500,000,0001,000,000,000

1,500,000,0002,000,000,000

2,500,000,0003,000,000,000

3,500,000,000

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

1%

RPPR Off-Site Transfers Trend(all substances reported)

0

10,000,000

20,000,000

30,000,000

40,000,000

50,000,000

60,000,000

70,000,000

80,000,000

90,000,000

100,000,000

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Reporting Year

Po

un

ds

Total WasteTransfer

Waste Transfer Recycling

Waste Transfer Energy Recovery

Waste Transfer Treatment

Waste Transfer Disposal

RPPR Off-Site Transfers Trend(supporting data table)

RY Waste TransferRecycling

Waste TransferEnergy

Recovery

Waste TransferTreatment

Waste TransferDisposal

Total WasteTransfer

1997 43,673,311 25,084,460 7,700,254 1,881,918 79,442,3161998 46,659,004 19,619,130 12,864,077 2,363,634 81,776,9341999 45,218,482 19,673,905 8,913,389 4,831,198 78,875,4452000 47,723,072 31,866,603 7,645,335 4,055,243 91,298,9452001 40,092,298 25,023,688 6,844,749 6,347,108 78,313,2812002 33,841,274 15,157,429 7,358,830 2,790,340 62,262,6892003 37,143,603 14,709,511 5,573,583 5,506,910 62,949,1082004 40,673,694 15,884,056 3,535,007 3,014,102 63,106,9732005 38,521,497 16,970,102 4,739,925 3,049,916 63,281,6512006 28,463,082 17,359,207 2,407,185 3,352,079 51,581,765

RPPR Off-Site Recycling Trend(all substances reported)

20,000,000

25,000,000

30,000,000

35,000,000

40,000,000

45,000,000

50,000,000

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Po

un

ds

RPPR Off-Site Recycling Trend(all substances vs. metals only)

20,000,000

25,000,000

30,000,000

35,000,000

40,000,000

45,000,000

50,000,000

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Reporting Year

Po

un

ds

Waste Transfer Recycling (all subs) Waste Transfer Recycling (metals only)

RPPR Off-Site Recycling Trend(supporting data table)

RY

Waste Transfer

Recycling (all subs)

Waste Transfer

Recycling (metals only)

Metals as a % of Total

1997 43,673,311 39,326,441 90.01998 46,659,004 40,243,979 86.31999 45,218,482 39,674,681 87.72000 47,723,072 41,978,522 88.02001 40,092,298 35,125,530 87.62002 33,841,274 28,656,952 84.72003 37,143,603 33,129,429 89.22004 40,673,694 36,549,450 89.92005 38,521,497 36,592,550 95.02006 28,463,082 26,136,140 91.8

Confusion & Controversy(just maybe, ya think?!)

NJ # Facility Chemical RY 2003 RY 2004 RY 2005 RY 2006 Source

JCBGI Lead Compounds 36,000 25,423 30,000 36,000 TRI1 JCBGI Lead Compounds 9,859,161 11,666,601 14,251,071 7,838,086 RPPR

GASPA Zinc Compounds 4,851,080 6,457,951 6,457,951 6,457,951 TRI2 GASPA Zinc Compounds -- 6,457,951 3,710,976 3,049,400 RPPR

Zinc (fume or dust) 4,851,080 -- -- -- RPPR

GASSa Zinc (fume or dust) 3,399,084 3,399,248 3,400,000 3,400,000 TRI3 GASSa Zinc (fume or dust) 3,399,248 3,445,092 2,962,018 2,912,643 RPPR

GPPC Zinc Compounds 1,149,091 1,723,285 2,000,000 2,000,000 TRI4 GPPC Zinc Compounds 1,148,785 1,723,285 1,445,798 954,940 RPPR

PDSCP Copper 386 118 500 500 TRI5 PDSCP Copper 16,191,058 942,263 2,041,894 4,891 RPPR

GPPC Manganese Compounds 443,380 676,321 750,000 750,000 TRI9 GPPC Manganese Compounds 443,380 676,321 1,013,576 346,272 RPPR

TRI = RY 2004 Section 8.5 Quantity recycled offsite RPPR = actual annual quantity reported

(TRI source: EnviroFacts EZ Query, Source Reduction & Recycling

Quantities)

Some Thoughts / Comments

Solvents data were looked at - nothing unusual or noteworthy jumped out as with metals!

So, what does NJDEP do different that might add to the discussion?• The next few pages demonstrate the Pollution Prevention Process-Level Data Worksheet (P2-115) that is part of the P2 planning process and the RPPR submission.

RPPR P2-115

P2-115 = Pollution Prevention Process-Level Data Worksheet

RPPR P2-115

P2-115 = Pollution Prevention Process-Level Data Worksheet

RPPR P2-115

P2-115 = Pollution Prevention Process-Level Data Worksheet

A Few Chemical Use,Recycling & Reporting Issues

Electric Arc Furnaces, Alloying, Metal Fabricators, etc.

Manufacturer of Stainless Steel Pipe & Tube: rolling, welding & pickling; metals in filter cakes & sludge were not reported until DEP audit

Manufacturer of Super Alloys: melting Co, Cr & Ni into alloys of tight specs; selling scraps (at a price for the Ni content) for metals recovery but reporting as “Shipped in Product”

Questions For You

Do your conversations with Industry include any such discussions?

Do you have P2 (or Source Reduction) Requirements?• How are they met?• Do you look for Efficiency in Chemical Use?

Do you care about Off-Site Recycling? If so, what you get might not tell the whole story.

More Questions For You

Do you know that TRI exempts some Recycling? Do you care?

Do you use TRI Section 8, Source Reduction & Recycling Activities Data (8.10, 8.11)?

EPA’s P2 Requirements?• Have you looked at the Q&A doc on these?• Do you see a need for more/better guidance?

It looks like I have more work to do!

Contact Info:

Andy Opperman

NJDEP

andy.opperman@dep.state.nj.us

609-633-1154

http://www.state.nj.us/dep/opppc/

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