Pollution Prevention & Community-Related Issues

Does your company use, manufacture, or store chemicals at its facilities?

Are those sites in compliance with the Federal requirement (EPCRA) to file inventory
 forms and chemical release information, such as Form R and Tier II reports,
 with the local emergency planning authority?

Consider this...

• Is the facility required to have an up-to-date Chemical Safety Plan on file?

• Would your company like to reduce the amount of waste it generates and increase its efficiency for raw material consumption?

• A substance is considered a waste ONLY if it is being disposed. It is NOT a waste if it is recycled, reclaimed, or reused. The three “Rs” provide a fourth “R”—Removal of much of the paperwork associated with tracking and verifying compliance.

Did you know that you can...

• recapture and use lost raw materials in your waste?

• increase productivity by reducing the labor needed to manage waste?

• use your processes more efficiently—less waste results in an energy savings by reducing unnecessary wear and servicing of your equipment?

• lower your waste handling, analytical, storage, treatment, transportation, and disposal costs?

• lower your operating costs—less compliance record-keeping and reporting?

• eliminate future environmental violations and liability?

Expertise

• Assisted with all aspects of implementing a Pollution Prevention program—facility-wide, process-level, or product-specific.

• Identified on-site recycling options or determine if off-site outlets for recycling, reclamation, or reuse are available.

• Designed process modifications or waste control approaches to minimize your waste.

• Provided a detailed environmental cost assessment so that benefits and alternatives can be evaluated and compared to your existing waste management approach.

• Completed environmental reports necessary to remain in compliance with community-related reporting requirements.

• Coordinated with the U.S. EPA to resolve potential reporting concerns on behalf of manufacturers.

Accomplishments