Tag: TRI
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing – The Greening of Procurement
TRI Reporting of Hydrogen Sulfide
EPCRA Compliance Checklist
EPA Fines Gold Mines $618k for Poor TRI Reports
Cranberry Farmer Caught Red-Handed for Wetlands Violations – June Enforcement Wrap-Up
TRI Reporting Due Soon
President Obama’s Omnibus Appropriations Act rescinded EPA’s TRI Burden Reduction Rule of 2006. The Act requires that all reports on PBT chemicals (chemicals and chemical categories of “special concern”) be submitted on Form R, the more detailed form. For all other chemicals, the shorter Form A may be used only if the annual reporting amount […]
Understanding TRI Reporting: Form A, Form R, and TRI-MEweb
TRI Exemptions—What You Don’t Have to Report
Use Exemptions Certain uses of listed toxic chemicals are exempt: Use as a structural component of the facility. Use in routine janitorial or facility grounds maintenance (including phenol in bathroom disinfectants and pesticides in lawn care products). Listed chemicals used in facility equipment maintenance and cleaning or maintenance activities that are integral to the production […]
TRI and Waste Management-Understanding Key Definitions
Waste management is included under the TRI definition of toxic chemicals that are otherwise used, which refers to activities that are not manufacturing or processing. TRI requires that subject facilities report releases and other waste management of listed chemicals. Facilities must also report transfers of toxic chemicals for waste management to off-site locations. Waste management […]