TRI National Analysis

Estimated Reduction in Production-Related Waste from Source Reduction in the 2015 TRI National Analysis

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Starting in Reporting Year 2014, for each source reduction activity implemented, facilities may provide an estimate of the expected reduction in quantities of chemical waste managed. This figure shows the association between the source reduction activities implemented in 2015 and the estimated annual reductions in chemical waste that facilities expect to achieve in Reporting Year 2016, which varies by activity:

 
  • 41% of the activities reported that were estimated to achieve 100% reduction (elimination of the chemical) were Raw Material Modifications (e.g. increasing the purity of raw materials).
  • 39% of the activities expected to achieve less than a 25% reduction were reported as Good Operating Practices.

This page was published in January 2017 and uses the 2015 TRI National Analysis dataset made public in TRI Explorer in October 2016.

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