§13106 Source reduction and recycling data collection

Summary

Owners or operators who must file an annual toxic chemical release form under section 11023 must also send a source reduction and recycling report for the preceding calendar year for each toxic chemical. The report must give, for each facility and chemical, the quantity entering waste streams or otherwise released before recycling, treatment, or disposal and the percent change from the prior year (estimates allowed if needed); the amount recycled, its percent change, and the recycling process; the source‑reduction methods used, summarized as equipment/technology/process changes, product reformulation, raw material substitution, or management and operational improvements; the expected percent change in release and recycling amounts for the next two years; the production ratio (report year vs. prior year) or another index if feedstock is more relevant; the techniques used to find reduction opportunities (for example employee suggestions, audits, teams, material balance audits) linked to the reduction types; the amount released because of one‑time events like spills or cleanup; and the amount treated and its percent change. The rule took effect for the first full calendar year beginning after November 5, 1990. Sections 11042, 11045(c), and 11046 apply to these reports the same way they apply to reports under section 11023. The Administrator may change the reporting form to add the needed fields. Reporters may include extra earlier data. Subject to section 11042, the Administrator must make the collected data public in the same way as data under section 11023.