§13106 Source Reduction and Recycling Data Collection

Summary

Owners or operators who file the annual toxic chemical release form must also include a source reduction and recycling report for the preceding calendar year. This requirement started with the first full calendar year after November 5, 1990. Each report must give, for each facility and each toxic chemical, the amount entering waste streams or otherwise released before any recycling, treatment, or disposal and how that changed from the year before; how much was recycled, the recycling process, and the change from the year before; the source‑reduction practices used (such as equipment or process changes, product redesign, raw material substitution, or better management and training); the expected percent changes for release and recycling amounts for the next two years; a production ratio for this year versus last year (or another industry index if more appropriate); the methods used to find reduction opportunities (for example, employee suggestions, audits, or material balance checks) and which methods led to which practices; any releases from one‑time events like accidents or remedial actions; and the amount treated and its change from the previous year. The EPA can change the report form if needed. Reporters may add extra past information, and the EPA must make the collected data public under the same rules used for the release reports.