§13106 Source Reduction and Recycling Data Collection

Summary

If a facility has to file the annual toxic chemical release form under section 11023, the owner or operator must also send a separate report about source reduction and recycling for the previous calendar year for every toxic chemical listed. This rule starts with reports for the first full calendar year beginning after November 5, 1990. Each facility’s report must say, for each chemical: how much went into waste streams or was released before any recycling, treatment, or disposal, and the percent change from the year before (estimates are allowed if measurements are not available); how much was recycled, the percent change, and the recycling process; what source-reduction practices were used (such as equipment or process changes, product redesign, raw material substitution, or improvements in management and operations); expected percent changes in the next two years for wastes and recycling; the ratio of current to prior year production or another appropriate index; the methods used to find reduction opportunities (for example, audits or employee suggestions) linked to each practice; the amount from one-time events like accidents or cleanups reported separately; and how much was treated and its percent change. Sections 11042, 11045(c), and 11046 apply here the same as to section 11023, the Administrator may change the form as needed, filers may add older information if they wish, and the data will be made public subject to section 11042.