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Use versus Release Reporting
Massachusetts TURA program are presented in Table 12.1. The table also shows
cost reductions that have been realized by companies participating in the program.
MAINE TOXICS AND HAZARDOUS WASTE REDUCTION PROGRAM
The state of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) encourages an
integrated approach to toxics use reduction, toxics release reduction, and hazardous waste reduction based on pollution prevention (P2) management strategies as
outlined in the state of Maine Toxics Use and Hazardous Waste Reduction Law, or
Toxics Law (State of Maine 1989).
• Toxic Use Reduction: The state promotes reducing the use of toxic substances through changes in production or other processes or operations,
in products, or in raw materials that reduce, avoid, or eliminate the use or
production of toxic substances without creating substantial new or increased
risk to public health.
• Toxic Release Reduction: The state encourages reducing the release of
toxics during manufacturing and other processes.
• Hazardous Waste Reduction: The state promotes reducing the generation
of hazardous waste through use and release reduction techniques employed
by the facility.
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Facilities in Maine must meet one or more of the following three reporting categories
before they are required to report and submit a P2 plan:
• Hazardous Waste: A facility reports shipping 2,640 lb of hazardous waste
in a calendar year.
• Toxic Use: A facility reports their use of extremely hazardous substances to
Maine’s Emergency Management Agency (EMA).
• Toxic Release: a facility reports release of toxic chemicals to the TRI
database of the USEPA.
Facilities that ship between 661 and 2,639 lb of hazardous waste are only required
to pay a $100 fee but not report or develop a P2 plan.
NEW JERSEY POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Office of Pollution
Prevention and Right-to-Know administers the P2 program in New Jersey; this
includes P2 planning focused on toxics use reduction. The preparation of P2 plans
by industries is one of the primary tools used by New Jersey for toxic use and waste
reductions.
Under this program, Part I of the P2 plans can be broken down into six categories,
one of which includes process-level inventory data or “the use of each hazardous
Use versus Release Reporting
Massachusetts TURA program are presented in Table 12.1. The table also shows
cost reductions that have been realized by companies participating in the program.
MAINE TOXICS AND HAZARDOUS WASTE REDUCTION PROGRAM
The state of Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) encourages an
integrated approach to toxics use reduction, toxics release reduction, and hazardous waste reduction based on pollution prevention (P2) management strategies as
outlined in the state of Maine Toxics Use and Hazardous Waste Reduction Law, or
Toxics Law (State of Maine 1989).
• Toxic Use Reduction: The state promotes reducing the use of toxic substances through changes in production or other processes or operations,
in products, or in raw materials that reduce, avoid, or eliminate the use or
production of toxic substances without creating substantial new or increased
risk to public health.
• Toxic Release Reduction: The state encourages reducing the release of
toxics during manufacturing and other processes.
• Hazardous Waste Reduction: The state promotes reducing the generation
of hazardous waste through use and release reduction techniques employed
by the facility.
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Facilities in Maine must meet one or more of the following three reporting categories
before they are required to report and submit a P2 plan:
• Hazardous Waste: A facility reports shipping 2,640 lb of hazardous waste
in a calendar year.
• Toxic Use: A facility reports their use of extremely hazardous substances to
Maine’s Emergency Management Agency (EMA).
• Toxic Release: a facility reports release of toxic chemicals to the TRI
database of the USEPA.
Facilities that ship between 661 and 2,639 lb of hazardous waste are only required
to pay a $100 fee but not report or develop a P2 plan.
NEW JERSEY POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Office of Pollution
Prevention and Right-to-Know administers the P2 program in New Jersey; this
includes P2 planning focused on toxics use reduction. The preparation of P2 plans
by industries is one of the primary tools used by New Jersey for toxic use and waste
reductions.
Under this program, Part I of the P2 plans can be broken down into six categories,
one of which includes process-level inventory data or “the use of each hazardous