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Waste Reduction Policy Act (WRPA)

Learn how WRPA's Pollution Prevention Program saves money, reduces regulatory burden, and keeps waste out of landfills. Understand Pollution Prevention (P2) strategies for sustainable business practices. Discover key compliance requirements and benefits of EMS.

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Waste Reduction Policy Act (WRPA)

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  1. Waste Reduction Policy Act (WRPA) Susan Palachek TCEQ Pollution Prevention & Education

  2. WRPA Purpose • Create Pollution Prevention (P2) Program • Positive impact on industry & environment

  3. Why It Works Reducing waste: • Saves MONEY • Reduces regulatory burden • Reduces waste materials going to landfills

  4. What is this?

  5. Recycling Aerosol Cans: A TX Case • Purchase of a filtering aerosol can puncture system • Puncture the cans • Capture residue • Filter emissions through a carbon filter • SAVED $3,230.00 per year and kept 307 pounds of metal out of the landfill. • Payback time of the project was less than a year!

  6. Reduce Regulation Hazardous waste generation. . . . • LQG (> 2,200 lbs/month) = 88 requirements • SQG (220 to 2,200 lbs/month) = 74 • CESQG (≤ 220 lbs/month) = ONLY 4

  7. What is Pollution Prevention (P2)? • Pollution Prevention is a method of analyzing and modifying processes and inputs in an effort to minimize non-product outputs.

  8. SOURCE REDUCTION30 TAC §335.471(13) Occurs before a waste has been “generated” or created (prior to recycling) Examples • Equipment and technology modifications • Procedural changes • Batch scheduling • Reformulation or redesign of products • Raw material substitutions

  9. WASTE MINIMIZATION30 TAC §335.471(16) Occurs after a waste has been “generated” or created Examples include: • Reuse • Recycle • Neutralization • Reclassification

  10. Waste Hierarchy Source Reduction Reuse Waste Minimization Recycle Treatment

  11. WRPA: The Rule • Who does it apply to? • Who does it NOT apply to? • What is required?

  12. WRPA Applicability 30 TAC Chapter 335 Subchapter Q appliesto: • All EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Form R reporters • Hazardous waste generators • Large Quantity Generators (LQG) • Small Quantity Generators (SQG)

  13. WRPA Applicability . . . and does NOT apply to: • TRI Form A reporters who are not LQG or SQG • Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators (CESQG) who DO NOT report TRI Form R • Sites regulated ONLY by the Railroad Commission

  14. WRPA Exemptions • Sites only regulated by the TX Railroad Commission • Sites only reporting because of remediation • granted on an annual case-by-case basis • generally done for 1-time remediation projects

  15. Environmental Management Systems (EMS) New EMS rules: • No longer requires complicated annual reporting • Entities with an eligible EMS may be approved to receive certain incentives from the TCEQ • 10% Compliance History credit • Single point-of-contact within the TCEQ for innovative activities • Individualized technical assistance

  16. WRPA Requirements • Prepare 5-year Pollution Prevention (P2) Plan: • Renew every 5 years • Always due on January 1st • Must be kept available on site • Let more than one person know where to find it

  17. P2 Planning Process • Set MeasurableGoals • Employee Awareness and Training • Media Transfer • Document your Plan • Measure your Results • Identify your Pollutants, • Identify the Activities • Prioritize Pollutants • Prioritize P2 Projects • Economic • Technical • Risks • Reductions • Schedule

  18. WRPA Requirements • Submit Executive Summary of P2 Plan to TCEQ • With Certificate of Completeness and Correctness • Signed by site owner/plant manager/corporate officer • Keep proof of submittal with your copy of the Plan.

  19. WRPA Requirements • Submit Annual Progress Report • LQGs and TRI Form R reporters ONLY

  20. Annual Progress Report • Due by July 1st for previous calendar year • Submit online through STEERS • Instructions at www.P2plan.org or • Submit hard copy via mail to: TCEQ Pollution Prevention MC - 108 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087

  21. Annual Progress Report • Due July 1, after your plan has been in place for a full year • Report year covers January 1 through December 31 of the previous calendar year • Reports the amount of hazardous materials that were source reduced

  22. APR Form

  23. Screen shot of P2 Plan.org

  24. STEERS • Step By Step Instructions available on www.P2plan.org:

  25. STEERS • State of TX Environmental Electronic Reporting System (STEERS) • Open for submission of the Annual Progress Report from May 15 – July 1 • Only way to receive an electronic submission response • Allows you to enter your numbers directly to the program database • No transcription by staff • Outside of the reporting period you can: • Access previous APR submissions • Edit WRPA contacts

  26. STEERS

  27. SQG/Non-TRI R • If Small Quantity Generator & not TRI Form R • No Annual Progress Report • Not required in P2 Plan • Employee awareness training (but a good idea) • Address release of different pollutant, or media transfer

  28. New-Comers • Site that becomes subject to WRPA has 90 days to put a P2 Plan in place: • First time TRI reporters • First Annual Waste Summary showing SQG or LQG • Keep a copy on site and send a signed Executive Summary to TCEQ

  29. Enforcement • Violations of 30 TAC Chapter 335 Subchapter Q: • Failure to have complete P2 Plan available on site • Failure to submit Executive Summary of P2 plan • Failure to keep the Executive Summary updated • Failure to submit Annual Progress Report

  30. Why Comply? • Economic benefits • Reduced regulatory burden • Protect the environment • Public relations

  31. Thought of the Day • Intercontinental Manufacturing Company: Metal Fabrication • Then: • Used steel shot as impact material for cleaning metal cases • During the process the steel shot is pulverized to dust • Previously collected in a steel dumpster and sent to landfill

  32. Thought of the Day • Intercontinental Manufacturing Company: • NOW: • Collected in steel drums and sent to a recycler • Saves 33 cubic yards of solid waste annually • Saves $2,650.00 in disposal costs INCOME Annual from scrap sale between $8,000.00 and $11,000!!

  33. WRPA Results Reductions since 1998: • Over 11 million tons of Hazardous Waste • Over 700,000 tons of TRI Chemicals

  34. Need Assistance?

  35. Contact • Susan Palachek, WRPA Program Coordinator • Phone: 512-239-3106 • Email: p2@tceq.texas.gov or susan.palachek@tceq.texas.gov • P2plan.org

  36. Other Contacts • Chase Campbell, RENEW • Phone: 512-239-2619 • Email: p2@tceq.texas.govor chase.campbell@tceq.texas.gov • Luke Furfey, EMS Program Coordinator • Phone: 512-239-3109 • Email: recycle@tceq.texas.gov or luke.furfey@tceq.texas.gov

  37. Upcoming Training • Pollution Prevention Waste Management Workshop • September 7, 2016 in the Austin Area • TCEQ hosted and includes: • WRPA • TRI • Waste Permitting • Early registration opens July 1, 2015 *Keep an eye on P2plan.org for more information!

  38. Useful locations on P2Plan.org

  39. www.TCEQ.texas.gov

  40. www.TCEQ.texas.gov

  41. QUESTIONS ?

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