Pollution Prevention Training. Unit 2 Process Guides Section 6 Installation Services & Operations

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1 P2 Pollution Prevention Training Unit 2 Process Guides Section 6 Installation Services & Operations

2 Process Group Shops Photo Lab Reprographics Fire Protection Entomology Security Police/Armory Packaging and Crating Recreational/Rentals (Services) Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 2

3 The flow diagram that follows treats your entire process area as a unit and illustrates: input materials typically used hazardous and non-hazardous wastes generated from their use Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 3

4 AETC INSTALLATION SERVICES & OPERATIONS Printing/Photography Lab Fire Protection/ Training Entomology Security Police/Armory Recreational/Rentals - Services INPUTS Fixer Developer Film Toner Cartridges Ink * Blanket Wash * Spray Paint * Glue * Adhesives * Bleach Halon * JP-8* AFFF* Propane* Wood Aluminum Glass Chemical Mixtures Smoke Simulating Chemical* Oil Potassium Permanganate* Potassium Superoxide* Water Methanol* Corn Syrup* Water Pesticides * Herbicides * Spray Paints * Lubricants * Solvents * /Cleaners * Sealants * Rags Flares Ammunition Oil Gasoline * Lubricants * Oil Filters Paint * Sealants * Solvents * /Cleaners * Absorbents Fuel OUTPUTS Recycle/ Recover Spent Silver Used Film Spent Toner Cartridges Banked Halon Purged JP-8 Waste Aluminum Spent Carbon Filters Spent AFFF/Water Purged Oil Excess Pesticides Mixtures Excess Herbicides Mixtures Brass Shell Casings Purged Fuel Purged Oil Drained & Crushed Oil Filters Spent Solvents Absorbents HW Spent Blanket Wash & Ink Spent Chemical Mixtures Expired/Off-Spec Pesticides Used Rags Expired/Damaged Flares Spent Cleaners MSW Empty Containers Empty Aerosols Waste Wood Waste Glass Empty Containers Empty Containers Empty Containers Empty Aerosols Empty Containers Empty Aerosols Water Spent Fixer/ Developer Solution Used Bleach Spent AFFF/Water Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 4

5 To clarify the Installation S&O process, several subprocesses are listed: Printing/photography lab Fire protection/training Entomology Security police/armory Recreational/rentals (Services) Check your manual for greater detail on how to apply pollution prevention Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 5

6 Pollution Prevention Solutions Let s look at how to examine your activities to: identify pollution prevention solutions achieve the Air Force goals promote a healthy work environment Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 6

7 INPUTS: Applying the Source Reduction Principle What input materials do you use to do your job? Which of those input materials are: hazardous to your health? hazardous to the environment? result in a waste? Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 7

8 INPUTS: Applying the Source Reduction Principle Are some of your input materials more hazardous than others? Which hazardous input material do you use most? Which hazardous input material generates the most hazardous waste? Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 8

9 CAUTION HAZARDOUS MATERIAL Who can help you determine whether the products you use are hazardous? HMP is responsible for purchasing all hazardous input materials If you use hazardous input materials in your shop, they must be supplied through HMP BE is responsible for approving the use of all hazardous input materials BE looks at the health effects Environmental Flight is responsible for managing environmental compliance They can help you identify suitable substitute input materials for your shop that are non-hazardous Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 9

10 To protect your health and our environment, you want to eliminate or substitute input materials that contain EPA 17, EPCRA, and ODS goal area chemicals Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 10

11 EPA 17 and EPCRA chemicals are health hazards, and they tend to result in hazardous waste or air pollution These chemicals are in widespread use ODSs also are strictly regulated and controlled because they are believed to harm the environment Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 11

12 EPA 17s The EPA 17 chemicals make up a large part of the EPCRA chemicals and air emissions normally found on Base Targeting these chemicals for your reduction efforts is the key to meeting the Air Force pollution prevention goal Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 12

13 Source Reduction Options for Your Process Group Using alternative ammunition, such as frangible or plastic bullets Using alternative forms of pest control, such as pest traps, to reduce or eliminate toxic input materials; keeping food preparation areas clean; and adjusting water level heights to control mosquitoes Using a rag to wipe up small oil/fuel drips or spills instead of absorbent this eliminates the waste absorbent and the unsaturated rag can be washed Using soy- and water-based ink for printing to reduce or eliminate the need for isopropanol in fountain solution Using low silver/silverless films for photos not needed for records (the photos do not maintain long-lasting images) Using propane instead of jet fuel for fire training pits Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 13

14 Summary of Categories, Products, and Affected Goal Areas for AETC Installation S&O Category Product Goal Area Constituent Goal Area Affected Lubricants Lubricant, Grease Lubricant, Cleaner Lubricant, Solid Film Antimony Compounds Freon 113 Lead Compounds EPCRA ODS, EPCRA EPA 17, EPCRA Sealants Sealant, Acrylic Ethylene Glycol EPCRA Adhesives Contact Cement 3M Super 77 Spray Adhesive Scotch-Grip 1357 High Toluene Cyclohexane Methyl Ethyl Ketone Toluene EPA 17, EPCRA EPCRA EPA 17, EPCRA EPA 17, EPCRA Performance Conc Herbicides/ Pesticides Fertilizer Insecticide Chemical Waspfreeze Ammonium Sulfate Manganese Carbaryl Methylene Chloride CFC-12 Tetrachloroethylene CFC-11 EPCRA EPCRA EPCRA EPA 17, EPCRA ODS, EPCRA EPA 17, EPCRA ODS, EPCRA Paints Lacquer, Black Eco Sure Flat Black So-Sure Red So-Sure Green B146 Toluene Methyl Ethyl Ketone Acetone Glycol Ethers Toluene Toluene Methyl Ethyl Ketone Toluene Xylene EPA 17, EPCRA EPA 17, EPCRA EPCRA EPCRA EPA 17, EPCRA EPA 17, EPCRA EPA 17, EPCRA EPA 17, EPCRA EPA 17, EPCRA Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 14

15 Things to Remember You can substitute or eliminate input materials within the boundaries set by your TOs You can initiate the TO change process and have your idea reviewed by the appropriate people (see Unit 4, Generating New Options) Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 15

16 Let s look at the pie charts in Section 10 Installation S&O contributes: 2% to EPA 17 chemical usage 7% to ODSs chemical usage Nearly 12% to EPCRA chemical usage Your process group is not a major contributor to the goal areas, but it only takes a few small percentages to add up to a large percent. Your activities will have an impact on whether your Base meets, or even exceeds, the Air Force pollution prevention goals. Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 16

17 Some Final Areas to Consider under Inputs Store your input materials correctly Improper storage or failure to use products before their expiration dates can produce health hazards, fire hazards, or unnecessary hazardous waste Input materials kept on hand past their expiration dates can account for as much as 15% of a Base s hazardous waste stream An operational HMP can reduce or eliminate problems with material expiration It s your responsibility to avoid storing excess or expired products Exp. 8/94 Exp. 6/92 This end up Exp. 2/96 Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 17

18 Shop Photo Lab Reprographics Fire Protection Entomology Armory Security Police/ Armory Packaging and Crating Installation S&O (continued) Recreational/Rentals (Services) PROCESS: Applying the Process Modification Principle Process Provides film developing and processing needs to the Base Provides printing support to the Base Maintains all fire extinguishers and provides fire protection services and first response to hazardous material spill to the Base Provides all pesticide/herbicide services for the Base Responsible for cleaning and storage of weapons for Base security, police, and the missile force Provides main gate security and investigates any criminal incidents on Base Responsible for packaging and shipping all cargo, packages, letters, etc., for the Base Provides programs and equipment for all outdoor recreation Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 18

19 Remember: Installation S&O (continued) Tasks are the most basic unit of activity that can be used to identify and communicate potential hazards or impacts on the environment Tasks are the building blocks for describing processes Examples include: preparing photographs for Base personnel printing and reproduction of a document regenerating a fire extinguisher cleaning a weapon, applying a pesticide changing oil Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 19

20 PROCESS: Applying the Process Modification Principle (continued) To evaluate your processes, start by evaluating basic tasks Ask yourself: Do I need to do this task? Is there a better way to do this? Can this task be changed to save time, prevent pollution, reduce health risks? Can I modify this process to eliminate or reduce the waste generated? Think about what you do, why you do it, and how you do it Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 20

21 PROCESS: Applying the Process Modification Principle (continued) Some of the solutions used or considered by your process group include: Wiping on a chemical instead of spraying it Using Xerox and desktop publishing systems instead of offset printing Using a rag more than once before throwing it away Changing out a chemical as needed instead of maintaining a set schedule Using paint pens instead of aerosol cans for stenciling Making double-sided copies Maintaining printers to avoid poor copies Consolidating take-out meal packaging Schedule Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 21

22 PROCESS: Applying the Process Modification Principle (continued) Some solutions used by your process group (continued): Using fountain drinks instead of cans Staging print/color to minimize the need to clean presses between runs Using dry ink printing for low-volume systems Capturing rinse water and using it to mix herbicides/pesticides Using a Total Contaminant Trap to capture and collect bullets at firing ranges Using a biodegradable soap gun cleaner, such as Insight Gun Cleaner, for weapons training Schedule Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 22

23 As you consider your proposed modification, be sure you are truly eliminating pollution and not just transferring the pollution to a different medium Burning your trash would reduce the volume of waste going to the landfill, but open burning also can create an air pollution problem Consider all the effects your change could have Everything you do affects the process, your health, and your environment Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 23

24 OUTPUTS: Applying the Recycling, Treatment, and Disposal Principles At this point, you have: considered all the source reduction possibilities already substituted non-hazardous materials to replace hazardous ones investigated process modification to reduce or eliminate your waste If you still have waste: consider the pollution prevention principle of recycling Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 24

25 OUTPUTS: Applying the Recycling, Treatment, and Disposal Principles (continued) Recycling and recovery extend the life of your materials Recycling is the process by which materials are transformed into new products Examples of materials that can be recycled include: Scrap metal Aluminum Glass Brass shell casings Paper Plastics Toner cartridges Cardboard Drained and crushed oil filters Remember: Recycling markets change all the time; what is not recyclable today, may be recyclable tomorrow Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 25

26 OUTPUTS: Applying the Recycling, Treatment, and Disposal Principles (continued) Recycling and recovery (continued) Recovery is the process of obtaining materials or energy resources from solid waste Examples of materials that can be recovered include: Freon and antifreeze cartridges Purged oil Used, unsaturated rags Excess pesticide/herbicide mixtures Spent toner Empty containers Solvent filtration Silver Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 26

27 OUTPUTS: Applying the Recycling, Treatment, and Disposal Principles (continued) If the waste cannot be recycled or recovered: pollution prevention has not been achieved the waste you have created must be disposed of in an environmentally safe manner However, there are ways to treat your wastes to make them less hazardous and/or reduce their volume Treatment is not pollution prevention, but it can reduce the cost of waste disposal Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 27

28 OUTPUTS: Applying the Recycling, Treatment, and Disposal Principles (continued) Installation S&O Top 5 Waste Streams The process flow diagram provides a list of the hazardous and non-hazardous wastes produced by your process group. It also identifies the inputs responsible for generating air emissions. The top five waste streams for your process group are: Fixer/Developer Spent Silver Pesticides/Herbicides Spent Chemical Mixtures from Fire Training Shell Casings/Lead Your goal should be to find ways to eliminate or reduce these waste streams. Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 28

29 OUTPUTS: Applying the Recycling, Treatment, and Disposal Principles (continued) Check the pie charts in Section 10 and see how much hazardous waste this process group is responsible for generating within the Command Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 29

30 Some Final Areas to Consider under Outputs Keep hazardous waste away from non-hazardous waste Remember the mixture rule: Anything that comes in contact with a hazardous waste becomes a hazardous waste itself Waste containers that are kept outside must be water-tight If rain gets in your waste container, it becomes hazardous waste and increases the volume you have to dispose of, increasing costs Mismanagement of waste can create health risks, increase pollution, and significantly raise waste disposal cost Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 30

31 Most Applicable Regulations Requirements of RCRA, EPCRA, PPA, and CAA all will significantly affect the activities of your process group Your process group accounts for approximately 14% of the hazardous waste generated by AETC RCRA s requirements for handling and storage are cumbersome, so it is to your advantage to eliminate as much waste as possible PPA applies to all users of hazardous input materials and generators of pollution You need to apply pollution prevention principles to reduce hazardous input material usage and pollution generation Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 31

32 Most Applicable Regulations Requirements of RCRA, EPCRA, PPA, and CAA (continued) Approximately 7% of the EPCRA chemicals purchased by the Command are for your process group Predominantly due to the pesticides and herbicides used by Entomology; using alternative pest management practices to the fullest extent possible will help reduce EPCRA chemical purchases CAA is of concern important since the air emissions from fire training and Entomology are significant contributors to the air emissions for the Command Data from the new fire training facility at Goodfellow AFB indicate that the new fire pit design will reduce air emissions by 85% Unit 2 - Section 6 - Slide No. 32