Non-Production-Related Waste Managed
Sometimes, chemical waste is created by one-time events like remedial actions and natural disasters rather than routine production processes. Waste generated this way, referred to as non-production-related waste, is largely unpredictable and less amenable to pollution prevention. Non-production-related waste is typically reported separately from production-related waste.
Throughout the National Analysis, non-production-related waste managed through release or disposal is included in a facility’s “total disposal or other releases” but not in its “waste managed.” The following graph shows the quantities of non-production-related waste reported to TRI for 2022.
- For 2022, over 500 facilities reported managing a total of 18 million pounds of non-production-related waste. This represents 0.06% of the total amount of TRI waste managed in 2022, which is similar to other years.
This page was published in March 2024 and uses the 2022 TRI National Analysis dataset made public in TRI Explorer in October 2023.