Production-Related Waste

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-022417",
  "term": "Production-Related Waste",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The sum of a facility’s production-related onsite waste releases, onsite waste management (recycling, treatment, and combustion for energy recovery), and offsite transfers for disposal, treatment, recycling, or energy recovery. Toxic chemicals in production-related waste must be reported to the Toxics Release Inventory.\n\n2. The sum of a facility’s production-related onsite waste releases, onsite waste management (recycling, treatment, and combustion for energy recovery), and offsite transfers for disposal, treatment, recycling, or energy recovery. Toxic chemicals in production-related waste must be reported to the Toxics Release Inventory (See Toxics Release Inventory).\n\n3. The sum of all non-accidental chemical waste generated at a facility. It is the sum of on-site environmental releases (minus quantities from non-routine, one-time events), on-site waste management (recycling, treatment, and combustion for energy recovery), and off-site transfers for disposal, treatment, recycling or energy recovery. Some quantities of waste that are not related to production but are recycled, treated, or combusted for energy recovery on site may be included in a facility's \"waste managed.\"",
  "subject": "Chemicals, toxics and pesticides",
  "references": [
    "EPA Report on the Environment Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/ncea/roe/glossary.htm",
    "Report on the Environment (ROE) Glossary",
    "TRI Reporting Forms and Instructions"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/production-related-waste/"
}