Applicability
and Requirements
The pollution prevention (P2) annual progress report is
required, for certain facilities, by the Waste Reduction Policy
Act (WRPA).
You must submit a P2 Annual Progress Report (APR) if you are a
large quantity generator or report on TRI Form R. The
report delineates progress towards pollution prevention goals laid
out in your P2 plan. It provides an opportunity to review and
update your plan and look for new ways to save money by reducing
waste.
Small quantity generators who do not report on the TRI form R
are not required to submit a P2 annual progress report, but must
prepare a P2 plan and submit the executive summary to TCEQ.
The Texas P2 annual progress report is not the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency’s waste minimization report
(Biennial Report Form WM/IC).
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Purposes
The report is intended to:
- encourage facilities to assess and monitor their pollution
prevention efforts, and to
- measure statewide progress in preventing pollution.
The most important information collected in the report is the
amount of pollution reduced at the source. That is the one piece of
information we can collect from no other source. It documents the
amount of pollution that would have been generated if you did not
have a pollution-prevention project.
Reductions reported on the annual progress report should only
reflect the amount of pollution prevented through P2 projects. If
you reduced your pollution through a production decrease, it would
not count as source reduction for this report. Similarly, if
production increased, but a P2 project was successful, the
reduction could be reported even if the amount you report on the
annual waste summary increased for your facility. Also, if a
regulation changed that resulted in a reduction only on paper of
the amount of TRI chemical or hazardous waste generated, it would
not count as a reduction for this report.
| Benefits To Companies |
| Many companies implement more effective pollution-prevention
programs because their P2 annual progress report reveals
opportunities to further reduce waste and increase profits. |
The TCEQ analyzes the data to:
- identify successful pollution-prevention projects for promotion
and education,
- prepare reports for the public, press and state leaders,
and
- assess our statewide progress in preventing pollution
Your up-to-date and accurate P2 data allow us to answer
questions such as:
- Are Texas businesses preventing pollution?
- Is pollution being reduced in Texas?
- How is pollution being prevented?
- How much pollution is being prevented?
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Due Dates
P2 Annual Progress Reports are due on July 1 of each
year. We typically send a notice (as a courtesy) in late May. If
you think you are required to submit but didn’t get a notice,
please contact us. If you begin a new
plan, the first P2 Annual Progress Report is due after the first
year your plan is in place. You report on the progress of your P2
Plan for the previous year.
For example, if you begin a plan in December 2005, your first P2
Annual Progress Report is due July 1, 2007. The report would cover
January 1 to December 31 of 2006.
Reporting Forms
You may submit your annual progress report in either of two
ways.
-
Online
Form: The TCEQ prefers online submissions. The
online forms are shorter and will save time because redundant
information is filled in automatically.
-
Paper Form: You can print the form and
instructions (in PDF format). You may also request that a form be
mailed to you. (See below for contact information.)
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For Help
For assistance completing this report, to request a paper form,
or for other questions about the Waste Reduction Policy Act, please
contact us by:
E-mail: ppc@tceq.state.tx.us
Phone: 512/239-3100 or 512/239-3143
Fax: 512/239-3165
Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. through 5 p.m.,
Central Standard Time
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