OCPA TRI Pollution Prevention (P2)

V/Errt Search Tool

How to Find a Facility Implementing P2 Activities

This How To document describes one way to use the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Pollution
Prevention (P2) Search Tool to identify facilities implementing source reduction activities. For this
example, let's ask the question: "Which facilities in my community implemented source reduction activities
during the latest two reporting years?"

GO TO the TRI P2 Search Tool query page

https://enviro.epa.gov/facts/tri/p2.htrril

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•	Keep the "All industry Sectors" and "All Chemicals"
default to view all industries and chemicals
reported.

•	Select the latest two reporting years to view source

•	reduction activities most recently implemented.

CLICK "Show P2 Activities" to see a list of facilities and
their reported P2 activities

FILTER results for source reduction only. Go to P2 Text
Filters dropdown and select "Only show information
about source reduction activities." Review the source
reduction activity information reported.

VIEW a facility P2 Profile by clicking on the "P2 Details"
button corresponding to the facility and chemical of
interest.

EXPLORE the facility's P2 Profile for a chemical.The P2
Profile displays a waste management trend graph for
the chemical, pie charts to compare facility waste
management to the rest of the industry sector, and all
P2 information the facility reported for that chemical.

VIEW the facility's P2 Profile for all chemicals. Go to the
dropdown"Show P2 data for other chemicals at this
facility." Select"Show all chemicals."

COMPARE the facility's performance to others in the
same industrial sector or within the parent company.

GET facility public contact information and check
compliance history. At the top of the P2 profile, click
the "TRI Facility profile" link to view facility contact
name, phone number, or email, as well as recent
compliance information.

For tips on industry comparative analysis, see the 'How to
Conduct an Industry Sector P2 Analysis' handout.

Search Criteria

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Year-to-Year Ct Show information about

reduction AND other environmental practices
Exclude facilities that reported activity codes but no text descriptions
Show information on barriers to implementing source reduction activities
Show ALL information reported in pollution prevention data fieids

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explore P2 Profile for a chemical

view facility profile

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compare facility
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get facility contact information

Learn more about the TRI Program at: www.epa.gov/tri

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