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2000-2002 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
 
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HAZARDOUS AND NONHAZARDOUS WASTE
INDICATOR 2000 2001 2002 % Change
2001 – 2002
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2000 – 2002
TRI releases (pounds)* 6,894,645** 6,171,120 Not available  
Kilograms of PCB Waste
> 50 ppm PCB 		Not available      
  • Incineration
   326,611 333,272 2.04%
  • Metal Salvage
   94,034 33,188 -64.71%
  • Landfill
   161,574 1,453,857*** 799.81%
Total   582,219 1,820,317 212.65%
Kilograms of PCB Waste
< 50 ppm PCB 		Not available      
  • Incineration
   396,423 343,598 -13.33%
  • Metal Salvage
   1,146 29,170 2445.38%
  • Landfill
   81,940 49,029,339**** 59,735.66%
Total   479,509 49,402,107 10,202.64%
RCRA Hazardous waste generated (tons) 348 986 183 -47.41%
  • Recycled (tons)
 117 186 51 -56.41%
  • % Recycled
34% 19% 28%  
Ash generated (tons) 1,780,726 1,847,119 2,017,517 13.30%
Percentage of ash utilized 82% 69% 73%  
Universal waste generated (pounds) 15,760 222,024 136,880 768.53%*****
  • Recycled (pounds)
 15,700 219,235 136,880 771.85%
  • % Recycled
 100% 99% 100%  

* TRI release data are for NEG only. There are no TRI releases associated with Utility operations.
** Values for 2000 TRI release data corrected from 2001 Environmental Annual Report.
*** 77.3% of the increase in PCB waste less than 50 parts per million is due to one-time events in 2002, as follows: 53% is from the Decoto pipeyard clean-up; 13.3% is from a one-time disposal of electric transformer bushings; 11% is from large spills including PCB materials.
**** 99.8% of this total is from one major clean up project at the Decoto pipeyard in Union City California. Total without the one-time cleanup is 98,059 Kg.
***** In March, 2001, an expanded definition of "universal waste" went into effect in the California. Due to this broader definition of "universal waste," more of PG&E's waste that was formerly regulated as "California hazardous waste" is now regulated as "universal waste." This regulatory change accounts for the large percent increase in "universal waste" between 2000 and 2002.