And you thought Toyota only made cars.

Nope. A subsidiary has announced a way to cut the stench from composting pig manure.

Hey, SOMEONE has to do something about that smell.

Facilities in certain manufacturing, mining, utilities and other sectors who have more than ten full time employees, and that manufacture greater than 25,000 pounds of a TRI-listed chemical or otherwise use greater than 10,000 pounds of a listed chemical in a given year are required to provide the EPA with an accounting of how those chemicals have been managed by July 1 of each year. [Thresholds are lower for Persistent, Bioaccumulative, Toxic chemicals (PBTs.]

TRI reporting is a requirement under Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) of 1986, and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) of 1990. A goal of TRI reporting is to ensure that citizens and communities have the information that they need about the chemicals being used, stored, managed and treated in their communities so that they can make informed decisions about preparedness and emergency response needs.

The TRI database currently contains information on over 650 chemicals that are used or managed by more than 23,000 industries. In addition to information about the chemicals themselves, information on the recycling, energy recovery or disposal of those chemicals is also available.

For more information on TRI reporting, or for help with filing, visit http://www.epa.gov/tri/index.htm