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Gauging Our EHS Sustainability Performance
Amtrak EHS Annual Report 2010 | 27
The majority of spills that occurred in 2010 (70 percent) were small spills of less
than 25 gallons. The chart below shows a breakdown of spills by size.
To minimize the potential for environmental impacts from spills at facilities and
along the right-of-way, Amtrak maintains standard operating procedures for fueling
and a system of inspections of vendor fueling operations. In addition, spill
prevention and response training is provided to employees who handle oil and
other environmentally hazardous materials to ensure that employees take
preventive measures and are able to respond quickly to spills that do occur.
Recycling Statistics
Amtrak mechanical and engineering facilities routinely recycle industrial materials
generated in the course of train and track repair and routine maintenance. These
materials include steel parts and equipment, scrap steel, other metals, and other
train parts, such as windows and mattress foam. Amtrak facilities continue to look
for ways to recycle other materials from train repair and refurbishment, such as
carpeting and textiles.
The non-industrial materials recycled include paper, cardboard, plastic containers,
aluminum and glass that are used by Amtrak offices, stations, crew bases, shops,
and maintenance facilities. Recycled materials that are part of the onboard
recycling program are also tracked by Amtrak staff.
Spills by Volume (in Gallons)
Greater than 1000
500 to 1000
100 to 500
50 to 100
25 to 50
Less than 25