P2 Annual Progress Reports
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Purpose of the Annual Progress Report
The Annual Progress Report (APR) is intended to:
- Encourage facilities to assess and monitor their pollution prevention efforts.
- Measure statewide progress in preventing pollution.
The APR documents the amount of pollution that would have been generated if you did not have a pollution-prevention project. The APR often reveals opportunities to further reduce waste and increase profits.
Applicability
The following facilities must submit Annual Progress Reports:
- Facilities that report on EPA’s Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Form R.
- Large quantity generators (LQG) of hazardous waste.
Small quantity generators who do not report on the TRI form R are not required to submit an APR but must prepare a P2 Plan and submit the Executive Summary to TCEQ.
The APR is not the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s waste minimization report (Biennial Report Form WM/IC), or the TCEQ Annual Waste Summary.
You can submit the APR online through STEERS, or by mail or email.
Submit the APR Online Through STEERS
- Submit the APR online through STEERS during the online reporting period May 15 - July 1.
- Outside of this reporting window, you can only use STEERS to edit your P2 contacts or view past APR submissions.
- Note: P2 Executive Summaries cannot be submitted through STEERS
- Companies submitting APRs for 10 or more facilities must use STEERS.
- For instructions on submitting APRs through STEERS, see Help completing the APR using STEERS
Send in the Paper Form
- P2 APR Form - Word Version
- P2 APR Form - PDF Version
- Instructions for completing the paper form
Submit the paper APR by email: p2@tceq.texas.gov or by mail:
Texas Commission on Environmental QualityPollution Prevention Team
PO Box 13087, MC-118
Austin, TX 78711-3087
You may also request that a form be mailed to you (see below for contact information)
Due Dates
- APRs are due on July 1 each year.
- We typically mail courtesy notices in May each year. If you think you are required to submit an APR but didn’t get a notice, please contact us.
- If you begin a new plan, the first APR 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 on January 1, 2024, your first P2 Annual Progress Report is due July 1, 2025. The report would cover January 1 to December 31 of 2024.
Help Filling out the APR
Find more information on completing the APR:
- Step-by-step instructions for filling out the paper APR
- APR Examples
- A Guide to Pollution Prevention Planning (RG-409)
- Help completing the APR using STEERS
Contact our Pollution Prevention Team for assistance completing the APR, to request a paper form, or for other questions: p2@tceq.texas.gov or 512-239-0010.
