Toxics Use Reduction (TUR) Online Reporting

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1. What to Know

   If your company is subject to the Toxics Use Reduction Act (TURA), it is required to file an annual Toxics Use Report that identifies:

   • Every TURA-listed chemical the company manufactures, processes, or otherwise uses above applicable thresholds;
   • All production processes and products that use one or more listed chemicals; and
   • The amount of each listed chemical generated as byproduct (wasted), shipped in product, and released to the environment.

   Your company must also pay an Annual Toxics Use Fee, based the number of people it employs and the number of listed chemicals it manufactures, processes, or otherwise uses above applicable thresholds.

   The TUR report must be filed online or postmarked by July 1 after the reporting year (e.g., by July 1, 2023, for reporting year 2022). If you submit the report more than 30 days after this deadline, your company will be subject to a statutory late fee of $1,000. Additional enforcement actions may also be possible.
   
   MassDEP will mail you a TUR fee invoice in late summer. If your company does not pay within 30 days of the due date, it will be subject to a statutory late fee of $1,000.

   Please Note: If you have previously filed, you may not need to report for the most recent year if your facility:

   • Stopped using a reportable chemical or reduced its use below the threshold,
   • Has fewer than ten (10) full-time employees, or
   • Entirely ceased operations.

   Under any of these circumstances, please submit the Non-Applicability Form or the Facility Closure Form below. Fill out and save the Microsoft Word form on your computer or print and complete the PDF version by hand.

   Open XLSX file, 173.05 KB,  Complete List of TURA Chemicals (English, XLSX 173.05 KB)

   Open DOCX file, 39.79 KB,  TUR Reporting Non-Applicability Form (English, DOCX 39.79 KB)

   Open PDF file, 106.13 KB,  TUR Reporting Non-Applicability Form (English, PDF 106.13 KB)

   Open DOCX file, 38.38 KB,  TUR Reporting Facility Closure Form (English, DOCX 38.38 KB)

   Open PDF file, 99.29 KB,  TUR Reporting Facility Closure Form (English, PDF 99.29 KB)

2. Review the Instructions & Guidance

   Learn how to prepare and submit your TUR Report.

   Open PDF file, 1.14 MB,  TURA Reporting Instructions (English, PDF 1.14 MB)

   Open PDF file, 3.07 MB,  TURA Reporting Appendices (English, PDF 3.07 MB)

   Open PDF file, 247.08 KB,  Changes for TURA Reporting Year 2023 (English, PDF 247.08 KB)

3. File Your TUR Report

   To submit your TUR Report online, login here:

   eDEP Online Filing

   If you are a new user, you will need to create an account first. Registration takes less than five minutes.

   TURA filers can now electronically AMEND or revise their filings submitted for reporting year 2021 going forward.

   Open PDF file, 658.14 KB,  TURA eDEP Reporting Line-by-Line Tips (English, PDF 658.14 KB)

   Open PDF file, 938.27 KB,  How to Amend TUR Filings (English, PDF 938.27 KB)