Toxics Use Reduction (TUR) Online Reporting

Next steps for Toxics Use Reduction (TUR) Online Reporting

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 below. Fill out and save the Microsoft Word form on your computer or print and complete the PDF version by hand.

   Open XLSX file, 136.87 KB, for Complete List of TURA Chemicals, April 2022 (XLSX 136.87 KB)

   Open DOCX file, 38.8 KB, for TUR Reporting Non-Applicability Form (DOCX 38.8 KB)

   Open PDF file, 108.64 KB, for TUR Reporting Non-Applicability Form (PDF 108.64 KB)

2. Review the Instructions & Guidance

   Learn how to prepare and submit your TUR Report.

   Open PDF file, 1.49 MB, for TURA Reporting Instructions (PDF 1.49 MB)

   Open PDF file, 3.72 MB, for TURA Reporting Appendices (PDF 3.72 MB)

   Open PDF file, 400.23 KB, for Changes for TURA Reporting Year 2021 (PDF 400.23 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.

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