Toxics Use Reduction (TUR) Online Reporting and Planning

Next steps

1. Review the Instructions & Guidance

   TUR Report

   Toxics Use Reports must be submitted annually via eDEP by July 1st of the year following the calendar year for which the report is being filed.
   
   TURA Reporting Instructions
   TURA Reporting Appendices
   Changes for TURA Reporting Year 2024
   Complete List of TURA Chemicals

   
   TUR Plan summary or alternative

   Plan Summaries and Planner Certifications must be submitted every two years on the even calendar year via eDEP by July 1st. 

   Open PDF file, 1.54 MB,  Toxics Use Reduction Planning & Plan Update Guidance (English, PDF 1.54 MB)

   Open PDF file, 1.49 MB,  Resource Conservation (RC) Planning Guidance (English, PDF 1.49 MB)

   Open PDF file, 730.02 KB,  Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Planning Guidance (English, PDF 730.02 KB)

   Open PDF file, 290.15 KB,  MassDEP Notice: 2023 Toxics Use Reduction Act PFAS (English, PDF 290.15 KB)

2. File and Amend Electronically

   eDEP Online Filing

   TURA filers must now electronically file and Amend (or revise) filings via eDEP.
   
   Please Note: If you have previously filed, you may not need to report for the most recent year if your facility:
   
   o    Stopped using a reportable chemical or reduced its use below the threshold,
   o    Has fewer than ten (10) full-time employees, or
   o    Entirely ceased operations.
   
   Under any of these circumstances, please submit the Non-Applicability Form or the Facility Closure Form below. 

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

   Open DOCX file, 1.04 MB,  How to Amend TUR Filings (English, DOCX 1.04 MB)

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

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