Writing and implementing the waste minimization plan is similar to writing any other business plan. Petroleum refinery waste management and minimization. Benefits and techniques of waste minimization conserve energy. Crum, director, community environmental services, portland state university. Waste minimization includes source reduction and environmentally sound recycling. Waste minimization and cost reduction should be at the forefront of strategic planning for people and businesses worldwide. Texas rrc useful links for waste minimization assistance. Waste minimization program environment, health and safety.
Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. The plan can increase motivation to change, to present alternatives, to guide decisionmaking, and to provide information to evaluate change. Waste minimization techniques can contribute to a safer workplace, help reduce operating costs by minimizing waste, save money by preventing the costly cleanups caused by pollution, reduce or eliminate pollution costs and have a positive impact on the environment. As part of the experiment, neutralization, precipitation, oxidationreduction, and distillation are examples of treatment techniques that may be applied to reduce hazardous waste quantities. Who library cataloguinginpublication data safe management of wastes from healthcare activities edited by y. Most widely used thermal treatment method is incineration. Waste management and minimization waste management in industry c l hand encyclopedia of life support systems eolss article. Using these four points as waste minimization targets, the identification of areas where materials can be prevented from becoming a waste or can be recycled can be determined, identification of potential waste reduction and recycling techniques applicable to each waste can be determined and other opportunities uncovered. Waste minimization techniques employed by the spill team include. Waste minimization program and portland state university. Extensive research, development and analysis of the techniques used during. These kits generate increased volumes of mercury contaminated solid waste. Minimization using algebraic manipulation this method is the simplest of all methods used for minimization.
Implement waste minimisation practices on a number of construction sites. While the constitution and nema provide a broad framework for promoting sustainable waste management, the new draft national environmental management. Petroleum refinery waste management and minimization an ipieca good practice guide this document was produced in collaboration with an mea. However, it is not uncommon to devise techniques to minimize costs without a corresponding reduction in waste quantities. The congress hereby declares it to be the national policy of. Waste minimization is reduction in the quantity of hazardous wastes achieved through a conscientious application of innovative or alternative procedures. Waste minimization 3 in 1990, passage of the pollution prevention act expanded the nations waste prevention policy beyond a rcraonly framework, to minimizing or eliminating toxic releases to all environmental media and natural resources. By reducing or eliminating the generation of harmful and persistent wastes, waste minimisation supports efforts to promote a more sustainable society. This nuts and bolts book addresses specific waste minimization and pollution prevention techniques that work in specific types of laboratories for specific wastestreams. Waste minimization techniques are implemented by the spill team whenever a spill response is initiated. Frequent questions waste minimization wastes us epa. Municipal waste, solid waste, household waste, ndola, waste management, waste disposal introduction solid waste is defined as the waste arising from human and animal activities that are normally solid and that are. Apr 18, 2017 so many companies have developed strategies to ensure that waste reduces during the manufacturing process. Waste minimization our services help to reduce the size of your waste stream while uncovering value for your customers, community and stakeholders.
Waste minimization program the ohio state university is committed to the protection of human health and the environment. Improving the quality of waste generated to facilitate recycling andor reduce hazard. All photographs are reproduced courtesy of, except. The last technique for waste minimization is treatment of waste generated during use. Minimization is hence important to find the most economic equivalent representation of a boolean function. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that. Safe management of wastes from healthcare activities. A waste minimization program is an organized, comprehensive, and continual effort to systematically reduce waste generation. Establishing a waste minimization program at your facility. Provide training for site foremen in waste minimisation techniques. These techniques can be practiced at several stages in most waste generating processes, but require careful planning, creative problem solving, changes. Waste minimization techniques focus on preventing waste from ever being created, otherwise known as source reduction, and recycling.
Waste minimization in the oil and gas industries download. Source reduction changing practices and processes to reduce or eliminate the. Assist departments on developing waste minimization programs. As such, the university strongly encourages faculty, staff, and students to utilize the various chemical minimization methods to reduce the quantity and toxicity of chemical wastes generated on campus. Waste minimization refers to the use of source reduction andor environmentally sound recycling methods prior to energy recovery, treatment, or disposal of wastes. The onsite waste minimization practices for construction waste article pdf available in iop conference series materials science and engineering 7. This calls for concerted efforts at increasing efforts towards waste minimization, utilization and management. Phil ralston, environmental operations manager, port of portland. Click download or read online button to get waste minimization in the oil and gas industries book now. Chemistry of waste minimization download ebook pdf, epub.
Considerations for waste minimization at the design stage of. Oct 26, 2011 in signing the waste minimization certification statement, those generators who have not been exempted by statute or regulation from the duty to make a waste minimization certification under section 3002b of rcra are also certifying that they have complied with the waste minimization requirements. Waste minimization, recycling, and reuse world health organization. For example, proper segregation of wastes will reduce disposal fees but only because these quantities are reassigned to more appropriate waste streams for cost effective.
Freeman chief, waste minimization branch and mary ann curran wrap program director waste minimization branch risk reduction engineering laboratory cincinnati, oh 45268 for presentation at the conference on waste minimization in the tristate area cincinnati, ohio august 17, 1989 risk reduction engineering laboratory office. This is because corporate bodies are now being enlightened about how raw materials are used for production processes. The waste minimization program at the university continues to evolve. Oct 08, 2012 waste minimization can be defined as systematically reducing waste at source. The waste minimization program offers the following tools. Waste minimization does not include waste treatment, that is, any process designed to change the physical, chemical, or biological composition of wastestreams. Minimization can be done using algebraic manipulation or kmap method. Pollution control and waste minimization of chemical products industry a case study of polymers production industry m. In 1990, passage of the pollution prevention act expanded the. All techniques identified similar waste minimization opportunities. Waste minimization techniques focus on preventing waste from ever being created, otherwise known.
Waste minimisation is a set of processes and practices intended to reduce the amount of waste produced. A few ofthe current efforts by ehs and the university to improve the waste minimization program are listed below. Chemical management services a business model in which the service provider is paid based on the quality and quantity of services provided, not on the volume of chemicals sold. Program is included with the waste minimization program as permitted by doe order 5400. Waste minimization often results in cost minimization. Rcra, epa encourages the minimization of all wastes. Establishing a waste minimization program at your facility by harry m. Waste minimization program and portland state university partnership october 22, 2014. Concepts in the book may be directly applied to laboratory operations. Solid waste management case study of ndola, zambia edema. Consideration of waste minimization, waste management and.
Strategies for waste minimization and cost reduction. There are three general methods of waste minimization. Use of a mercury vacuum rather than mercury spill kit. Waste minimisation and resource conservation bureau of energy efficiency 164 source reduction under this category, four techniques of wm are briefly discussed below. Waste management bill wmb contains provisions to develop and implement a waste management system that promotes reduction, reuse and recycling. Waste minimization free download as powerpoint presentation. Whereas the regulations do not require generators to have a written description of their waste minimization program. This seeks to rank waste management options, with the most sustainable option being to. Obtain data on the construction and demolition waste stream. When operating as a small quantity generator sqg or a large quantity generator lqg ofhazardous waste hw, ehs will file the written waste minimization plan with the tceq. Halim2, and sohair abo elaa3 1 housing and building national research center, hbnrc, egypt email. The waste minimization program requirements apply to both manufacturing plants, as well as remediation only sites. The waste minimization and pollution prevention awareness program is designed to eliminate or minimize pollutant.
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