Waste minimization guide A PRACTICAL GUIDE
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TextPublication details: UK Inst Chem Engineers 1994Description: 90p., 248 x 152mm, paperbackISBN: - 0852953429
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Loan | Thurles Library Main Collection | 628.4 CRI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | R06377KRCT |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Waste minimization is an important element of sustainable development. It is concerned with environmental protection and with the reduction of production costs by the reduction of waste at source and by recycling. This guide provides an introduction to the many practical techniques which can be implemented to minimize waste, ranging from simple good housekeeping practice to sophisticated computational and life cycle methods. The book also provides a widely-accepted methodology which can be followed to ensure that waste minimization programmes and projects are successfully implemented.
Waste minimization is concerned with environmental protection and with the reduction of costs by the reduction of waste and by recycling. This guide introduces practical waste minmization techniques. The focus is on process and related activities, but the methodology is applicable to all industry.
Introduction and background to waste minimization; benefits of waste minimization; company and management commitment; methodology of waste minimization; example worksheets; practical techniques to minimize waste; typical causes and sources of waste; sources of practical waste minimization techniques.