Typical Wastes Encountered in Manufacturing Regulated wastes and emissions from manufacturing operations can include liquid and solid hazardous wastes, air emissions, and wastewater.
Manufacturers also produce non-hazardous solid waste.
Figure 1 shows typical wastes from a manufacturing environment. Look around your business and consider how this figure applies to you. Creating a list of all of the waste streams at your facility makes good business sense. Help you make changes in your operating practices as regulations change. Since you will know what wastes are considered hazardous and the quantities of these wastes, the impacts of regulations will be easy to identify.