Title: Solid waste analysis and minimization
First published: 2009
Description: Implement successful solid waste analysis and minimization strategiesProvide sustainable solutions to solid waste issues with help from this hands-on guide. Solid Waste Analysis and Minimization: A Systems Approachoffers up-to-date technical details on current and potential solid waste minimization practices. This authoritative resource presents a framework for the proper application of solid waste analysis tools, and demonstrates the benefits in terms of environmental impact, process efficiencies, and financial enhancement. Twenty-one real-world case studies covering all industries, from manufacturing to service facilities, are included.Solid Waste Analysis and Minimization: A Systems Approachcovers:U.S. and international waste generation ratesIndustrial ecology, solid waste exchanges, and recyclingEnvironmental, economic, corporate image, personal, and social benefits of solid waste management and minimizationSolid waste assessment strategies and launch plansThe Six Sigma systems approach for deploymentMetrics and performance measurement for solid waste managementDocumentation and development of the deployment planImplementation and execution of the solid waste minimization planCommunicating and leveraging successSolid waste modeling, research, and data collectionCharacterization by business activitiesEstimation, prediction, and evaluation
Subjects: Nonfiction, Technology, Waste minimization, Factory and trade waste
LC classification: TD793.9 .F73 2009