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WASTE MINIMIZATION ASSESSMENT FOR A STEEL FABRICATOR (EPA/600/S-95/006)
Citation:
Fleischman, M., C. Hansen, E. Daley, AND G. P. Looby. WASTE MINIMIZATION ASSESSMENT FOR A STEEL FABRICATOR (EPA/600/S-95/006). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., 1995.
Description:
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has funded a pilot project to assist small and medium-size manufacturers who want to minimize their generation of waste but who lack the expertise to do so. Waste Minimization Assessment Centers (WMACs) were established at selected universities and procedures were adapted from the EPA Waste Minimization Opportunity Assessment Manual (EPA/625/7-88/003, July 1988). That document has been superseded by the facility Pollution Prevention Guide (EPA/600/R-92/088, May 1992). The WMAC team at the University of Louisville performed an assessment at a plant that manufactures carbon and stainless steel products, primarily conveying and transportation equipment. Raw steel is cut, machined, welded into subassemblies, and sandblasted. Expanded metal is coated. All parts are painted, assembled, inspected, packaged, and shipped. The team's report, detailing findings and recommendations, indicated that the plant could achieve significant cost savings and waste reduction by replacing its current airless paint spraying system with a low pressure, airmix system.