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ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH BRIEF: WASTE MINIMIZATION ASSESSMENT FOR A MANUFACTURER OF NEW AND REWORKED ROTOGRAVURE PRINTING CYLINDERS
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Fleishman, M., C. Hansen, AND G. Looby. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH BRIEF: WASTE MINIMIZATION ASSESSMENT FOR A MANUFACTURER OF NEW AND REWORKED ROTOGRAVURE PRINTING CYLINDERS. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/S-95/005 (NTIS PB95231353), 1995.
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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. aste Minimization Assessment Centers (WMACs) were established at selected universities and procedures were adapted from the EPA Waste Minimization Opportunity Assessment Manual (EPA/625/7-98/003, July 1988). hat document has been superseded by the Facility Pollution Prevention Guide (EPA/600/R-92/088, May 1992). he WMAC team at the University of Louisville performed an assessment at a plant manufacturing cylinders for rotogravure printing. otogravure printing cylinders are produced from new stock and used Cylinders that require reworking. ylinders undergo cleaning, plating, lathing, polishing, and grinding. hen the surfaces of the cylinders are engraved, cleaned, polished, and chrome-plated. he assessment team's report, detailing findings and recommendations, indicated that significant cost savings could be achieved by melting and reusing copper scrap as anodes in the plating bath.
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ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH BRIEF: WASTE MINIMIZATION ASSESSMENT FOR A MANUFACTURER OF NEW AND REWORKED ROTOGRAVURE PRINTING CYLINDERS