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Fleischman, M., B. Couch, A. Handmaker, AND G. Looby. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH BRIEF: POLLUTION PREVENTION ASSESSMENT FOR A MANUFACTURER OF AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/S-95/012 (NTIS PB96107438), 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/625/7-88/003, 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 hat document has been superseded by the Facility Pollution Prevention Guide (EPA/600/R-92/088, May 1992).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 that manufactures automotive lighting equipment and accessories. lastic, metal, glass, and composite-component products are assembled by the plant. aw materials include coils of metal, paint, solvents, oils, coolants, light bulbs, glass and mirrors, plastic resins, wiring, and wire terminals. perations used by the plant include plastic injection molding, metal pressing and punching, painting, and assembly. he team's report, detailing findings and recommendations, indicated that a significant amount of waste is generated through the stripping of paint hooks and parts and that the greatest cost savings could be achieved by installing a plastic media blasting paint stripper. his Research Brief was developed by the principal investigators and EPA's Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory, Cincinnati, OH, to announce key findings of an ongoing research project that is fully documented in a separate report of the same title available from University City Science Center.

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