For the purpose of securing information enabling the estimation of pollution due to waste discharged from Steffens house beet sugar factories, a survey was made of the various wastes from the Loveland, CO, Factory of the Great Western Sugar Company. The characteristics of each of the major component wastes were studied for the three periods of one week each during October and November, 1949. In general, the Loveland plant is typical of most Steffens house beet sugar factories. The process by which sugar was extracted from the beets and refined is described, and a detailed flow diagram is included. (Modified author abstract)