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Main Title Waste minimization assessment for a manufacturer of printed labels /
Author Kirsch, F. William. ; Maginn, J. C.
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Author Title of a Work
Maginn, J. Clifford.
CORP Author University City Science Center, Philadelphia, PA.;Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH. Risk Reduction Engineering Lab.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory,
Year Published 1991
Report Number EPA/600-M-91-047; EPA-R814903
Stock Number PB92-104371
OCLC Number 25389912
Subjects Label industry--Waste disposal ; Label industry--Research--United States ; Waste minimization--Research--United States
Additional Subjects Pollution abatement ; Hazardous materials ; Research and development ; Labels ; Water pollution control ; Printing inks ; Industrial wastes ; Waste recycling ; Solvents ; Ion exchanging ; US EPA ; Waste water ; Cleaning ; Waste disposal ; Plating ; Chromium coatings ; Waste minimization ; Source reduction ; Small systems ; SIC 2752
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https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=300024S1.PDF
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EHAM  EPA/600/M-91/047 Region 1 Library/Boston,MA 05/25/2016
EJBD  EPA 600-M-91-047 c.1-2 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 08/02/2013
EJED  EPA/600/M-91/047 OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC 01/11/2002
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 600-M-91-047 In Binder Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ELBD RPS EPA 600-M-91-047 repository copy AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/17/2014
NTIS  PB92-104371 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 3 pages ; 28 cm.
Abstract
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 hazardous 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). The WMAC team at the University of Tennessee performed an assessment at a plant producing printed labels--approximately 14 billion labels/yr. Steel printing cylinders are nickel and copper plated, etched with the label patterns to be printed, chromium plated, and then used with ink applied to print the labels. About 75 percent of the cylinders are chemically etched, and the remainder are mechanically etched. Solvents used with ink concentrate and for cleaning press parts are recovered and sold to reclaimers. Spent reagents, filters, cleaning rags, and sludge are shipped offsite for disposal. Process wastewater and rinse water are treated by ion exchange and distillation. The team's report, detailing findings and recommendations, indicated that most waste other than water and paper consists of spent solvents, and that the greatest savings could be obtained by using recovered solvent instead of virgin solvents for cleaning at press side.
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Caption title. Shipping list no.: 91-0740-P. "Oct. 1991." "EPA/600-M-91-047."