Abstract |
This profile study of Standard Industrial Code (SIC) 28210 represents one segment of the total analysis of major contributors of water-borne pollution. The purposes of this profile study were (1) to identify, quantify and qualify processes and wastes, gross waste quantities, waste reduction practices, and waste reduction cost information, (2) to summarize these various facets of the waste picture, and (3) to make projections on future product growth. The major effort of the study involved the acquistion of first-hand organized information from the producers of plastics. Thus key production plants were visited, and the actual production facilities, in addition to the water renovation facilities, were physically surveyed. |