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ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH BRIEF: POLLUTION PREVENTION ASSESSMENT FOR A MANUFACTURER OF FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT
Citation:
Edwards, H., M. Kostrzewa, AND G. Looby. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH BRIEF: POLLUTION PREVENTION ASSESSMENT FOR A MANUFACTURER OF FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/S-95/026.
Description:
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. n an effort to assist these manufacturers 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). hat document has been superseded by the Facility Pollution Prevention Guide (EPA/600/R-92/088, May 1992). he WMAC team at Colorado State University performed an assessment at a plant that manufactures commercial food service equipment. aw materials used by the plant include stainless steel, mild steel, aluminum, and copper and brass. perations performed in the plant include cutting, forming, bending, welding, polishing, painting, and assembly. he team's report, detailing findings and recommendations, indicated that paint-related wastes are generated in large quantifies and that significant cost savings could be achieved by retrofitting the water curtain paint spray booth to operate as a dry filter paint booth. his Research Brief was developed b 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.