Future issues in haz waste management
- TechKNOWLEDGEy Strategic Group, Boulder, CO (United States)
The hazardous waste management market has experienced a roller-coaster ride during the past few years. The business exploded during the 1980s as public concerns led to a vast new range of regulatory controls, and siting/permitting difficulties caused demand to quickly outstrip capacity. Prices for hazardous waste management went through the roof, attracting many technology developers to the industry. But the forces of supply and demand, coupled with ongoing regulatory changes, soon adjusted market conditions. First, high profitability and growth attracted droves of new participants to the industry, eventually bringing new capacity on line. Second, and more significantly, high prices forced industrial America to closely re-examine its manufacturing practices and waste generation habits. It soon became clear there were broad opportunities to minimize hazardous waste generation through improved housekeeping practices, alternative manufacturing processes, and substitution of toxic materials in manufacturing.
- OSTI ID:
- 6745271
- Journal Information:
- Pollution Engineering; (United States), Vol. 26:11; ISSN 0032-3640
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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