Overview of pollution prevention accomplishments at Hanford

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:10120330

Chase, C J; Raney, E A; Engel, J A

The Pollution Prevention Program was established in 1989 at Westinghouse Hanford Company to change policy, practices, and operations to reduce the use of hazardous substances and the generation of waste, pollutants or contaminants, including radioactive, mixed, and hazardous materials. To make this change the group set out to encourage employees to use their ingenuity to prevent pollution in their work places. The Program created a book to promote individual and Site accomplishments that prevent pollution. The Pollution Prevention Accomplishments Book used short bullets of information and photos to highlight 34 of the many ideas implemented on site that minimize waste. The motivation behind creating this book was to encourage ingenuity in individuals and groups on site, increase communication within the Site, and make employees aware that the Pollution Prevention Program can assist them in their endeavors to prevent pollution. Additional benefits reaped from the book included showing employees ways to prevent pollution, recognizing individuals who prevent pollution, training, and education. Each entry in the book identified the challenge, initiative, and success of the idea. Nine of those entries have been chosen to be featured in this paper: aerosol puncture; excess chemical sales; diapers save landfill; paper recycling; demolition recycling; reuse of steel drums; co-disposal; effluent reduction to process trenches; and engine steam cleaning.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-87RL10930
• OSTI ID: 10120330
• Report Number(s): WHC-SA--2260; CONF-940632--2; ON: DE94006331; BR: 35AF11201/35AF11202
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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