Pollution prevention tools: Applying Benchmarking to Waste Minimization
Finding innovative ways to reduce waste streams generated at Department of Energy (DOE) sites by 50% by the year 2000 is a challenge for DOE`s waste minimization efforts. The Benchmarking for Waste Minimization project examines the usefulness of benchmarking as a waste minimization tool, specifically for infrastructure-related, common waste streams at DOE organizations. A team of process experts and benchmarking consultants from a variety of DOE sites used a 12-step benchmarking process to examine the liquid photographic waste stream and identify best-in-class industry partners for an information exchange. The site visits yielded strategies for source reduction, recycle/recovery of components, regeneration/reuse of solutions, treatment of residuals, as well as best management practices.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 10147040
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--93-3992C; CONF-940578--2; ON: DE94011031; BR: GB0103012
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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