Guides to pollution prevention: the automotive refinishing industry

Technical Report · Tue Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:5756924

Automotive refinishing shops generate a variety of wastes while performing typical auto body repair and refinishing operations such as welding, filling dents, body section adjustments, alignments, sanding and painting. Opportunities for waste reduction exist for the waste thinners, solvents, and paints generated as well as the air emissions and waste water discharges. Both source reduction and recycling opportunities are identified. Suggestions include improved paint application technology and substitute paints; recovery and reuse of solvents and thinners; and implementing good materials management and housekeeping practices. To help companies in the industry identify opportunities for waste reduction at their own shops, the guide includes a set of worksheets which take the user step-by-step through an analysis of the on-site waste generating operations and the possibilities for minimizing each waste. The guide and its worksheets would also be instructive to consultants serving the automotive refinishing industry and government agencies who regulate waste streams generated from these firms.

• Research Organization: Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., Pasadena, CA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5756924
• Report Number(s): PB-92-129139/XAB; CNN: EPA-68-D8-0112
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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