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STRATEGY OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

AND SAFE WASTE DISPOSAL

Cleaner Production

Minimization of wastes
And emissions
Level 1

Level 2

Reduction at
the source

Internal Recycling

Productmodification

Processmodification

Good
housekeeping

Substitution of
raw materials

Reuse of
wastes and emissions
Level 3

External Recycling

Structures

Biogenous Cycles

Materials

Modification of
technology

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HIERARCHICAL POLLUTANT
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
The order of preference in decision-making on design and operation
is as follows:
Prevention of generation wastes

Recycling
Treatment
Safe disposal

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Heinz Leuenberger

Cleaner Production
Techniques

Good Housekeeping and Operating

procedures
Material Substitution
Technology changes
On-site recycling
Product redesign
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GOOD HOUSEKEEPING AND

OPERATING PROCEDURES
Tighten valves and check pipes to reduce leaks, turn off water when
not needed
Minimize drag out when Objects are removed from processing baths
Optimize operating parameters of the plant
Reduce storage and Transfer losses by revising procedures

Improved materials handling to reduce the incidence of spillage

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Heinz Leuenberger

Material Substitution
Replace solvent with water
Replace acid pickling of steel with peroxide treatment
Replace chlorine bleaching with oxygen bleaching

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Technology Changes
Batch instead of continuous processing
Mechanical instead of solvent cleaning
Powder painting instead of wet painting
Automatic instead of manual chemical feed
Dry heating instead of heat treatment baths for metal
finishing

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Institut fr Umwelttechnik

Heinz Leuenberger

On-Site Recycling
Internal recycling of rinse waters
More efficient washing or cleaning using countercurrent principles
Steam condensate recovery and recycling

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Institut fr Umwelttechnik

Heinz Leuenberger

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Product Redesign
Remove toxic substances from product components
Concentrate product to reduce packaging
Increase durability and improve repairable
Use materials that can be recycled

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Institut fr Umwelttechnik

Heinz Leuenberger

In the prisma project,

the government of the Netherlands selected
10 of the most efficient companies in the electroplating,
food and drugs, transportation,
Metalworking and chemicals industries.

An initial assessment of cleaner production:

Improved House keeping (28%)
Material substitution (22%)
Technology Change (39%)
On-site recycling (10%)
Product redesign (1%)

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Institut fr Umwelttechnik

Heinz Leuenberger

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The Benefits for A Company

implementing Cleaner
Production
Saving can come from reduced raw material and labor costs, lower
energy consumption, less expensive maintenance, reduced waste
management cost, improved worker safety and lower product
liability

Even though Cleaner Production does not always lead to cost-savings,

It is the most effective way to reduce pollution

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Institut fr Umwelttechnik

Heinz Leuenberger

INTRODUCTION to INDUSTRY
Industry can make Cleaner Production happen through a
commitment to action within the company
Cleaner Production involves a change in people attitude to
work towards an integrated systematic approach to
environmental protection

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Without a clear, written commitment from top management

to cleaner production,
other personnel will not contribute effectively

Without the involvement of all the workers at all organizational levels in a plant,
good results will be hard to get ,
incentives and a workplace culture needed achieve such universal involvement

The internal training at workers, supervisors and

managers is necessary to identify opportunities for cleaner production
and to implement it

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Institut fr Umwelttechnik

Heinz Leuenberger

10 steps for introducing a

Cleaner Production in Industry
Develop and implement a comprehensive corporate
environment policy that focuses on prevention
Set corporate goals for the Cleaner Production program,
with specific percentages and time tables
Allocate responsibility, time and financial support for the
entire Cleaner production program
Involve employee at all level
Develop waste reduction within the company and use
them on a regular basis to identity, evaluate and
eliminate waste at each stage in the production
process. This gives the information on which in-plant
Cleaner Production options can be based
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10 steps for introducing a

Cleaner Production in Industry
Obtain and use the best possible technical and other
information, from both inside and outside the company.
Waste reduction criteria can cover technical
environmental factors, regulatory compliance, public
acceptance and economic viability. Research the
industry specific Cleaner Production publications,
newsletters and data bases of UNIDO and
iE/PAC
Monitor and evaluate progress of the companys
Cleaner production program
Regularly inform all employees on the cleaner
production progress made by the company in the last
month, six months, year and five years
Encourage and reward successful individual and group
efforts to implement cleaner production
Remember that success in cleaner production is a
journey not a destination: update the waste minimization
goals and timetables on a regular basis
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Heinz Leuenberger

BARRIERS TO INTRODUCING
CLEANER PRODUCTION

Resistance to new ideas and approaches in which staff have

no formal training. Demonstration projects are essential to
show that cleaner production can work in a company
Lack of financial resources awareness and training,
expertise and know how information and access to existing
knowledge
Uncertainty about the right information, technology or
regulations
Government policies/regulations that focus on singlemedium pollutant reductions that discourage innovative
solutions to pollution reduction and that offer incentives for
investment in end-of-pipe technologies
Lack of familiarity with cleaner production practices and
techniques on the part o engineers and consultant often
they do not pay enough attention to improvement in
housekeeping, small modification of existing equipment and
other less technical matters that can be very cost-effective
Fear of being put at the competitive disadvantage as a result
of high cost

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Institut fr Umwelttechnik

Heinz Leuenberger

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Pollution Control
80-95%
Waste Reduction

Cleaner production (CP)

40-100%
Waste Reduction

investment
investment

yearly cost

investment

yearly savings
yearly savings

End-of-pipe
Technology

Housekeeping
No or minor
Investment

CP-investment
Action

Figure . investment,annual cost and savings using different Approaches