Targeting industrial waste reduction

This study wad undertaken for the Advanced Industrial Concepts (AIC) Division of the Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) of the US Department of Energy (DOE). Review of literature, in-house data, and Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) are used to characterize industrial waste generators and identify the unit operations generating the most waste. What types of processes generate the most industrial emissions This question is difficult to answer given the limited information that is publicly available. However, we have attempted to gain some insights through literature review, use of in-house data, and analysis of the TRI data. This paper summarizes our findings. 1 ref.