Plant management, waste minimisation

Waste Minimisation management procedures to prevent, reduce or re-use waste material streams - does not usually involve investing in major plant Cleaner Technology step changes to prevent, reduce or re-use waste material streams -often involves investing in major new plant. 

Achievements and targets group targets for 1998 and 1999 are reported under the headings waste minimisation material and co-products effluent treatment plant stakeholders and management systems. 

The management of impurities is an important issue both in Process Design and Operation. A key point is the interaction between these two aspects. Strict environmental regulations forbid the dump of harmful materials in the environment. Therefore waste minimisation, aiming to zero effluents, is a fundamental feature of sustainable process design. The increased number of recycles in integrated plants, makes the control and the operation much more difficult. 

Some typical guidelines are given below. However, the plant management must take all due precautions to minimise generation of hazardous waste itself and then duly pack in leak-proof containers for ultimate disposal by authorised parties. 

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