Proposed Checklist for Solvent Use Evaluation

In the fists that follow will be compiled initial considerations for an individual or company attempting to use an LCA-based analysis of their solvent use. The categories are broad and they illustrate the necessity of the cross-functional teamwork. 

origin, and quantity of all waste streams Waste collection and handhng procedures Waste tracking procedures Relationship between wastes and production units Efforts to separate/avoid mixing of wastes Waste treatment procedures 

Explanation of waste-handling accounting procedures (environmental department versus individual production/process departments) 

Raw materials usage for each process (types, quantities, purity) 

Solid-waste generation including off-spec product, scrap material, packaging, trash, etc. 

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