Sustainability Definitions for Manufacturing

Environmental aspects of product manufacturing include production of liquid and solids wastes, air pollution, water pollution, and GHG emissions. Discharges from manufacturing facilities can lead to pollution of the sewers, water treatment plants, and neighborhoods. 

Sustainability can be defined in many ways for manufactures to reduce GHGs and reduce pollution. Often missing from sustainability 

The essential components of sustainable products and services are ones with reduced GHG emission, reduced pollution, and reduced waste generation. Sustainable products, processes, and systems minimize the generation of GHGs, waste, and pollution. 

sustainable manufacturing incorporates producing products and processes with 

This definition will be used in subsequent chapters in the book. 

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