Solid Waste Analysis and Minimization: A Systems Approach: The Systems Approach (MECHANICAL ENGINEERING)

by Matthew J . Franchetti (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2009

  $180.07

  Implement successful solid waste analysis and minimization strategies

  Provide sustainable solutions to solid waste issues with help from this hands-on guide. Solid Waste Analysis and Minimization: A Systems Approach offers up-to-date technical details on current and potential solid waste minimization practices. This authoritative resource presents a framework for the proper application of solid waste analysis tools, and demonstrates the benefits in terms of environmental impact, process efficiencies, and financial enhancement. Twenty-one real-world case studies covering all industries, from manufacturing to service facilities, are included.

  Solid Waste Analysis and Minimization: A Systems Approach covers:

  • U.S. and international waste generation rates
  • Industrial ecology, solid waste exchanges, and recycling
  • Environmental, economic, corporate image, personal, and social benefits of solid waste management and minimization
  • Solid waste assessment strategies and launch plans
  • The Six Sigma systems approach for deployment
  • Metrics and performance measurement for solid waste management
  • Documentation and development of the deployment plan
  • Implementation and execution of the solid waste minimization plan
  • Communicating and leveraging success
  • Solid waste modeling, research, and data collection
  • Characterization by business activities
  • Estimation, prediction, and evaluation