Compliance Assistance & Pollution Prevention in New England

Wood Furniture Manufacturers

The production of wood furniture can trigger numerous environmental compliance requirements. Wood furniture manufacture can also present opportunities for pollution prevention.

Use this site as a guide to some compliance and pollution prevention resources and tools. Keep in mind that this site and its associated links may not list all regulatory requirements that might apply to your facility. State and local governments may also have additional or stricter regulations than the federal government.

• Pollution Prevention Video
• Rule and Implementation Information for Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations
• Profile of Industry
• Wood Furniture Topic Hub, Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association (NEWMOA)
• Paints & Coatings Resource Center

 

Don't miss EPA New England's award winning video
Making Pollution Prevention Work for You: Opportunities for Wood Coaters

New England wood coaters and others discuss and demonstrate coatings, equipment, techniques, and waste management practices that can help save money, improve worker health and satisfaction, reduce liability, and protect the environment.

To get your free copy of this 30-minute, 1999 video, contact:

Abby Swaine
(617) 918-1841
swaine.abby@epa.gov

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Rule and Implementation Information for Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations, EPA Technology Transfer, Air Toxics (EPA HQ)
Information includes, for example:

• Rules and guidance
• Technical Information, such as fact sheets and health/risk assessments
• Implementation documents
• Outreach and training materials
• Permitting information, such as sample permits
• Compliance and Enforcement Information, including the Applicability Determination Index (ADI)

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Profile of the Wood Furniture and Fixtures Industry (EPA HQ)
EPA Sector notebook about the industry

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Wood Furniture Topic Hub, Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association (NEWMOA)
A wide range of information about the wood finishing industry, including:

• Operations
• Key processes and terms used in the wood finishing industry
• Reasons for change
• Waste streams, environmental compliance, worker health and safety, and economic impact of traditional methods of wood finishing
• Pollution prevention opportunities
• Assistance activities and where to go for help
• List of links (e.g. case studies, fact sheets, articles, manuals, etc.)

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Paints and Coatings Resource Center
Maintained by the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences to provide regulatory and pollution prevention information.

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