Guide for Industrial Waste Management

American industrial facilities generate and dispose of approximately 7.6 billion tons of industrial solid waste each year. This number was generated back in the 1980s and represents wastes generated from 17 different industry groups representing the manufacturing Standard Industrial Classification (SIC codes), such as organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals, primary iron and steel, plastics and resin manufacturing, stone, clay, glass and concrete, pulp and paper, food and kindred products.

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The purpose of the Guide is to:

provide facility managers, state and tribal regulators, and the interested public with recommendations and tools to better address the management of land-disposed, non-hazardous industrial wastes,
help facility managers make environmentally responsible decisions while working in partnership with state and tribal regulators and the public,
serve as a handy implementation reference tool for regulators to complement existing programs and help address any gaps, and
help the public become more informed and more knowledgeable in addressing waste management issues in the community.

Cover (PDF) (1 pg, 48K, About PDF)

Introduction (PDF) (4 pp, 41K, About PDF)

Individuals Involved in Creating the Guide