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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.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
Part I - Getting Started
- Chapter 1: Understanding Risk and Building Partnerships
- Chapter 2: Characterizing Waste
- Chapter 3: Integrating Pollution Prevention
- Chapter 4: Considering the Site
Part II - Protecting Air Quality
Part III - Protecting Surface Water
Part IV - Protecting Ground water Quality
- Chapter 7 - Section A: Assessing Risk
- Chapter 7 - Section B: Designing and Installing Liners: Technical Considerations for Surface Impoundments, Landfills, and Waste Piles
- Chapter 7 - Section C: Designing a Land Application Program
Part V - Ensuring Long-Term Protection
- Chapter 8: Operating the Waste Management System
- Chapter 9: Monitoring Performance
- Chapter 10: Taking Corrective Action
- Chapter 11: Performing Closure and Post-Closure Care