Toward zero waste production in the paint industry

Waste Management Trends in the Paint Manufacturing Industry

T h e paint industry makes a variety of products that preserve, protect and enhance the objects to which they are applied. Although the post-consumer residuals of these products are usually labeled non-hazardous, they have often been termed “environmentally unfriendly” as has the industry responsible for creating them. With 1,400 manufacturing plants and an output of more than 1.1 billion gallo...

Hazardous waste minimization: Part III. Waste minimization in the paint and allied products industry.

This paper looks at waste minimization practices available to the paint and coatings industry. The paper begins with an introduction to the industry and a description of the products. The steps involved in the manufacture of paints and coatings are then described. The paper then identifies the wastes generated. Source reduction and recycling techniques are the predominant means of minimizing wa...

Toward Sustainable Production in the Canadian Oil Sands Industry

A dynamic systems modeling approach is being developed for assessing the sustainability of an industrial sector. Assessing systems sustainability is a complex undertaking and entails the synthesis of large quantities of information from different sources. In this approach, those environmental performance measures relevant to the industrial sector in question are first identified. Then a systems...

Biodepollution of Paint Manufacturing Industry Waste Water Containing Chromium by Using Coagulation Process

Heavy metal, chromium (VI) removal by coagulation using natural coagulant material was investigated in this paper. Chromium occurs naturally in the paint manufacturing industry waste water in many steps of the process. The coagulation and flocculation method is used for chromium removal from waste water using fruits of Opuntia Ficus indica, Fruits of Jatropha gossypifolia and peel of Borassus f...

Paint Waste Reduction and Disposal Options