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Citation
(1999), "Waste minimisation in the German surface finishing industry", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 51 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/ilt.1999.01851dab.006
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 1999, MCB UP Limited
Waste minimisation in the German surface finishing industry
Waste minimisation in the German surface finishing industry
Keywords Finishing, Effluent
The German aqueous surface finishing industry has been subject to well-defined national, state and local regulations pertaining to the environment and waste minimisation for several years. National law limits trade effluent discharge to levels which are substantially lower than that set by UK water service plcs. Similarly, every effort must be made to avoid the production of solid waste and, where this is not possible, to seek out uses for the waste. The German technology approach to waste minimisation and environmental compliance will form a practical and minimum cost base for the UK aqueous finishing industry, so concludes the report of a best-practice mission to Germany during March/April 1998, organised by the Surface Engineering Association (SEA) and supported by the DTI.
Report, 1998, 28pp.; SEA, Birmingham. Tel: +44 (0) 121 237 1123; Fax: +44 (0) 121 237 1124; E-mail: finishes@waverider.co.uk