Technical Resource Guide - P2 Planning
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| Resources for Wet Processing Textile Mills required to prepare and implement Pollution Prevention Plans | |
| • Alternatives to Nonylphenol Ethoxylates: Review of Toxicity, Biodegradation, & Technical-Economic Aspects | |
| Information: an assessment of the main alternatives for nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE). Reviewed available data on the toxicity, biodegradation, technical efficacy, availability and cost of alternative surfactants. | |
| • Best Available Techniques for the Textiles Industry, European Commission
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| Information:reference document on the best available techniques for industrial activities, including plants for pretreatment (operations such as washing, bleaching and mercerisation)or dying of fibers and textiles where the treatment capacity exceeds 10 tonnes per day (626 pages). Date of Publication: 2003 | |
| • Best Management Practices for Pollution Prevention in the Textile Industry | |
| Information: a pollution prevention guidance manual created by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for processes and waste reduction in the textile industry. Describes wastestreams and provides pollution prevention solutions to the industry (443 pages). Date of Publication:1996 | |
| • Emission Scenario Document on Textile Finishing Industry | |
| Information:The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published this document which describes methods for estimating chemical use emissions from the textile finishing sector (77 pages). Date of Publication: June 2004 | |
| • Environmental Guidelines for the Textile Dyeing and Finishing Industry | |
| Information: sets out best practices for the textile dyeing and finishing industry. It contains information on textile wet processing and finishing operations and wastes generated along with opportunities for technology and process improvement (43 pages). Date of Publication: 1998 | |
| • Evaluation of NPE Reduction Efforts in Selected Wet Processing Textile Mills | |
| Information: This report provides the results of a survey that enquired about the efforts of 45 Canadian textile mills to reduce the use of products containing nonylphenol and its ethoxylates (NPEs) (16 pages). Date of Publication: December 2002 | |
| • Guidance for the Textile Sector - U.K. Environment Agency | |
| Information: provides guidance on minimising liquid emissions, fugitive emissions to water and groundwater, detergents in effluent and energy/waste recovery (94 pages). Date of Publication: 2001 | |
| • How to Set Up Environmental Management Systems in the Textiles Industry | |
| Information: This guide provides tools to set up an EMS to address specific environmental issues and reduce environmental impact. This guide is applicable to all sectors of the textiles industry and companies of all sizes (71 pages). Date of Publication: 1998 | |
| • Identification and Evaluation of Best Available Technologies Economically Achievable (BATEA) for Textile Mill Effluents | |
| Information: provides analysis on the best risk management instruments to reduce the environmental impacts of textile mill effluents (TMEs) and releases of nonylphenol and its ethoxylates (NPEs) in the Canadian wet processing textile industry (165 pages). Date of Publication: 2001 *** Please note this file is large and will take a few minutes to download | |
| • Identification and Evaluation of Best Available Technologies Economically Achievable (BATEA) for Textile Mill Effluents - Appendices | |
| Information: supporting data on the best risk management instruments to reduce the environmental impacts of textile mill effluents (TMEs) and releases of nonylphenol and its ethoxylates (NPEs) in the Canadian wet processing textile industry (46 pages). Date of Publication: 2001 | |
| • Identification and Reduction of Pollution Sources in Textile Wet Processing | |
| Information: this document identifies pollutant sources in textile wet processing and suggests management strategies by which source reduction can be accomplished such as processing alternatives, and recovery/recycle/reuse (133 pages). Date of Publication: 1986 | |
| • Identification and Reduction of Toxic Pollutants in Textile Mill Effluents | |
| Information: The specific objectives and methods of this work were to isolate, separate and identify volatile and non-volatile organic compounds in textile mill effluents using a combination of chromatographic separation and spectroscopic identification techniques. With this information in hand, possible reduction strategies, industrial dye and chemical finishing agent substitutions and/or process modifications have been suggested to reduce or eliminate toxic materials from effluents (108 pages). Date of Publication: 1986 | |
| • Pollution Prevention Studies in the Textile Wet Processing Industry | |
| Information: this document provides details of a series of pollution prevention audits that were conducted at four textile companies in Virginia: a denim and soft wash laundry; a fiberglass yarn processing plant; a cotton fabric dyeing and printing plant; and a nylon yarn dyeing and finishing plant. (168 pages). Date of Publication: 1995 | |
| • Pollution Prevention Topic Hub for Textiles | |
| Information: Provides information on and links to alternative technologies and operating practices that reduce waste generation, improve regulatory compliance, and increase production efficiency in textile manufacturing operations. This site also has a collection of case studies of textile facilities that have actually implemented techniques and technologies to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
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| • Profile of the Textiles Industry - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | |
| Information: includes description of industrial processes and pollution prevention opportunities (146 pages). Date of Publication: 1997 | |
| • Textiles Industry: Improvement of Resource Efficiency and Environmental Performance | |
| Information: This website highlights solutions to increase efficiency and reduce waste and pollution in the textiles industry. Links to pollution prevention guides and case studies are also provided. | |
| • Towards Better Management of Textile Mill Effluents | |
| Information: Fact sheet outlining the issues associated with textile mill effluents and better management practices (4 pages). Date of Publication: 2001 | |
| • Waste Minimization Guide for the Textile Industry | |
| Information: contains detailed descriptions of various waste minimization options that are available to the textile industry (92 pages). | |
| • Water and Energy Conservation Resource Page | |
| Information: contains resources and case studies on how to reduce energy and water use. | |
| • Workbook for Pollution Prevention by Source Reduction in Textile Wet Processing | |
| Information: this document is intended to provide textile wet processors with useful information for reducing waste (air, water and solid/hazardous)through material substitution, process modification, inventory control, better management techniques, recovery, and reuse (72 pages). Date of Publication: 1988 | |
Success Stories Key Contacts
| • Canadian Textiles Institute | |
| Role: A national trade association representing Canadian manufacturers of fibres, yarns, fabrics and other textile articles. | |
| • Textiles Human Resources Council (THRC) | |
| Role: an independent, non-profit, non-government partnership created in recognition of the overriding importance of skills development to international competitiveness. The Council develops innovative training and education solutions to respond to established and emerging human resources needs. | |