Resources
• Eco-Efficiency in the Plastic Products Industry  | |
| Information: fact sheet providing various plastic products industries with some general approaches that their operation can follow to improve their environmental performance. Highlights source reduction opportunities in areas of policy; purchasing of chemicals; storage and inventory; operations and maintenance; chemical substitution; product changes; in-process recycling and pellet losses. (4 pages) | |
| • Fiberglass Fabrication Topic Hub | |
| Information: The pollution prevention opportunities section provides information on and links to alternative technologies and operating practices that reduce the hazards, quantities and costs of waste in fiberglass fabrication operations. Also provided:information about the state of the industry, current regulatory issues, pollution prevention technologies, innovative research activities, case studies and vendors of pollution prevention equipment | |
| • Profile of the Plastic Resins and Man-made Fibers Industry | |
| Information: this document provides general industry information; a description of industrial processes; pollution outputs; pollution prevention opportunities; U.S. federal statutory and regulatory framework; compliance history; and a description of partnerships that have been formed between regulatory agencies, the regulated community and the public. (190 pages) | |
| • Waste Reduction in Fiberglass | |
| Information: links to websites, manual, articles, fact sheets and case studies addressing pollution prevention techniques; waste reduction; purchasing and inventory; materials and waste storage; equipment and process changes; materials substitution and recycling. (Waste Reduction Resource Center) | |
| • Waste Reduction Strategies for Fiberglass Fabricators | |
| Information: this document provides information on industry processes, production-based pollution reduction strategies, how to manage contaminated solvents, and facility-based pollution reduction strategies. (144 pages) | |
| • Canadian Plastics Industry Association: Environment and Plastics Industry Council | |
| Role: an industry initiative committed to the responsible use and recovery of plastics resources. Through its three industry committees, EPIC provides leadership for industry members through effective stewardship projects, informative communications programs and co-operative public affairs initiatives. Information: research and technical reports, newsletters, educational resources | |