Title :
Reducing process hazardous waste-a CA example
Author :
Young, W.S. ; Andersen, J.J. ; Williams, D.W. ; Duncan, M.M. ; Dumanowski, J.E.
Author_Institution :
IBM Corp., San Jose, CA, USA
Abstract :
A large electronics manufacturing site may generate thousands of tons of hazardous waste and a million tons of process wastewater annually. Finding ways to reduce both conserves resources, protects the environment and can be financially advantageous. This paper discusses how IBM-San Jose has used mandated federal, state and local regulations as the basis for a site-wide pollution prevention program successful at producing increasing numbers of disk drive components while reducing hazardous waste and saving millions of dollars
Keywords :
electronics industry; health hazards; legislation; project engineering; waste disposal; water pollution control; IBM; USA; disk drive components; electronics manufacturing; environmental protection; pollution prevention program; process hazardous waste; process wastewater; regulations; Cities and towns; Copper; Disk drives; Environmental management; Environmentally friendly manufacturing techniques; Manufacturing processes; Nickel; Pollution; Waste management; Wastewater;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and the Environment, 1996. ISEE-1996., Proceedings of the 1996 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2950-3
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.1996.501899
