A Study of the Waste Minimization and Recovery Technologies of Lacks Enterprises' Airlane Facility
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Authors
Moody, Kelley L.
Issue Date
1990
Type
Thesis
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en_US
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Abstract
The primary purpose of this paper is to explore the waste
minimization and recovery technologies employed in Lacks
Enterprises' Airlane facility in order to reduce the hazardous waste it
discharges and conserve the chemicals it uses in the production of
plated plastics.
Lacks Enterprises has encountered a number of pollution
problems with its plants in the past. The Airlane plant, one of the
leading "state-of-the-art" plating facilities in the world, was built
with the intention of not only maximizing profit, but also controlling
pollution. This paper begins with a detailed description of the
plating line so that the measures taken to minimize waste and
recover chemicals can be understood. The chemical waste treatment
process is also explained in order to comprehend the procedures
required to ultimately dispose of the hazardous waste accumulated
during the production of plated plastics. Finally the paper concludes
with an economic analysis containing the cost impacts of the
measures utilized in the Airlane facility. Basic pollution topics
including recycling, solid waste disposal, and legal aspect are also
incorporated in this analysis to provide an understanding of the
problems associated with externalities such as hazardous wastes.
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iii, 34 p.
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