EPA has created the Guide for Industrial
Waste Management, a one-stop resource
for comprehensive and informative tools to
help manage industrial waste in your state,
company, or community. Available in CD-
ROM, this Guide is the result of a collabo-
rative effort among state and federal
regulators, industry, and environmentalists
to provide practical information and train-
ing on industrial waste management.
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United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Industrial Waste
Management
A Guide to Best Practices
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INDUSTRIAL WASTE consists of a wide variety of non-
hazardous materials that result from the production of the
goods and products that make all of our lives easier.
Over 60,000 businesses generate more than 7 billion tons
of this type of waste each year.
THE GUIDE PROVIDES information and resources to
develop state guidelines, hold workshops to educate
businesses and people, and train facility managers. The
information is broad in scope but easily tailored to individ-
ual applications, so that industrial waste can be managed
safely within all kinds of communities or companies.
Much of the waste created by industrial production is not
regulated under federal law as hazardous, toxic, or
radioactive waste. EPA urges states, industry, environ-
mental groups, and community organizations to voluntarily
adopt, use, and promote the approaches and manage-
ment practices included in the Guide for Industrial Waste
Management.
THE GUIDE HELPS.
TOPICS IN THE GUIDE INCLUDE siting, designing, operating,
monitoring, and closing industrial waste management units and
performing corrective action where necessary. The type of units
include landfills, waste piles, surface impoundments, and land
application units. You also can learn about waste characteriza-
tion and how to encourage partnerships among the public,
industry, and state representatives. The Guide explains general
concepts on assessing risk and preventing pollution by reduc-
ing, reusing, and recycling waste.
The easy-to-use CD-ROM offers:
• Interactive audiovisual tutorials for each section.
• Fact sheets to help better understand why specific
chemicals may be a concern.
• Internet-based mapping application to help identify the
geologic conditions when siting new waste management
facilities or units.
• Industrial Waste Management Evaluation Model designed
to recommend liner designs that protect ground water.
• Industrial Waste Air Model to help determine risks from
air emissions from various types of industrial waste units.
In a growing climate of environmental stewardship and part-
nerships among policymakers, businesses, and individuals,
this information helps everyone develop and work on shared
environmental goals. Together, we can make a difference.
State environmental staff to:
• Establish baselines for industrial waste management or supplement current programs and policies.
• Conduct rapid site-specific assessments.
• Develop partnerships and challenge programs with industry, trade groups, environmental organizations, and the public.
Facility and environmental managers to improve their waste management practices by:
• Using the air and ground water models to assess specific risks.
• Training employees about handling specific kinds of waste.
• Implementing the waste reduction measures to save resources and reduce costs.
Concerned citizens to gain a better understanding of industrial waste in their communities by:
• Reading about different types of waste management units, technologies, and practices.
• Using the audiovisual tutorials for an overview of industrial waste management issues.
• Becoming community leaders with expertise in these issues.
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