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A Case Study of an Institutional Solid Waste Environmental Management System by WA Dowie; DM McCartney; JA Tamm is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.
What is A Case Study of an Institutional Solid Waste Environmental Management System about?
An institutional solid waste environmental management system (SW-EMS) developed and implemented at the Whiteshell Laboratories of Atomic Energy Canada Limited in Pinawa, Canada, has been reviewed. The case study demonstrated the strengths and weaknesses of a simple, low-cost SW-EMS. In 1994, the institution launched a Go Green in the Workplace Programme. First, a waste audit was conducted to assess waste minimization opportunities and to measure the amount of waste generated at the institution. New waste minimization initiatives were then put in place and a second audit was conducted in 1996. A new audit methodology, using visual assessment units, reduced the cost of measuring the waste materials. These units were developed for each material and then used to measure the amount of waste being generated. Weight or volume units were not used in the audit. Results of the audits showed an increase in recycled units, from 3% in 1995 to 71% in 1996. The total units of waste generated increased by 29% in 1996. This was due to a 108% increase in the number of cardboard boxes in 1996. Overall the findings suggest the SW-EMS was successful in significantly reducing the waste sent to the landf
Who reads A Case Study of an Institutional Solid Waste Environmental Management System?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Environmental Science.
- Author
- WA Dowie; DM McCartney; JA Tamm
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier Inc.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0301-4797)
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)