What those factories can do to prevent those industrial waste?

Waste reduction techniques:

• Change the composition of the product to reduce the amount of waste resulting from the product’s use.

• Reduce or eliminate hazardous materials that enter the production process.

• Use technology (including measuring and cutting) to make changes to the production process; equipment, layout or piping; or operating conditions.

• Purchase what you need to avoid waste from unwanted material. Good operating practices such as waste minimization programs, management and personnel practices, loss prevention, and waste segregation help to reduce waste at their source.

Recycling Techniques:

• Return waste material to original process.

• Use the waste material as a raw material substitute for another process.

• Process waste material for resource recovery.

• Process waste material as a by-product.

• Investigate contractors to recycle waste material.

• Advertise waste material.

• Use packaging waste again (cardboard, bubble wrap or polystyrene).

The term Cleaner Production:

• For production processes - the strategy includes conserving raw materials and energy, eliminating toxic raw materials, and reducing the quantity and toxicity of all emissions and wastes.

• For products - the strategy focuses on reducing negative impacts along the life cycle of a product, from raw materials extraction to its ultimate disposal.

• For services - the strategy involves incorporating environmental concerns into designing and delivering services.

• Benefits of cleaner production:

• Economic benefits include increased profits; improved marketability; lower expenditure on materials and resources; additional sources of income; increased quality and greater productivity; better customer service; and increased goodwill from being seen as a responsible member of the community.