12. Source
Reduction
Toxics Use
Reduction
• Energy Conservation
• Cleaner Production
• Resource
Conservation
Treatment
Recycling
Waste Disposal
Minimization
Energy
Recovery
Pollution Control = end of pipe remediation
Pollution Prevention = greater efficiency with less or no toxic material
Pollution Prevention
vs Pollution Control
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TUR Financial Analysis – costs of toxics
Material/substance
cost
Worker protective
equipment
Worker
Compensation
Insurance
Hazardous waste
hauling
Air & water
emissions
permitting
Air & water
emissions
abatement
equipment
Risk protection –
accidental spills &
discharge
‘Soft’ costs –
reputation, image,
etc.
20. TUR Plans – evaluating safer alternatives
Technical Feasibility
• Analyze current processes and use of
toxics
• Evaluate safer alternatives
• Choose alternative on technical merits
• Employ sound engineering principles
Financial Viability
• Collect information on cost of toxics
• Determine changes in cash flows
• Apply measures of profitability
• Base decisions on accepted accounting
practice
Toxics Reduction Methods
• Input substitution
• Product reformulation
• Process redesign or modification
• Improve operation & maintenance
• In-process recycling
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Toxics Use Reduction Planners
• Only professionals
able to certify MA
TUR Plans
• 48-hour intensive
course
• Certified by exam
TURA 20th Anniversary Video at
www.turi.org
“[Becoming a TUR Planner] was a
whole new career path….we have
new credibility; people listen to us;
we became part of the business
planning process.”
Jack Bailey, TUR Planner, Bose Corp.
32. Green Screen
• Developed by Clean
Production Action
• 17 environmental,
health and safety
criteria
http://www.cleanproduction.org/library/Green_Screen_Report.pdf
33. 33
Carcinogenic
Mutagenic
Reproductive
Developmental
Endocrine
Disruption
Neurological
Metabolites
Degradation
Products
DecaBDE 1163-19-5 97 M L L M M M L L L nd L L nd L L vH M
penta-
to nona-
BDE
tri- to
nona-
BDE
PentaBDE 32534-81-9 nd L M M H M L H L L M M nd H H vH vH
OctaBDE 32536-52-0 nd L M H M M L H L nd L L nd L L vH M nd
lower
PBDEs
Human Health Effects Ecotox. Fate
Chronic
Persistence
Bioaccumulation
Breakdown Products
Decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) - CAS# 1163-19-5
Bold text = based on experimental data. Black italics text= based on analog data or expert judgment.
Breakdown
ProductsPriority Effects
AcuteToxicity
Systemic/OrganEffects
Sensitization(skin)
Sensitization(respiratory)
Irritation/Corrosion(skin)
Irritation/Corrosion
(eyes)
ImmuneSystemEffects
Acute
Chemical CAS#
%inFormulation
Green Screen Benchmarking DecaBDE
35. ‘Design for Environment’ Definitions
• “…product contains only those
ingredients that pose the least concern
[regarding human health and
environmental effects] among chemicals
in their class.”
• “Ecodesign aims at reducing the
environmental impact of products,
including the energy consumption
throughout their entire life cycle.”
36. “The DfE program has three priorities:
• Energy efficiency - reduce the energy needed
to manufacture and use our products
• Materials innovation - reduce the amount of
materials used in our products and develop
materials that have less environmental
impact and more value at end-of-life
• Design for recyclability - design equipment
that is easier to upgrade and/or recycle”
DfE Definitions
40. We can't solve problems by
using the same kind of thinking
we used when we created them.
Albert Einstein
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