C 7–4 Tips Checklist waste and by-products from the production and manufacturing processes

Introduction
Use the following suggestion tips as biodiversity-preserving tools:
C 7–4–1 Handling Waste
Regularly check the amounts of waste produced as well as its composition.

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Check for possibilities to reduce waste produced (consider starting this process already in the product and material planning process - see also detailed checklist C 5).

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Avoid waste by using closed cycle production processes and through optimizing processes. To accommodate this, accept used and/or recyclable products back.

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If there is no internal corporate use for certain waste products or by-products, consider the possibility of selling such material to other companies. An example of this is recycling organic waste for use as fuel or in biogas plants.

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If there is no way to re-integrate the by-products an waste from the production process, ensure that the material is appropriately and environmentally fairly disposed of. Attempt to continuously reduce waste and / or replace the appropriate material (see also Detailed Checklist 5).

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If, in your production process, dangerous waste is created, check to see if the legal requirements for handling hazardous materials are met. Make sure you regularly keep up on the legal guidelines set up for disposing hazardous material.

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Helpful Links and Organisations for Detailed Checklist C 7

www.bestellen.bayern.de

The Bayerische Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Gesundheit (Bavarian Ministry for the Environment and Health) offers a variety of publications about environment-related topics for businesses on its website. You will also be able to find the Bavarian Environment Agency's "Handbook on efficient energy use in industrial and manufacturing settings - climate protection - costs reduction". The manual breaks down the material into the most important fields of application for energy and the most important approaches for efficient and economical energy consumption. (In German only)

www.cleaner-production.de

The German Federal Environment Agency's multilingual website of Cleaner Production Germany (in German, English and Turkish) offers a number of project descriptions, practical examples and general information on eco-technology and eco-services in many different sectors, branches and technology fields. Additionally you will find a list of contact links to consulting agencies, research groups, international cooperations and various groups and government agencies.


http://eippcb.jrc.es

European Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Bureau (EIPPCB) was established to facilitate information exchanges on the “Best Available Techniques” (BAT) for a number of production industries.

www.euwas.org

The European Waste Sector Assistant (EUWAS) is a portal for waste-management relevant information and European environmental standards. It offers aid in the topics of waste and waste disposal, as well as comprehensive information about laws and directives together with strategies and programmes pertaining to waste management.

www.financingcp.org

UNEP's "Financing Cleaner Production" Initiative offers users information on current projects, topic papers, and materials for actors from different levels.

www.umweltbundesamt.de

The German Federal Environment Agency offers quite a bit of information pertaining to environmental management systems, sustainable production and waste management.
The German Federal Environment Agency and the "Eco-Institute" work together with ProBas (Prozessorientierte Basisdaten für Umweltmanagementsysteme) to provide the public with access to basic data on environmental management. ProBas (www.probas.umweltbundesamt.de) [in German only] offers a library of information on life cycle data for products and services.  
You will also find quite a bit of information on waste management and waste management methods.  You will find many tips on waste treatment and disposal.  They even offer advice on disposing hazardous material.
The Federal Environment Agency also offers information on sustainable production, with tips on production processes for enterprises in many sectors and sector-specific links, publications and legal frameworks.

www.qub-info.de

The "Quality Network for environmentally conscious Businesses" (Qualitätsverbund umweltbewusster Betriebe – QuB) is an integrated and modular certification system for small businesses and in the trades, industry and commerce. They cover basic and branch-specific functional requirements for quality and environmental management systems. They work with businesses and based upon size, they develop a specific program.  This does not however meet the DIN EN ISO 9001, DIN EN ISO 14001 or EMAS standards. It does nevertheless enable small businesses, unable to meet the above-listed standards, to develop and implement an integrated quality and environmental management system that is certified by a central network. (in German only)

 www.umweltschutz-bw.de

The Ministry for the Environment in Baden-Württemberg developed an information platform called the "Industrial Environmental Protection in Baden-Württemberg." It offers information on corporate environmental protection for many sectors, as well as a variety of tips on tools and possibilities that can be used in many different production methods together with cross-sectoral information on dealing with hazardous material.

www.unep.fr/scp

The UNEP's “Cleaner Consumption and Production” from the “Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics”  offers comprehensive information on sustainable production management and sector specific information sheets and working materials.

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