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Focus on metal finishing and P2 by Mary Werner
Metal finishing wastes: why are we concerned? by SA Rehder, PE
NY's Strategic Goals Program for Metal Finishers by DJ Lucia, PE
Anoplate: stewardship, involvement, success by MF Stevenson, ME Florczykowski
SGP—a municipal perspective by P Heckler PE and R LaGrotta PE
Governor's awards for pollution prevention by C Montes
Direct discharge of treated metal finishing wastewater by JM Harrington PE
Metal products and machinery, proposed rule by V Wong
Pollution Prevention Unit works with metal finishers by C O'Brien
Metal finishing wastes: why are we concerned? by M Gampel
Partnering by A Zabinski
Executive director's message by P Cerro-Rehill
Winter 2000 — Vol. 30, No. 4
Pollution Prevention Unit works with metal finishers
by Cheryl O'Brien
Quick reference
— Meeting industry
— Manuals
In environmental management, pollution prevention
techniques are promoted more with education than with
regulation. Furthermore, all sectors—including
government and industry - have information and ideas
that can lead to successes in pollution prevention.
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| Sandy Vincent of Thomas & Betts Corporation, Horseheads, NY, explains the ion exchange unit's controls to Laurie Rizzo of the NYSDEC Pollution Prevention Unit. |
To gather information about P2 techniques related to metal finishing, the NYSDEC Pollution Prevention Unit staff visited several plating and other metal finishing facilities across New York State during 2000. The visits gave NYSDEC staff an opportunity to speak with industry representatives about pollution prevention measures taken at their facilities. Their input has helped NYSDEC staff develop an outreach program consisting of industry workshops and manuals for metal finishers.
Meeting industry
Pollution Prevention staff held four workshops for metal finishers during Spring 2000. The workshops were held in Queens, Stony Brook, New Paltz and Rochester. The half-day workshops included sessions on compliance with current regulations, an overview of the NYS Strategic Goals Program (SGP), local facility success stories, pollution prevention measures, and technical and financial assistance available for metal finishers.
Eighty individuals attended the workshops. The attendees' evaluations of the workshops were very favorable. Many requested more information on new and innovative P2 technologies and opportunities. Four additional workshops, at different locations across the State, are planned for March 2001.
Manuals
Pollution Prevention staff developed two manuals for the metal finishing industry:
- Environmental Self-Assessment for the Metal Finishing Industry
- Environmental Compliance/Pollution Prevention Guide for the Metal Finishing Industry.
Before the documents were published, trade industry representatives provided invaluable input and editing.
The Self-Assessment manual is designed to be a quick and easy summary checklist of pollution prevention measures for the metal finishing industry. It also features specific pollution prevention measures and success stories from metal finishing facilities across the state.
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Checklists in NYSDEC's environmental self-assessment
for the metal finishing industry:
General pollution prevention measures General operating procedures Material handling, inventory control and storage Spill and leak prevention Reducing drag-out Reducing rinsing and water use Maintenance of bath/chemical solution Material reuse, recycling and recovery |
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| The Environmental Compliance/Pollution Prevention Guide summarizes the regulations that affect the metal finishing industry. It also presents an overview of the industry, identification of the waste streams that are generated by the industry, and pollution prevention options. |
Both manuals include a resource guide that provides
up-to-date information and assistance available from
NYSDEC; other state, local, and federal agencies;
trade organizations; and resources on the Internet.
The manuals are being printed and will be available by
March 1, 2001. For further information concerning the
manuals or future workshops, please contact the
Pollution Prevention Unit at 518-457-2553.
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Visit the web site of the Pollution Prevention Unit. |
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Cheryl O'Brien
is the Team Leader of the DEC Pollution Prevention Unit Technical Assistance and Outreach Team.
