Production Phase

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Production Phase
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Reducing waste, saving money

• Find pollution or waste and youve found
  something youve paid for that you cant sell.
  Peter Coors, CEO, Coors Brewing Company,1992
• If its filling your dumpster, its costing you
  money. Paul Fitzgibbons, Web Atlantic,
• Every stage in production is a possible waste
  source. Every stage holds potential profits.

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Review the production process
Monitor the supply chain
Analyze delivery controls
Scrutinize storage facilities
Examine the path to the customer
Tour the production facility
Evaluate packaging
Create waste map
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Green production

• Implement a waste reduction and resource recovery
  plan
• Upgrade old inefficient equipment
• Train staff to be energy and resource conscious
• Mistake-proof equipment
• Reduce energy demand
• Stop energy leakages

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Green production, continued

• Find local product sources
• Share resources
• Reuse production components
• Implement critical maintenance schedule
• Start an employee awareness program
• Reduce production wastes
• Look for alternative materials that are
  environmentally friendly

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Green production--continued

• Find alternate energy sources
• Monitor delivery and return damaged goods
  immediately
• Create more economical packaging
• Reduce inventory
• Recycle wherever possible
• Look for complementary products

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Production - Cradle to Cradle

• Cradle to cradle design plans for end use and
  restoration of product materials to the
  environment .
• Life Cycle Cost Accounting and other related
  accounting procedures consider all costs
  associated with a product from the raw materials
  stage to final disposal or disassembly.
• Where environmental stewardship or extended
  producer responsibility programs are in place,
  the company must consider costs that may not be
  part of the companys expenses until some time in
  the future.

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Implementing a waste management plan

• Write a mission statement
• Be clear about goals
• Be sure employees are aware of your goals
• Consider an energy audit
• Maintain current data on quantities of waste and
  energy use in each section of your business
• Implement an employee awareness and reward
  program
• Monitor and evaluate progress