This project is to conduct survey and assessment of waste collection and treatment technology of the metal finishing industry. The main tasks consist of (1) Survey on baseline data of industry waste management system of the metal finishing industry. (2) Completion of plant audits on waste production, collection and treatment at 40 metal finishing plants. (3) Plant audit and assessment of treatment efficiencies at 10 institutions for treatment or reuse of metal finishing industry wastes. (4) Comments and recommendations on technology, policy, revisions or amendment on relevant regulations and criteria of treatment the metal finishing industry wastes. (5) Draft of a waste treatment technology manual and a plant audit manual for the metal finishing industry.

Metal finishing、baseline data