WASTE ORIGIN: Maintenance/Industrial Arts/Other Vocational Course Shops
WASTE TYPES: Stains, Degreasing Solvents, Solvents, Oil, Wood Preservatives, Grease, Dyes, Pesticides, Ketones, Paints, and Metal Dust

WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING METHODS:

• Eliminate oil-based paint use; replace with water-based paint.
• Use proper spray paint techniques.
• Standardize machine oil.
• Use and manage water-based cutting fluids.
• Use alkalize or less hazardous solvent degreasers.
• Keep vapor degreaser covered.
• Operate degreaser properly.
• Avoid unnecessary cleaning of parts.
• Use two-stage cleaning (use dirty solvent for initial cleaning, fresh solvent for final cleaning).

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