WASTE ORIGIN: Parts Cleaning
WASTE TYPES: Aqueous Baths

WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING METHODS:

• Use detergent-based cleaning solutions instead of caustic cleaners.
• Install lids on tanks.
• Use dry pre-cleaning methods such as wire brushing.
• Maintain solution quality by monitoring composition.
• Maintain equipment in proper working order.
• Filter solids from the bath on a continuous basis.
• Use filter bag on slipstream from jet spray washes.
• Screen solids before they reach the waste sump.
• Use two-stage parts cleaning sequence.
• Install or convert free-running rinses to still rinse.
• Use a hot tank or jet spray washer lease service.
• Switch to bake-off ovens (e.g., high temperature ovens used with dry abrasive "shot blast" cleaners).

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