Waste Minimization Management System in Paint Industries Case study: Rang Afarin Paint Factory

There are significant amount of disposable wastes in paint industries which mostly are hazardous wastes. Problems such as high cost of wastes treatment, safe disposal, reducing and controlling the environmental pollutions caused the waste minimization be a super priority in these industries. The aim of this paper was case study of waste minimization management system in a paint factory. According to above items, sources of wastes in the factory identified and waste minimization options including Source reduction, Recycling, Recovery and Reuse of wastes were suggested. The wastage of raw materials, water and power were also studied and management approaches were advised. Providing a flow diagram as waste minimization management system for paint industries is the most important achievement of this paper. Performed researches in this study showed that using of suggested waste minimization options and approaches in the plant would reduce consumption of raw materials up to 0.15%, power up to 12%,water up to 15% and waste generation up to 20%.These findings equal to saving 175 million Ir.Rials per year in operational costs. Thus implementation of waste minimization methods and techniques in industries is a cost effective process which results both environment benefit and factory owners.