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INTERNATIONAL SERVICE APPLICATIONS Matthew J. Franchetti, Ph.D., P.E. 532

Antarctica, 335
APC (see American Plastics Council)
Apparel manufacturing industry (see Textile industry, waste management in)
ARA (see Automotive Recyclers Association)
Arkansas, 234
Artificial intelligence programs, 309, 318
Asbestos waste, 426
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), 435 436
Associated Chemists, Inc. (ACI), 377
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), 435 436
ASTM (see American Society for Testing and Materials)
Athena Environmental Impact Estimator software, 353
Audits (waste audits):
of automobile stamping plant, 439 442
of college, 505 507
of food processing company, 360
of furniture manufacturer, 375 376
of gas station, 496
of leather manufacturer, 367
of oil refinery, 401 403
of printing company, 394 395
of semiconductor manufacturing facility, 430 431
of shipping company, 450 451
Automobile stamping plant case study, 439 443
Automotive manufacturing industry (see Machinery manufacturing industry, waste management in)
Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA), 495, 497
Automotive sales, service, and repair waste group, 255
Automotive service industry, waste management in, 491 497
challenges, 493 494
gas station case study, 496 497
goals and opportunities, 493, 494
minimization implementation for, 496
technologies and strategies, 494 496
Availability (of metals), 419

BAA, 522 523
Baled OCC, 185, 376
Bartlett tests, 217
Baseline data, 146, 149
Basic chemicals, 398
Batteries, 426, 453
Battery cases and buttons (in major waste streams case study), 176 178
BEES software, 353
Behlendorf, Uwe, 517
Benchmarking, 153, 295 301, 318
Beneficiation (mining), 336 338, 399
Benefits of solid waste management, 75 80
corporate image, 80
economic, 78 80
environmental, 76 78
personal/social, 80
Bertelsmann, 395
Between cluster variation, 249
BFI (Browning Ferris Industries), 184 186, 475
Biodegradable plastics/paper, 330
Biofuel, 330, 374
Biohazard waste, 459
Biomass, 329 331
BioNova, 461
Blinker Geo Wooden Pallets, 181
Bonferroni paired t tests, 287, 289
Book Expo America, 396
Brainstorming, 153