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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
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