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INTERNATIONAL SERVICE APPLICATIONS Matthew J. Franchetti, Ph.D., P.E. 539

Measures, absolute, 112
Measuring Environmental Performance of Industry (MEPI), 63 65
Medical laboratories, 457
Medical services waste group, 257
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), 76, 78
MEPI (see Measuring Environmental Performance of Industry)
Merchant builders, 344
Mercury, 426
Metal banding (in major waste streams case study), 182 183
Metal manufacturers waste group, 257, 290
Metal recycling, 496
Metals industry, waste management in, 415 422
aluminum recycling case study, 421
challenges, 419 420
economics of, 418 419
goals and opportunities, 417 418
minimization implementation for, 420
resources, 422
technologies and strategies, 420
Methodology (of integrated environmental model research), 217 218
Metrics:
internal rate of return, 164
in minimization programs, 94
[See also Performance measurement(s)]
Mexico, 435
Microchips, 424
Mine operation activities, 336
Mineral processing, 338
Miniaturization technologies, 423
Minimization, 5 6
Minimization alternatives, 151 175
analyzing/selecting, 158 175
case study, 170, 171, 176
generating, 152 154
and markets for recyclable materials, 154
materials/methods for, 154 156
screening of, 156 158
(See also Major waste streams case study)
Minimization opportunities identification, 149 151
Minimization programs, 89 97
communication of, 95 96
culture in, 95
executive leadership in, 90
implementation of, 198 199
metrics in, 94
monitoring/continual improvement of, 200 202
resources in, 92 94
strategic goals in, 90 92
validation process of, 199 201
Minimum attractive rate of return (MARR), 114, 165
Mining industry, waste management in, 77, 335 341
challenges, 338
economics of, 338
Mining industry, waste management in (Cont.):
goals and opportunities, 336 337
minimization implementation for, 338 339
nonmetallic mining sites case study, 339 341
research on, 341
Mining waste group, 257
Minitab, 265, 268 269
Mixed office paper (MOP), 7, 186, 297, 472, 474
Mobro 4000, 26 27
“A Model of Creativity and Innovation in Organizations” (Teresa Amabile), 210
Monetary incentives, 96
Monitoring (of minimization programs), 200 202