Chemical and Plastic Manufacturing
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Government policies, regulations, codes, standards
- Plastics and chemical companies act sustainably, Media Release from Victorian Premier
- Chemical manufacturing, processing or mixing, guidelines and policies, Queensland EPA
- Plastic Manufacturing, includes guidelines and policies, Queensland EPA
Industry Group material
- A vision for the sustainable production & use of chemicals, Forum for the Future & Chemistry Leadership Council (2005), on behalf of the Chemistry Leadership Council
- Embracing the challenges of chemical industry sustainability, Dr Robin Batterham (2006), President of the International Chemical Engineering Council.
- Statement on Sustainable Development by 20 Chemical Engineering Colleges from Around the World - The Melbourne Communique
- Plastics and chemicals sites, links to websites of related Industry Associations, PACIA Links
Energy efficiency
- Introducing Energy Efficiency Opportunities for Business, UK Carbon Trust (2006) Chemical Sector - UK Carbon Trust
- Energy Efficient Water Cooling Systems in Chemical Manufacture, Energy Efficiency Best Practise Program, UK Carbon Trust (2001), UK Carbon Trust
- Practical Tips for Energy Saving in the Rubber Processing Industry, UK Carbon Trust (1999) UK Carbon Trust.
- Energy Efficiency Improvement and Cost Saving Opportunities for the Pharmaceutical Industry, An Energy Guide for Plant Managers, Galitsky, C., Chang, S., Worrell, E. and Masanet, E. (2006), Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Environmental Energy Technologies Division.
Eco efficiency
- Green Chemistry and Engineering. An Introduction. Smith, M., Hargroves, K., Desha, C. and Palousis, N. (2007) Introduction to Sustainable Development for Engineering and Built Environment Professionals, Lecture 8 - The Natural Edge Project, Australia. (TNEP)
- Definitions and Principles of Green Chemistry and Green Chemical Engineering, Smith, M., Hargroves, K., Desha, C. and Palousis, N. (2007) Principles and Practices in Sustainable Development for the Engineering and Built Environment Professions, Lecture 11, The Natural Edge Project, Australia.
- Green Chemistry and Green Engineering In Practice: A Succinct Overview, Smith, M., Hargroves, K., Desha, C. and Palousis, N. (2007) Principles and Practices in Sustainable Development for the Engineering and Built Environment Professions, Lecture 12, The Natural Edge Project, Australia.
- ‘Green Chemistry', Ritter, S.K. (2001), cover story, Chemical and Engineering News, July 16, 2001, vol 79, no. 29.
Water efficiency
- Green chemistry and the global water crisis. Dennis L. Hjeresen 2001, Pure Appl. Chem., Vol. 73, No. 8, pp. 1237-1241, 2001
- Tomorrow and Tomorrow: Today's fast water pipe repairs are not our long-term solution, by Paul Hill in Water Efficiency - The journal for water conservation professionals
- Water, includes links to programs, PACIA Sustainability
Materials and waste
- What is the environmental impact of plastics?, PACIA Plastics
- Recycling, includes various links to plastics recyclers, PACIA Recycling
Case materials
- 25: Petroleum, Coal, Chemical and Associated Product Manufacturing, Eco-efficiency & Cleaner Production case studies by industry type, Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
- DuPont - Cleaner Production - Butaciteâ Plant Reduces Waste, Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts