Encouraging industry to assess and implement cleaner production measures |
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| Institution: | 1. Universidad de Cienfuegos, Carretera a Rodas kilómetro 4, Cuatro caminos, Cienfuegos, Cuba;2. Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium;3. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Leuven, de Croylaan 46, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium;4. Universidad de la Costa, Calle 58 # 55 – 66, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia;2. The Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 311 Conference Center Building, Knoxville, TN 37996-4134, USA;1. Mechanical and Production Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka 1208, Bangladesh;2. Mechanical Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, India;3. MED, Ludhiana College of Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana, India;4. School of Mechanical Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India;5. Opole University of Technology, 76 Proszkowska St., 45-758 Opole, Poland;6. Department of Automated Mechanical Engineering, South Ural State University, Lenin Prosp. 76, Chelyabinsk, 454080 Russia;1. Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain;2. Université Paris-Est Cretéil, France;3. University of York, UK;1. Universidade Paulista (UNIP), Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia de Produção, Laboratório de Produção e Meio Ambiente, São Paulo, Brazil;2. Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA;1. College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Taicheng Road 3#, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China;2. Department for Management of Science and Technology Development, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam;3. Faculty of Environment and Labour Safety, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam;4. Department of Environmental Energy and Engineering, Kyonggi University, Youngtong – Gu, Suwon 16227, South Korea;5. Department of Botany, Government Arts College (Autonomous), Salem 636 007, Tamil Nadu, India;6. Vermitechnology and Ecotoxicology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Periyar University, Salem 636 011, Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Abstract: | Cleaner production stakeholders have a strong desire for industry to consider cleaner production opportunities in their facilities and once they are assessed, to follow through on their implementation. This paper examines local and international initiatives within the Canadian stakeholder community (including government, NGOs, consultants, industry) that contribute to the initiation and implementation of cleaner production in industry. Specifically, stakeholders have consciously drafted regulatory compliance, education, co-funding incentives, and development-based cleaner production programs. As illustrated by case studies from six industries, the programs work together to create a climate favorable for implementation of cleaner production concepts and approaches. Based on the cleaner production drivers and barriers identified by research, the programs are well designed. However, as with cleaner production itself, there is always room for further improvement. Specifically: (i) regulatory compliance programs and timetables should leave room for cleaner production (versus end-of-pipe) approaches; (ii) cleaner production co-funding programs should target small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and require them to use a multimedia approach (air, water, waste); (iii) education programs should incorporate demonstration assessments, feasibility assessments of common recommendations, and follow-up communication to foster implementation and continuous improvement; and (iv) mandated cleaner production should include absolute (i.e. waste/tonne production) rather than relative standards (i.e. X% reduction from status quo) in order to avoid penalizing historically proactive corporations. |
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