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MATERIALS: SUPPLIERS
PROCESS DESIGN, ALTERNATIVE
RAW PACKAGING
AND
MATERIALS AND OPERATION
This checklist sheet aims to assist companies manage their environment and
This checklist sheet aims to assist companies manage their
energy risks to improve productivity in relation to materials: process design,
environment and energy risks to improve productivity in
alternative raw materials and operation.
CHECKLIST
relation to materials: suppliers and packaging.
Process
design
Is the amount of packaging used for raw
Can
alternative materials or processes be used that will reduce the
materials optimised?
toxicity of products, waste materials, waste water or emissions?
Could raw material packaging be returned to
the supplier?
Is waste generated by poorly designed equipment and processes?
Are alternative processes available that generate less waste?
Are raw materials damaged and discarded
Is there
a direct and logical flow of materials through the process to
during delivery?
minimise waste?
Are raw materials controlled by an effective inventory
management system?
Operation
Are raw materials stored to reduce degradation?
Are settings optimised to minimise offcuts and trimmings?
Do contracts with suppliers incorporate waste
Areminimisation
guards in placeinitiatives?
to prevent splashes?
AreAre
spills
and overflows
prevented?
unused
raw materials
returned
to the supplier?
Are leaks repaired promptly?
Are bulk containers used instead of small containers?
Is the process operated at a rate that causes a high product reject rate?
storage
racks
bins
be material
refilled reporting
by suppliers
Is itCould
possible
to improve
the or
yield
of raw
as/to to
avoid
use
of
packaging?
product?
Do raw materials or partly processed materials ever get wasted or do
Are
rawtomaterials
to avoid
damage
to
they
report
any waste stored
streamscarefully
or lower value
by product
streams?
the bottom of the stack?
Are materials wasted at start up and shut down?
Is packaging simple and made from re-usable or
recyclable materials?
Are raw materials used on a first-in, first-out basis?
Are raw materials and waste materials kept segregated to avoid
contamination?
Can any part of the packaging be avoided?
Can the product be sold in bulk?
Alternative raw materials
the product
packaging
be or
returned
Is itCan
possible
to substitute
a lower cost
recycled for
rawrefilling?
material for an
existing high cost or virgin raw material?
ENVIRO
ENERGY
T O O LK I T

the packaging
be compressed
for
purposes
of
Is itCan
possible
that the unavoidable
components
ofthe
waste
can be reused
transporting
and/or
landfill?
within your company or by others?
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