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Update:April 1, 2010

September 19, Session-9

Special Session 9-1 Cleaner Production

Outline:

Cleaner Production - Programme and Technology, these lecture explored the implementation of Cleaner Production in a company. The lectures delt with all the basic system problems inherent in developing a Cleaner Production approach and finally successfully instituting a programme. Many case studies were presented during the talks, showing how various activities have been successful for different companies.

The following points are covered:

  • (1) A lifecycle approach to management
  • (2) The importance of change and its management
  • (3) Developing a programme
  • (4) Management commitment
  • (5) Planning a programme
  • (6) Preliminary stages - data collection and verification, consultation and initial assessments
  • (7) Developments of options
  • (8) Feasibility analysis
  • (9) Implementation, monitoring, review and feedback

The lectures are delivered in an interactive mode with the students participating from their level of experience. Videos may accompany the lectures to highlight points made. These two lecture workshops will provide particpants with a good overview of how Cleaner Production programmes are put together and how to carry out an assessment on a site.

Session 9-2 Plant-visits

Outline:

In this session, case-studies undertook by the Taiheiyo Cement Co. Ltd.. The studies were about company-based or industrial-based environmental management such as energy saving, recycling, energy efficiency and cleaner production. The plant-visits was taken to the Taiheiyo Cement Co. Ltd. and to Imuraya Co. Ltd.

Objectives:

The participants will grasp the mechanism and flow-chart process of energy saving and cleaner production mechanisms,
Taiheiyo Cement Co Ltd: the theme is recycling and cleaner production.

The used-tire is energy resource as the zero-emission policies of Taiheiyo Cement Co. Ltd.