Cleaner production assessment in dairy processing / prepared by COWI Consulting Engineers and Planners AS, Denmark, for UNEP, United Nations Environment Programme, Division of Technology, Industry and Economics, and Danish Environmental Protection Agency, Danish Ministry of Environment and Energy.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

COWI Consulting Engineers and Planners.

United Nations Environment Programme. Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics.

Denmark. Miljøstyrelsen.

Series:

Industrial sector guides on cleaner production assessment

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dairy processing--Environmental aspects.

Dairy processing.

Physical Description:

viii, 95 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Paris : UNEP, 2000.

Summary:

This guide is one in a series intended to raise awareness of the environmental impacts associated with industrial and manufacturing processes, and to highlight the approaches that industry and government can take to avoid or minimize these impacts by adopting a cleaner production approach. The five chapters describe opportunities for improving resource efficiency and preventing the release of contaminants to air, water and land. Topics include a brief introduction, an overview of dairy processing, and cleaner production opportunities, a case study, and assessment. Lacks an index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Contents:

1 Cleaner Production 2

1.1 What is Cleaner Production? 2

1.2 Why invest in Cleaner Production? 4

1.3 Cleaner Production can be practised now 4

1.4 Cleaner Production and sustainable development 5

1.5 Cleaner Production and quality and safety 5

1.6 Cleaner Production and environmental management systems 6

2 Overview of Dairy Processing 7

2.1 Process overview 8

2.2 Environmental impacts 12

2.3 Environmental indicators 16

3 Cleaner Production Opportunities 23

3.1 General 23

3.2 Milk production 26

3.3 Butter production 35

3.4 Cheese production 40

3.5 Evaporated and dried milk production 47

3.6 Cleaning 52

3.7 Ancillary operations 57

4 Cleaner Production Case Study 63

4.1 Campina Melkunie Maasdam 63

5 Cleaner Production Assessment 69

5.1 Planning and organisation 71

5.2 Pre-assessment 72

5.3 Assessment 74

5.4 Evaluation and feasibility study 77

5.5 Implementation and continuation 80.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-87).

ISBN:

9280718428

OCLC:

45317902