This Good Practice Guide describes how surface engineering companies can reduce operating costs, volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions, solvent consumption and waste by improving the management of their pretreatment and surface cleaning processes. It explains how to choose the most appropriate cleaning method to optimise performance and to comply with key environmental, health and safety legislation such as the Solvents Emission Directive. Good practice for mechanical, organic solvent, aqueous and biological cleaning is described and a matrix to help companies evaluate alternative cleaning options is presented. The Guide stresses the importance of adopting good practice and improving solvent management before investing in alternative cleaning systems. Industry Examples describe how companies have achieved cost, environmental and safety benefits from optimising their surface preparation systems.
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