MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 27, 2000, (UPI) — Minneapolis-St. Paul metal finishing, electroplating and similar operations will take part in a recycling project approved Wednesday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The U.S. Filter Recovery Systems Project XL technology will use an ion filter to keep metal sludge from finding its way into landfills or the Mississippi River. The filter is an ion exchange canister resin system that will clean the water used in manufacturing processes, allowing the filtered water to be reused by the manufacturer and sending the sludge to a recycling center for recovery.
The EPA will provide the generators and transporters for the waste, temporarily deferring some regulations covering such waste. "The USFRS XL project will provide superior environmental performance by promoting recycling of water and recovery and reuse of metals that would otherwise be land disposed," the EPA said.
"The overall goals of this project are to: encourage conservation of potable water, encourage better metals recovery through waste segregation and use of ion exchange columns, reduce energy and other costs associated with water treatment and reduce cost to generators for record-keeping, manifesting and transportation of (hazardous) waste."
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