PROGRAMME FOR ENVIROCELL TRAINING SEMINAR

MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL OPTIONS FOR
ENVIRONMENTALLY-SOUND PAPERMAKING

This seminar looks at what might be called the "software" aspects of environmental management such as legislation, setting environmental performance standards, management tools, etc and the "hardware" aspects such as selecting raw materials, process optimisation to minimise wastes, abatement techniques, product recyclability, etc.

PROGRAMME

Important management concepts and tools:
- sustainable operation and quality
- risk management, auditing and life cycle assessment
- clean production and waste minimisation
- producer responsibility and eco-efficiency

Generic issues across the paper cycle
- packaging and transportation of materials
- sourcing energy and water
- planning for and dealing with emergency scenarios
- social and ethical aspects of sustainability
- benchmarking for comparative evaluations
- the nature and classification of environmental aspects, effects and burdens
- statutory regulation, economic instruments and voluntary activities

Upstream environmental issues in obtaining papermaking raw materials covering:
- land management for forestry and other fibrous crops
- pulping and bleaching of raw fibres
- processing of recovered paper
- manufacture of non-fibrous raw materials and other paper chemicals.

Environmental issues in making paper covering:
- product design and raw material selection
- clean production and waste minimisation
- water management and wastewater treatment
- energy generation and efficient utilisation.

Downstream environmental issues covering:
- recycling and/or disposal of used products
- recycling and/or disposal of mill wastes/sludges.

The way forward to sustainable papermaking
- developing the management system and company culture
- keeping ahead of legislation by utilising technically-sound environmental
practices for the company and its products
- sustaining continuous improvement.