Use this worksheet to conduct a sustainability audit of Riordan Manufacturing, a virtual plastic injection molding company. Fill in all necessary information. Production stages that do not occur at this plant are marked as N/A.
Section 1: General Information
Company: Riordan Manufacturing, San Jose, California
Products: Assorted plastic products and testing new product designs and production
Section 2: Production
For each production stage, list input materials such as raw materials or output from previous stages, and output materials such as products, byproducts, wastes, or pollutants. Describe the process used at each stage and identify the least sustainable practices.
|Production Stage 1: Receiving |
|Input Materials | |Output Materials |
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|1. High-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic | |1. Particulates from the handling of damaged |
|pellets | |bags of dyes that may cause air pollution |
|2. Colorizing dyes | |2. Off-spec raw materials managed as a waste |
|3. Ink | |3. Spilled materials that may cause land and |
|4. Solvent cleaners | |water pollution |
|5. Lubricating oils