Framework for Solid Waste Management in Steel Fabrication

Abstract

Abstract: Solid Waste Management (SWM) is a term used to determine greatestenergy-efficient and least-polluting ways to deal with the different componentsand items of community’s Solid Waste stream. The solid waste could be either insolid or liquid form. Solid waste could be defined as, ”Any material that is notrequired by the owner, fabricator or processor.” Solid Waste could be classifiedas Domestic waste, Industrial waste, Waste from oil plant, Electronic-waste,Construction waste, Agricultural waste, Food treating waste, Bio-medical waste,and Nuclear waste. Due to social and environmental significances, waste reduces,reuse, and recycle have become necessities in minimizing the environmentaldamage that could happen through waste disposal. Steel products may be used invarious construction and industrial applications, such as machines, bridges,buildings, vessels, highways, machinery, tools, and automobiles. It is estimatedthat the world’s annual production of Steel is 1500 Million tons and that 85% ofannual steel production is recycled worldwide. In this research, a framework forsteel fabrication waste management is suggested consists of three stages; thesestages are scrap classification stage, reusable scrap stage, and non-reusablescrap stage. The framework is applied in one of the Iraqi Ministry of OilCompanies; the Heavy Engineering Equipment Company, which is an importantindustrial company specialized in steel fabrication and construction work