10.2190/F7GE-HNC0-X9K3-THG4 F7GEHNC0X9K3THG4 6 A Case Study of Pollution Prevention in Printed Circuit Manufacturing 195 205 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 F7GEHNC0X9K3THG4.pdf http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=F7GEHNC0X9K3THG4 2 David A. Wood A. Steve McAnally Teradyne, Inc., Nashua, New Hampshire University of South Carolina, Columbia During the past two decades, industry in the United States has been driven to comply with an increasing amount of environmental legislation. The main thrust of the regulations has been to control the end result of the manufacturing process by creating and enforcing environmental discharge limits. However, these "command and control" techniques have not slowed the rate of toxic waste generation, and the volume of hazardous waste produced each year has continued to increase. In an effort to stem the increase in waste production, regulatory agencies have been promoting pollution prevention. This article explores the implementation of these concepts at a printed circuit manufacturing facility in support of the company's total quality management philosophy. M. Griffon, J. Shapiro, M. Wilcox, and K. Geiser, <i>Curriculum For Toxics Use Reduction Planners</i>, The Toxics Use Reduction Institute, Lowell, Massachusetts, Fall 1992. Waste Minimization/Pollution Prevention, <i>Pollution Engineering</i>, April 1990. Government Institutes, <i>Environmental Statues, 1992 Edition</i>, Government Institutes, Maryland, 1992. Illinois Hazardous Waste Research and Information Center, <i>Pollution Prevention: A Guide to Program Implementation</i>, TR-009, February 5, 1993. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, <i>New York State Waste Reduction Guidance Manual</i>, March 4-5, 1989.