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Manufacturing: The Qualitative Study Of A Transition To A Green Facility, Brandon David Staves Oct 2021

Manufacturing: The Qualitative Study Of A Transition To A Green Facility, Brandon David Staves

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This qualitative study focused on answering three core questions: How have facilities reduce pollutions in regards to the quality of air, water, land, light and noise? Which Types of pollution reduction projects are more or less successful to implement? What types of pollution are facilities focusing on and why? The results of the 15 companies surveyed show a variety of projects that facilities have used to reduce pollution, it also shows that cost is a major factor in the unsuccessful projects, and that facilities are actively focused on reducing Air, Land, and Water pollution. While the data shows a variety …