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P3S21 - New Perspectives in Pollution Prevention (P2) for Metal Finishers

Recorded On: 03/08/2021

Member: $20.00
Non-Member: $30.00

SWRCB Waste Water CEUs: 0.06

CWEA Contact Hours: 0.6 contact hours towards CWEA's Collection System Maintenance, Environmental Compliance Inspector and Laboratory Analyst certifications.

The metal finishing industry provides a vital public service: protecting metals and non-metals from corrosion and excessive wear. Because of the amount of products produced, waste generated, and chemicals of concern used by this industry sector, metal finishers are ideal candidates for pollution prevention (P2) strategies which may provide significant savings to metal finishers.

Learning Objectives:
Identify the three main sections in a plating shop where waste is generated and the three main compartmental categories where pollution prevention opportunities may be found and implemented, including, but not limited to, the use of various processes to recover constituents, reuse or recycle rinses or conserve water.
Discuss exposition of Green Chemistry concepts potentially found in Metal Finishing operations and explain P2 practices currently implemented at one of the metal finishers within City of LA inventory already on a path toward implementation of Green Chemistry alternatives
Integrate pollution prevention practices into your current operating structure in order to assist your facility in enhancing your regulatory compliance status and achieve economic benefits associated with implementing pollution prevention practices by being more resourceful in terms of chemical purchasing, utilizing less toxic chemicals as well as decreasing waste generation and associated recycling costs.


Greg Lester

Environmental Compliance Inspector

LASAN and Environment

Greg Lester, Environmental Compliance Inspector, Significant Industrial User Group, City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation (LASAN), Industrial Waste Management Division. Greg has been involved in the consulting, government regulatory compliance and facilities sectors of the environmental industry for 25 years. His experience includes regulatory agency industrial environmental compliance inspections; environmental compliance audits of industrial and federal facilities; preparation of oil spill prevention, contingency and emergency/disaster plans; root cause analysis; and Phase I/II environmental assessment of industrial/commercial real estate. He was also an Environmental Specialist with the Solid Resources Commercial Franchise Division involved in establishing a Facility Certification section to evaluate environmental and safety compliance at landfills, material recovery facilities, transfer stations and composting facilities. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering from Montana Tech.

Miguel Rodas

Environmental Compliance Inspector (ECI)

City of Los Angeles, LA Sanitation & Environment

After working in the private sector (Textiles and Metal Finishing) in Canada for about 14 years, Miguel Rodas came to the United States. Miguel holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Natural Science, Chemistry major from California State University Los Angeles (Cat Sate LA). Miguel started with the City of Los Angeles in 2003 as an Environmental Compliance Inspector (ECI) in the Industrial Waste Management Division. With his experience and intensive knowledge in Textiles and t Metal Finishing industry, Miguel is currently assigned to the Significant Industrial users (SIU) group, a more specialized group in the enforcement of the Federal regulations. Miguel has worked in the SIU Group for the past 16 years. Miguel has represented IWMD and the City of Los Angeles as a guest speaker at various conferences presented by the California Water Environment Association (CWEA) and the National Association of Clean water Agencies. Miguel has also presented to his fellow ECIs in his division on topics related to inspection of facilities.

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P3S21 - New Perspectives in Pollution Prevention (P2) for Metal Finishers
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