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Facility Matrix Element 2,3
Facility Activity: Principal Business Activity—Products Environmental Concern: Solid Residues
Are products designed to generate minimal and nontoxic solid residues during manufacture?
Are products designed to generate minimal and nontoxic solid residues during use?
Are products designed to generate minimal and nontoxic solid residues when recycled or disposed of?
Facility Matrix Element 2,4
Facility Activity: Principal Business Activity—Products Environmental Concern: Liquid Residues
Are products designed to generate minimal and nontoxic liquid residues during manufacture?
Are products designed to generate minimal and nontoxic liquid residues during use?
Are products designed to generate minimal and nontoxic liquid residues when recycled or disposed of?
Facility Matrix Element 2,5
Facility Activity: Principal Business Activity—Products Environmental Concern: Gaseous Residues
Are products designed to generate minimal and nontoxic gaseous residues during manufacture?
Are products designed to generate minimal and nontoxic gaseous residues during use?
Are products designed to generate minimal and nontoxic gaseous residues when recycled or disposed of?
Facility Matrix Element 3,1
Facility Activity: Principal Business Activity—Processes Environmental Concern: Ecological Impacts
Have all process materials been optimized from a design-for-environment standpoint?
Have processes been dematerialized (evaluated to ensure that they have minimum resource requirements and that no unnecessary steps are required)?
Do processes generate waste heat or emit residues that have the potential
