BEST PRACTICES OF THE NATURAL STONE （最佳实践的天然石）.pdf

BEST PRACTICES OF THE NATURAL STONE INDUSTRY. WAT E R C O N S U M P T I O N , T R E AT M E N T, A N D R E U S E . N OV 1 4 2 0 0 8 © COPYRIGHT 2008 NATURAL STONE COUNCIL Prepared By The University of Tennessee Center for Clean Products. BEST PRACTICES OF THE NATURAL STONE INDUSTRY WATER CONSUMPTION, TREATMENT, AND REUSE. Prepared By The University of Tennessee Center for Clean Products. The Natural Stone Council (NSC) is a collaboration of businesses and trade associations that have come together to promote the use of Genuine Stone® in commercial and residential applications. By pooling resources, their goal is to increase the understanding of, preference for, and consumption of these natural products. Trade associations affiliated with the NSC include Allied Stone Industries, Building Stone Institute, Elberton Granite Association, Indiana Limestone Institute, Marble Institute of America, National Building Granite Quarries Association, and the National Slate Association. The Natural Stone Council is committed to supporting sustainable initiatives and innovations at all levels of the ® production of Genuine Stone products. As such, the NSC has established a Sustainability Committee made up of key industry members to elevate the issue of sustainability within the industry and provide a body responsible for planning and implementing relevant initiatives. In 2007, the NSC Sustainability Committee engaged in a partnership with the Center for Clean Products (CCP) at the University of Tennessee to assess current industry operations relating to dimensional stone production. The best practice identified and presented in this document is a direct result of the NSC and CCP’s efforts to identify and improve the environmental profile of the natural stone industry.