Union Camp Corporation's Franklin mill set a goal to improve environmental ethics in the chemical recovery area while focusing on maximizing return on assets. We accomplished our goal by developing consistent management directives, by focusing on behavior changes, and by implementing equimpment mdifications. The chemical recovery area made environmental consideratioins a priority in oeprations through increased environmental awareness, setting boundaries, defining responsibilities, and holding employees accountable for their actions. The emphasis resulted in fewer process upsets, improved product quality, less waste to the effluent treatment system, and to the landfill, and a strengthened environmental ethic. Reduced chemical costs resulted in an estimated
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