Section 2 i) Initial Research Work - Gewerbliche Schule Ravensburg

One of the most poignant findings was during our visit to MTU. They were thecompany which proved to have the most devastating effects on the environment, andthe fewest policies and procedures in place for energy and waste management.Being the largest grossing company, they would in effect have the most money tosave, should they implement some basic but significant changes to theirenvironmental attitude.Another interesting result was the effect that oil contaminated materials had on therecycling effort of each company. We found that there was no effective way to cleanor dispose of these products, which was often the only major blemish on their wastemanagement reports.Looking at our results, we believe that the project goal has been achieved. In manyways, we learned much more than we initially set out to. We experienced a widerange of manufacturing processes throughout the visits in Germany and Wales andbecome we became increasingly familiar with the legislation governing theenvironmental laws throughout Europe.From the outset, we felt that the project was very relevant to the modernmanufacturing industry. The affect that manufacturing has on the landscape, theatmosphere and natural resources is huge. It is important that all companies,whether local or international, control, monitor and reduce their energy consumption,waste production, use of resources and transportation. This project has helped us tounderstand how these companies work, what measurements they have in place forimprovements and what they are still trying to find solutions for.49