Plastics Finishing Operation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-021234",
  "term": "Plastics Finishing Operation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Many plastic products need finishing or machining after they have been processed to remove imperfections, repair defects, or decorate the plastic product. Finishing operations include filing, grinding, sanding, polishing, painting, bonding, coating, engraving, and a number of other operations. Some finishing operations, like bonding or grinding, can also be classified as major processes when they are a part of the operations employed to produce an intermediate product.",
  "references": [
    "EPA Preferred and Alternative Methods for Estimating Air Emissions from Plastic Products Manufacturing at http://www.epa.gov/ttnchie1/eiip/techreport/volume02/ii11.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/plastics-finishing-operation/"
}