Engineering and Technology Journal Vol. 37, Part C, No. 2, 2019 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30684/etj.37.2C.5 Fourth International Scientific Conference on Environment and Sustainable Development (4 th ISCESD), Egypt, Cairo, 24-28 November 2018 Copyright © 2019 by UOT, IRAQ 227 Luma A.H. Al-Kindi Production Engineering and Metallurgy Dept. University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq. Luma.alkindi@gmail.com Wadood K.Kh. Alghabban Production Engineering and Metallurgy Dept. University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq. Received on: 06/09/2018 Accepted on: 17/04/2019 Published online: 25/05/2019 Framework for Solid Waste Management in Steel Fabrication Abstract: Solid Waste Management (SWM) is a term used to determine greatest energy-efficient and least-polluting ways to deal with the different components and items of community’s Solid Waste stream. The solid waste could be either in solid or liquid form. Solid waste could be defined as, ”Any material that is not required by the owner, fabricator or processor.” Solid Waste could be classified as Domestic waste, Industrial waste, Waste from oil plant, Electronic-waste, Construction waste, Agricultural waste, Food treating waste, Bio-medical waste, and Nuclear waste. Due to social and environmental significances, waste reduces, reuse, and recycle have become necessities in minimizing the environmental damage that could happen through waste disposal. Steel products may be used in various construction and industrial applications, such as machines, bridges, buildings, vessels, highways, machinery, tools, and automobiles. It is estimated that the world’s annual production of Steel is 1500 Million tons and that 85% of annual steel production is recycled worldwide. In this research, a framework for steel fabrication waste management is suggested consists of three stages; these stages are scrap classification stage, reusable scrap stage, and non-reusable scrap stage. The framework is applied in one of the Iraqi Ministry of Oil Companies; the Heavy Engineering Equipment Company, which is an important industrial company specialized in steel fabrication and construction work. Key wards: Waste management, steel fabrication, recycling, reuse, scrap How to cite this article: L.A.H. Al-Kindi and W.K.Kh. Alghabban, “Framework for Solid Waste Management in Steel Fabrication,” Engineering and Technology Journal, Vol. 37, Part C, No. 2, pp. 227-236, 2019. 1. Introduction The rapid growth iron and steel industries have brought problems in the utilization and deposal materials among these are slag, flu dust, mill scale, scrap iron... etc. Extended researches are reviewed to solve such problems. Waste can be classified into industrial waste that refers to by-product of production and household/commercial waste that refers to the remains of consumption (post- consumer waste). Construction waste is frequently classified under industrial waste. Recycling of waste streams in the industry is an economic requirement. Transfer of waste off-site for treatment would cost much money. Using valuable material as raw materials in industrial out of the solid waste stream as much as possible is attractive for use such as glass, paper, and steel production, which is commonly done. Minor amounts of hazardous waste from households and workplaces are kept separate as much as possible to avoid spreading these elements in the environment. Waste reduce, reuse, recycle and recover are requisites in minimizing the environmental harm that could happen through waste disposal, according to social and environmental consequences [1]. This work deals with the recycling and reuse of iron and steel scrap in industry. Well organized recycling is an important source for raw materials, create new jobs and wealth, maintain landfill space, reduce cost used and protect the environment. A framework for steel fabrication waste management is suggested in this work uses three stages; these stages are scrap classification stage, reusable scrap stage, and non- reusable scrap stage. The importance of this work includes; scrap processing combining recycling and reuse and how sorted scrap could be an important source or raw materials in industrial companies, focusing on reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills. 2. Solid Waste Management Waste is any material, which is not needed by the owner, producer, or processor [2]. It could be a solid substance generated as a result of human activities, and, being no longer of value for respective economic. Solid waste in a broader sense is understood as any household, industrial, and agriculture materials that have been used up. Solid Waste could be classified as Domestic waste,