通用动力土地系统部于1985年开始进行废物最小化工作。尽管该项目强调危险废物，但冷却液处理量之大仍需要关注。1984年，约有1500000加仑的冷却剂在场外处理。该项目上半年的记录显示，1989年的处理量为402000加仑，减少了78%。这些结果值得注意的一点是，没有任何值得注意的东西被用来实现它。完善的管理和现成的技术是大幅减少废冷却液体积的唯一技术。

THE GENERAL DYNAMICS LAND SYSTEMS DIVISION EMBARKED ON A WASTE MINIMIZATION EFFORT IN 1985. ALTHOUGH THE PROGRAM EMPHASIZED HAZARDOUS WASTE, THE SHEER VOLUME OF COOLANT DISPOSAL DEMANDED ATTENTION. APPROXIMATELY 1,500,000 GALLONS OF COOLANT WERE DISPOSED OF OFF-SITE IN 1984. RECORDS FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR PROJECT SHOW THE 1989 DISPOSAL VOLUME TO BE 402,000 GALLONS, A 78% REDUCTION. THE REMARKABLE ASPECT OF THESE RESULTS IS THE FACT THAT NOTHING REMARKABLE WAS USED TO ACHIEVE IT. SOUND MANAGEMENT AND OFF-THE-SHELF TECHNOLOGY WERE THE ONLY TECHNIQUES USED IN OBTAINING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN WASTE COOLANT VOLUMES.