Ligh Industry

Light industry is usually less capital intensive than heavy industry, and is more consumer-oriented than business-oriented. Light industry facilities typically have less environmental impact than those associated with heavy industry, and zoning laws are more likely to permit light industry near residential areas. It is the production of small consumer goods. The characteristics of light industry are:

• Require only a small amount of raw materials, area and power. 
• The value of the goods are low and they are easy to transport. 
• The number of products is high. 
• While light industry typically causes relatively little pollution, particularly when compared to heavy industries, some light industry can cause significant pollution or risk of contamination.
• Electronics manufacturing, itself often a light industry, can create potentially harmful levels of lead or chemical wastes in soil due to improper handling of solder and waste products.