Initiating a pollution prevention program
- Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (United States)
It is the purpose of this report to describe and evaluate voluntary hazardous waste organizations to assist Greater Kansas City in establishing a successful P2 organization. In order to provide Greater Kansas City with current available methodologies, all pertinent P2 issues were identified by completing a literature review and interviewing industrial representatives, other 33/50 programs within EPA Region 7, a voluntary reduction organization outside Region 7, federal and state regulatory representatives, and local media personnel. The hardest thing in initiating a P2 program is getting started. To truly make the program a community effort, it should invite as many of the community pollution emitters as possible. These include but are not restricted to: municipal vehicle maintenance shops, service businesses, and manufacturing and processing facilities--large and small. Also, it is best for the community to involve regulative agencies and public advocacy groups in the process. This serves as a checks and balance system and gives the organization more validity. To create a trusting atmosphere, all participants must agree not to divulge numbers or issues without the approval of the organization. This allows the P2 organization credit for the successes or failures, and no one company has to chastised for not meeting a commitment. The organization must make a public commitment to reduce a percentage of generated hazardous wastes. 76 refs.
- OSTI ID:
- 124521
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940499-; ISBN 1-56590-014-6; TRN: IM9548%%111
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Federal environmental restoration and waste minimization conference and exhibition, New Orleans, LA (United States), 25-29 Apr 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of 1994 Federal environmental restoration III and waste minimization II conference and exhibition: Proceedings. Volume 2; PB: 858 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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