An analysis of private, public, and nonprofit industrial pollution prevention initiatives

Journal Article · Tue Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1994 · Environmental Professional; (United States)

OSTI ID:7276721

Bresnan, J F ^[1]

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1. Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States). School of Forestry and Environmental Studies

The private, public, and nonprofit sectors are all beginning to embrace pollution prevention as the preferred strategy for industrial environmental management. Pollution prevention refers to elimination of pollution before it is created and represents a change from the traditional approach of treating or disposing of pollution after it is generated. This paper describes pollution prevention, the factors that have led to its popularity across the different sectors, the benefits that can be realized through pollution prevention, the impediments to its implementation, and the characteristics of successful pollution prevention programs. The paper then focuses on pollution prevention initiatives that private, public, and nonprofit sector organizations have introduced, in an attempt to assess the present situation and possible future trends in the industrial implementation of pollution prevention.

• OSTI ID: 7276721
• Journal Information: Environmental Professional; (United States), Journal Name: Environmental Professional; (United States) Vol. 16:1; ISSN 0191-5398; ISSN EPROD9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
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