Profiting from pollution prevention

Conference · Sat Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:77999

LoPilato, A J; Eng, D B

In the case of pollution prevention, national environmental goals coincide with industry`s economic interests. Most, if not all businesses have strong incentives to reduce the toxicity and quantities of wastes generated. These incentives include not only the ever increasing cost of compliance within a growing framework of regulations, but may include a firms desire to reduce the risk of criminal and civil liability, reduce overall operating costs, improve employee morale and participation, enhance corporate image in the community and insure protection of both public health and the environment. Although some businesses may invest in a pollution prevention program because it is the green thin to do, most businesses will weight their initial and long-term pollution prevention program investments on sound economic analyses. An effective pollution prevention program can provide cost savings that will more than offset the initial development and implementation costs.

• OSTI ID: 77999
• Report Number(s): CONF-9406319--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
COMPLIANCE
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
WASTE MANAGEMENT