A regional pollution prevention initiative: Building business coalitions
- Grand Valley State Univ., Allendale, MI (United States). Water Resources Inst.
Pollution prevention or P2 has become the watchword of the US Environmental Protection Agency in recent years. Instead of focusing on end of the pipe control, companies have been urged to minimize their impact on the environment through prevention measures. Specifically, the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 mandates a national policy that pollution should be prevented or reduced at the source whenever possible. US EPA Administrator Carol Browner recently sent a letter to the chief executive officers and facility contacts for every large quantity generator of hazardous waste. In this letter, she reminded companies of the waste minimization certification on hazardous waste manifests and asked that waste minimization programs be made available to the public. The stage has been set for more accountability for pollution prevention efforts. California has been a leader in pollution prevention efforts. The Hazardous Waste Source Reduction and Management Review Act of 1989 (SB14) is an example of California legislation which requires hazardous waste generators to evaluate their waste management and source reduction efforts.
- OSTI ID:
- 78063
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9404125--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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