Preventing Waste and Saving Money
Solid Waste Reduction | Design for the Environment | Pollution Prevention
Waste prevention reduces or eliminates waste before it is generated. Practicing this strategy, a company can reduce its cost of waste management, reduce long-term liability for disposal of hazardous materials, and become more efficient to enhance profit margins.
Solid Waste Reduction
Design for the Environment (DfE)
Design for Environment (DfE) is a systematic way of incorporating environmental
attributes into the design of a product. DfE considers the potential environmental impacts of a product throughout its life-cycle.
Pollution Prevention (P2)
The Minnesota Toxic Pollution Prevention Act defines pollution prevention as "eliminating or reducing at the source the use, generation, or release of toxic pollutants." Methods of reducing pollution include, but are not limited to, process modification, inventory control measures, feedstock substitutions, various housekeeping and management practices, and improved efficiency of machinery.
Fact sheets, Guides and Resources
Legislative Reports
Pollution Prevention web links
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
The MPCA Pollution Prevention (P2) Program builds P2 and other innovations into the agency's permitting, inspections, enforcement, rules development, remediation, assistance and other functions.
- Minnesota Technical Assistance Program (MnTAP)
MnTAP is a free, nonregulatory program that helps Minnesota manufacturers and industry save money by reducing waste and finding alternatives using hazardous materials. General phone number: 612-624-1300 or 800-247-0015 toll free.
- Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Research Center
Database of pollution prevention research projects, including fact sheets on more than 500 projects from around the country. Other sections include financial assistance resources, analyzing pollution prevention technology and listing related publications.
- globeNet™
Provides an in-depth look at the background, development, and current status of ISO 14000 and offers a variety of helpful ISO 14000 information, products and services.
- U.S. EPA's Sector Notebooks
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed a series of profiles containing information on nearly 20 major industrial groups. Each sector-specific notebook gives you an overview of the industry, an environmental profile, pollution prevention techniques, pollutant release data, regulatory requirements, compliance/enforcement history, and other information.
- Find Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) on the Internet
Maintained by the University of Kentucky, this site briefly describes the MSDS and where to find searchable databases of MSDSs.
- National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (NPPR)
NPPR is the largest membership organization in the United States devoted solely to pollution prevention (P2). The mission of the Roundtable is to provide a national forum for promoting the development, implementation, and evaluation of efforts to avoid, eliminate, or reduce pollution at the source.
last updates May 2006
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Industry Best Practices for P2
Overviews of current pollution prevention technologies for selected industries, sorted by SIC code. More
Pollution Prevention Evaluation Report
Biennial evaluation of Minnesota's progress in pollution prevention. More
New technical assistance program launched in Minnesota
Minnesota businesses can use Minnesota RETAP for confidential, non-regulatory and free pollution prevention assistance. Tap the wealth of experience and knowledge of local retired engineers to find cost-saving solutions to environmental challenges. More...
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