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Overview
What is P2? What is NOT P2?
P2 and regulations
Benefits of P2 Elements of a P2 program
P2 in action (perspective, methods)
Barriers to P2
Resources
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Pollution prevention (P2)
Describes activities that reduce the amount of
pollution generated by a process, whether it is
consumer consumption, driving, or industrial
production. In contrast to most pollutioncontrol strategies, which seek to manage a
pollutant after it is formed and reduce its
impact upon the environment, the pollution
prevention approach seeks to increase theefficiency of a process, thereby reducing the
amount of pollution generated at its source.
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Why do we care?
Polluters can easily contaminateour drinking water...
POLLUTER HOMESWATER TREATMENTPLANT
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Why do we care?
We all breathe the same air ...
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What is Pollution Prevention (P2)?
POLLUTION PREVENTION is theuse of materials processes or
practices that reduce or eliminatethe creation of pollutants or wastesat the source.
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What are WASTE$?
W astewater
A ir emissions
S olid waste T ime
E nergy
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P2 vs. Pollution Control
POLLUTIONCONTROL
POLLUTIONPREVENTION
SourceReduction
Reuse
Treatment
Disposal
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P2 and Regulations
SOURCEREDUCTION
REUSERECYCLE
TREATMENT
DISPOSAL
Pollution Prevention Act of 1990
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Summary of the Pollution Prevention Act
(1990)
The Pollution Prevention Act focused industry, government, and publicattention on reducing the amount of pollution through cost-effective
changes in production, operation, and raw materials use. Opportunities
for source reduction are often not realized because of existing
regulations, and the industrial resources required for compliance, focus
on treatment and disposal.
Source reduction is fundamentally different and more desirable than
waste management or pollution control. Source reduction refers to
practices that reduce hazardous substances from being released into the
environment prior to recycling, treatment or disposal. The term includes
equipment or technology modifications, process or proceduremodifications, reformulation or redesign of products, substitution of raw
materials, and improvements in housekeeping, maintenance,
training, or inventory control.
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Benefits of P2
Reduced costs
Regulatory compliance
Public health & the environment Improved image
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Benefits of P2
Reduced materials costs
Reduced disposal costs
Reduced compliance costs Reduced worker exposure
Reduced risk & liability
Reduced insurance costs
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P2 in Action: Perspective
Older woman
Younger woman
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P2 in Action: Perspective
Connect the dots
4 straight lines
Continuous (don't lift pen frompaper)
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P2 in Action: Perspective
Think outside the box!
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P2 in Action: Methods
Process elimination
Housekeeping
Inventory management Waste segregation
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P2 in Action: Methods
Reuse / recycle
Raw material substitution
Equipment modifications Process changes
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Elements of a P2 Program
Top management commitment
P2 champion
Waste tracking & cost allocation Employee involvement and training
Recurring waste minimization
assessments Technology transfer and crossfeed
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Barriers to P2
Inertia
Finance
Regulations Technology
Learning curve
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Resources
Florida Pollution PreventionRoundtable (FLPPR) online at:
http://www.flppr.org
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Conclusion
What is P2? What is NOT P2?
P2 and regulations
Benefits of P2 Elements of a P2 program
P2 in action (perspective, methods)
Barriers to P2
Resources
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What Can Be Done
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