Pollution Prevention Strategies
Let Greenleaf Management assist you in the implementation and maintenance of your pollution prevention programs. Proven strategies such as Waste Stream Analysis and Life Cycle Assessments will help reduce your manufacturing costs, contribute to a cleaner environment, and help maintain environmental compliance. These programs should be viewed as a catalyst to increase company productivity, while saving firms thousands of dollars in treatment and disposal costs.
Below are just a few examples of concepts that contribute to a successful pollution prevention program.
Reuse and Recycling
A strong reuse and recycling program can be a key aspect of any company’s pollution prevention strategy.
Reuse of a product or process involves utilizing a material more than once without changing its original form.
Recycling is the collection and recovery of useful materials otherwise discarded as waste.
A sound reuse and recycling program can occur on the facilities premises, or at an off-site location.
Source Reduction
Source reduction is the elimination or reduction of the generation of wastes at the source.
Some examples of strategies to achieve source reduction include: product changes, input material changes, modifications of equipment, and implementing good operating practices.
Product Changes
Product changes are usually performed by the manufacturer with the intent of reducing the waste that resulted from a product’s use. Examples of product changes include:
- A change in the composition of a product so less hazardous chemicals result from the production process.
- Transferring scrap and excess raw materials back in the process.
- Designing or changing a product for less environmental impact.
- Utilizing recycled materials that are inherent in the product.
- Producing reusable packaging.
- The production of more durable products.
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