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United States '
'Environmental- Protection
Agency ; -, , •
. Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics
Washington, DC 20460
Pollution Prevention Fact Sheet
Setting Up A Pollution
Prevention Program
Novemoer 1995
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Program Elements
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Where Do I Go ,V«r?
Free Publications
(4) Develop a cost allocation system wherever pratical and feasible to
allocate the true costs of waste management to the activities
responsible for generating the waste in the first place. Departments and
managers should be charged "full-loaded" pollution control and waste man-
agement costs. Labor costs, liability, regulatory compliance, disposal, and
oversight costs should all be included.
(5) Encourage technology transfer. Consult technical manuals or EPA's
clearinghouse (see below) for specific types of industry, processes, or wastes,
or to review case studies that have been developed. Many successful
techniques have been documented that may be applicable to your facility.
Information can be obtained from federal and state agencies, universities,
trade associations, and other firms.
(6) Anally, rvipw p^ffram effe^^n^s periodically to provide feedback
and identify potential areas for improvement Has pollution prevention
become a significant part of the way you do business?
A useful, ongoing source of information is EPA's Pollution Prevention
Information Clearinghouse (PPIC), which offers a reference and
referral service. Contact: PPIC
U.S. EPA, mailcode (3404)
401 M Street SW
: Washington, D.C. 20460
Telephone: 202-260-1023. Fax: 202-260-0178.
E-mail address: ppic@epamail.epa.gov
. Pollution Prevention Directory (EPA/742/B-94/005). Lists training
opportunities, technical assistance contacts, publications, state and federal
program contacts. (Available from PPIC, see above for address.)
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. Total Cost Assessment: Accelerating Industrial Pollution Prevention
' through Innovative Project Financial Analysis. (EPA/744/R-92/002). A
manual that describes the concept and methods of a comprehensive long-term
' financial analysis of pollution prevention projects. (Available from PPIC, see
above address.)
'. Facility Pollution Prevention Guide (EPA/600/R-92/088), a manual for
identifying hazardous waste pollution prevention opportunities. Includes
worksheets, sample assessments, causes and sources of waste, PoUuQon
prevention techniques, and economic evaluation methods. Revised 1992.
Also see- Guides to Pollution Prevention, a series of industry-specific waste
' minimization guidance manuals. (Available from EPA Center for
Environmental Research Information, Publications Unit, 26 West Martin
Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268. Telephone: 513-569-7562.
Fax: 513-569-7566.)
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