Pollution Prevention (P2) is best defined as an environmentally conscious action, process or practice you actively employ that benefits our environment by preventing pollution. People often think P2 is a specific, defined activity. It’s not! P2 is anything you do for our community to reduce or eliminate:

• Air emissions
• Wastewater discharges
• The nature or amount of hazardous wastes produced, or
• The quantity of solid waste sent for disposal

Pollution Prevention strategies can be applied to both business operations and our personal lives.

Here are a few of the many reasons for implementing P2 at your business and in your life:

• It can save you money
• Improve your quality of life (cleaner air, water)
• Global environmental responsibility
• Sustainability
• Resource conservation
• It’s a legacy!!!