Are pollution prevention techniques limited to hazardous waste?
No, both industrial and consumers can apply pollution prevention techniques to many facets of business and daily life. Industrial waste streams can include air pollution, hazardous waste and water contamination from spills. However, many industries do focus on hazardous waste pollution prevention techniques due to the high cost of disposal and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) requirements for a waste minimization plan. On our site visits to small companies, we often find that air emissions make up the largest waste stream. Often solvents are a source of the pollution. Eliminating the solvent use, or substituting a slower evaporating solvent, would reduce several waste streams. Consumers also have ample opportunity to implement pollution prevention within their own homes in order to help Florida prevent the generation of unnecessary pollution.
