How does pollution prevention fit into national policy?
Pollution Prevention has been declared the “environmental policy of the United States.” Under Section 6602(b) of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, Congress established a national policy to prioritize environmental management. Pollution Prevention was identified as the highest priority. The ranking of environmental management strategies is as follows: • Prevention–reduce pollution at the source • Reuse–reuse/recycle when you can not reduce • Treatment–treat pollution when you can not reduce or reuse/recycle • Disposal–safely dispose of pollution as a last resort For more information on EPA’s P2 Policy Statement, Statement of Definition, or Framework for P2, or on the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, visit our National EPA Pollution Prevention Web site.
Pollution prevention has been declared the “environmental policy of the United States.” Under Section 6602(b) of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, Congress established a national policy to prioritize environmental management. Pollution prevention was identified as the highest priority. The ranking of environmental management strategies is as follows: 1.Prevention–reduce pollution at the source 2.Reuse–reuse/recycle when you can not reduce 3.Treatment–treat pollution when you can not reduce or reuse/recycle 4.Disposal–safely dispose of pollution as a last resort For more information on EPA’s P2 Policy Statement, Statement of Definition, or Framework for P2, or on the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, visit our national EPA Pollution Prevention Web site.
