1. Pollution Prevention Basics in Pictures Western Regional Pollution Prevention Network 2003 Conference Judy Lankey, Senior Source Control Inspector Eastern Municipal Water District Pollution Prevention 101 October 15, 2003

2. P2 Methods Practices and procedures Equipment modification In-process recycling Material substitution Product reformulation Process modification Energy/resource conservation

3. Practices and Procedures Purchasing Inventory control Improved housekeeping Preventive maintenance Training Waste segregation

4. Purchasing-Rotating Stock

5. Inventory Control Note the cobwebs

6. Improved Housekeeping

7. Preventative maintenance

8. Training on chemical management software

9. Waste segregation

10. Equipment Modification Change process equipment to: –minimize waste –increase efficiency

11. Rolling Aqueous Cleaner

12. In-process Recycling Redirect materials Closed loop recycling On-site recycling

13. Antifreeze Recycling

14. Material Substitution Changing input materials Not “drop-in” conversion

15. Water-based ink

16. Product Reformulation Change design Redesign product to allow for less toxicity

17. Chrome bumper

18. Plastic bumper

19. Regular lightbulb

20. Low mercury lightbulb

21. Process Modification Change process or operation Same end product

22. Painting with oil-based paint

23. Painting with powdercoater

24. Conservation Energy Conservation –insulate –efficient lighting Material conservation –reuse envelopes –both sides of paper

25. Energy conservation

26. Material conservation

27. Finally

28. Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 The Congress hereby declares it to be the national policy of the United States that pollution should be prevented or reduced at the source whenever feasible; pollution that cannot be prevented should be recycled in an environmentally safe manner, whenever feasible; pollution that cannot be prevented or recycled should be treated in an environmentally safe manner whenever feasible; and disposal or other release into the environment should be employed only as a last resort and should be conducted in an environmentally safe manner.

29. Source Reduction The term ''source reduction'' means any practice which - (i) reduces the amount of any hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant entering any waste stream or otherwise released into the environment (including fugitive emissions) prior to recycling, treatment, or disposal; and (ii) reduces the hazards to public health and the environment associated with the release of such substances, pollutants, or contaminants. The term includes equipment or technology modifications, process or procedure modifications, reformulation or redesign of products, substitution of raw materials, and improvements in housekeeping, maintenance, training, or inventory control. The term ''source reduction'' does not include any practice which alters the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics or the volume of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant through a process or activity which itself is not integral to and necessary for the production of a product or the providing of a service.

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