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Subject: Pollution Prevention Act

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Ms. Earp

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Date Posted: 04/21/05 1:46:03pm PDT
In reply to: Ms. Earp 's message, "Major Environmental Laws and Summaries" on 04/21/05 1:27:36pm PDT

42 U.S.C. 13101 and 13102, s/s et seq. (1990)

The Pollution Prevention Act focused industry, government, and public attention on reducing the amount of pollution through cost-effective changes in production, operation, and raw materials use. Opportunities for source reduction are often not realized because of existing regulations, and the industrial resources required for compliance, focus on treatment and disposal. Source reduction is fundamentally different and more desirable than waste management or pollution control.

Pollution prevention also includes other practices that increase efficiency in the use of energy, water, or other natural resources, and protect our resource base through conservation. Practices include recycling, source reduction, and sustainable agriculture.

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)	Ms. Earp	04/21/05 1:55:47pm PDT