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Recommendation HW1: Encourage P2 planners to address hazardous substance use, including toxicity and risk, in their P2 plans. Additionally, encourage P2 planners to address environmentally preferable purchasing (EPP), solid waste and water reductions.

Develop additional incentives to encourage P2 planners to reduce the use of hazardous substances and address EPP, solid waste and water use. Implementing some of the TRAC recommendations will help with this effort. This may involve:

• Identifying safer alternatives and sharing results.
• Technical assistance.
• Modifying P2 fees to charge more for use of high priority chemicals.
• Low-interest loans.
• Pilot projects with published techniques and results that others can use.
• Possible rule and statute changes to provide better guidance on reporting use of hazardous substances.

Ways to encourage addressing toxicity and risk in P2 plans include:

• More standardized toxic substance use reporting.
• Screening and evaluation tools, such as accounting for complete costs.
• Mass balance, accounting for all materials in and all products and wastes out.
• More and better information on the Web.
• More training of staff, P2 planners, and other interested parties.
• Working with EPA and others to prioritize chemicals of concern and to examine new risks.

Milestone HW A: Most P2 plans comprehensively address hazardous substance use as well as EPP, solid waste, and water use when appropriate.

Links and Resources

• Pollution Prevention Information
• Toxics Reduction Advisory Committee Report
• Lean and Environment

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