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Recommendation IND 1

Modify the Pollution Prevention Planning program to dovetail with the Beyond Waste vision.

Modify the Pollution Prevention (P2) planning program activities and program direction to mesh more closely with the Beyond Waste vision, since it is a key tool for implementing the Industries Initiative. This recommendation ties in directly with recommendations IND 1 and 2 and HW 1, 2, 3, and 4. Some possible ways to do this are:

• Make P2 plans more efficient.



• Tie in P2 data tracking with Beyond Waste data tracking efforts. Use the information gathered with the P2 plans to help determine sector campaigns and drive policy decisions.



• Encourage earlier P2 planning that designs in waste reduction and recycling and designs out the use of toxic substances in products and processes. Also, broaden the scope of the plans to be more comprehensive.



• Work to ensure plan implementation.



• Due to the recommendations of the Toxics Reduction Advisory Committee, the short-term focus will be on getting the P2 Planners to include hazardous substance use in their P2 plans.

Milestone IND A: Most P2 plans comprehensively address hazardous substance use.

Links and Resources

• Pollution Prevention Information
• Toxics Reduction Advisory Committee Report

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