Hazardous Waste & Toxics Reduction Program

Pollution Prevention in Washington State

Defining Pollution Prevention

Pollution Prevention Planning

Pollution Prevention Resources

Events and Training

Pollution Prevention Staff at Ecology

Other Pollution Prevention Sites

News and Highlights

2008 Governor’s Award
The application period is open for the 2008 Governor’s Award for Sustainable Practices. Applications accepted through June 6. Download the application form and guidelines at: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/hwtr/GovAward/index.html.

Pollution Prevention Success Stories
Pollution-prevention assistance by the state Department of Ecology helped Washington businesses cut the amount of hazardous waste they produce by 110 million pounds from 1992 to 2000.

Visit the Events and Training page for a listing of important & useful P2 Events!

Pollution Prevention Plans Due September 1, 2007
The electronic format for pollution prevention plans is available to help planners prepare their reports for calendar year 2006. The form (in Microsoft Word) combines plan and annual progress report information into one package, simplifies reporting, and provides a process-oriented, 5-year view of pollution prevention data, allowing for better analysis.

Cleaner Production Challenge
The Department of Ecology's Cleaner Production Challenge was a technical assistance project for companies in the aerospace parts manufacturing, plating and circuit board manufacturing industries. The challenge encouraged the companies to reduce the amount of water used, wastewater produced and hazardous sludge generated.

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The Toolkit includes strategy development ideas, an opportunity list, vendor links, and other tools to help facilities gain better process control, reduce water use, produce less waste, and improve compliance.