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By choosing to take responsibility for the health and safety of their workers and the environment, forest-products companies and wood preservers can implement pollution prevention techniques such as reducing material inputs, re-engineering processes to reuse by-products, improving management practices, and substituting alternatives to toxic chemicals.
Top Pollution Prevention Tips for Wood Preserving from Ecology's toxics reduction staff
Alternatives to Arsenic Treated Wood - Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Product Report
Sector Notebooks provide a holistic approach to designing common sense pollution prevention measures by integrating a discussion of industry processes, applicable federal regulations and other relevant environmental information into an accessible and condensed format.
| Profile of the Lumber and Wood Products Industry | Profile of the Pulp and Paper Industry, 2nd Edition |
Sustainable Building Sourcebook - Wood Treatment
The following are applicable Topic Hubs™ at the Pollution Prevention Resource Center (PPRC) website. The site includes background information, pollution prevention opportunities, reasons for change, where to go for help, and links to more information for and about this sector.
King County Best Management Practices
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