Essay - Pollution Prevention Objective Pollution Prevention Has Various Meanings and is...

POLLUTION PREVENTION

OBJECTIVE

***** prevention has various meanings and is frequently used. Toxics use/reduction and sources reduction are the most narrow terms, being restricted to raw material or production process changes. Pollution prevention promotes a hierarchy that favors source reduction, but also ***** other minimization techniques or treatment where production changes are infeasible. Explain why the best approach ***** one that cost-effectively reduces waste, minimizes worker exposure to *****xic materials, optimizes use materials, improves a product's competitiveness in local and world markets, and enhances a company's image of responsibility to ***** community.

INTRODUCTION

***** work entitled: "Environmental, Health, and Safety Guidelines for Waste Management Facilities" published by the International Finance Corporation states that *****se guidelines "contain the per*****mance levels and measures that ***** generally considered to be achievable in new facilities by existing technology at reasonable costs." (Environmental, Health, and ***** Guidelines, 2007) The guidelines "should be tailored to the hazard and risks established for each project on ***** basis ***** the results of an environmental assessment in which site-specific variables, such as host country context, assimilative capacity of ***** environment ***** ***** project factors are taken into account." (*****, Health, and Safety *****, 2007)

The work *****: "Sustainable Development ***** Society" published by the GSA Office of Governmentwide Policy (2004) states ***** the ***** economical choices "***** those that have the lowest life cycle cost in order to make those choices..." (***** Office ***** Governmentwide *****, 2004) The complete sustainable development model is stated to consider "the simultaneous pursuit of economic prosperity, ***** quality and social equity is a *****ful fr*****mework for informing ***** business decisions we all must make." (GSA ***** of Governmentwide Policy, 2004) The first two fac*****rs of the "sustainable development triad, economic concerns and environmental stewardship are *****ll understood and being applied effectively today - particularly in the area ***** facilities design and construction." However there is a need for a gre*****ter comprehension of the third factor which ***** that of 'social equity'. Social equity is stated to be a "broad topic that includes both individual ***** corporate responsibility.

I. THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA)

The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is a federal environmental law that regulates solid ***** hazardous wastes from generation through disposal. Hazardous wastes are divided ***** to categories: (1) listed and (2) characteristic. Characteristic Hazardous ***** are ***** ***** exhibit "***** or more of the four hazardous characteristics" which ***** those of: (*****) ignitability; (2) corrosivity; (3) reactivity and (4) toxicity. (Ohio EPA, nd) Listed hazardous wastes are stated to be listed specifically ***** name or process in the hazardous waste regulations." Pollution prevention is stated to use "source reduction and environmentally sound recycling to reduce or eliminate hazardous ***** and o*****r pollution at the source. ***** prevention, also termed P2 ***** stated to include "good operating practices, material substitutions, process changes and recycling." (Ohio *****, nd) ***** further addresses "all waste streams" including solid and hazardous waste, air and water." (Ohio EPA, nd)

II. CASE STUDY