Pollution Prevention
Many innovative companies are developing pollution prevention principles to reduce the volume and toxicity of waste generated by their operations. Pollution prevention techniques can make good business sense since they can help companies reduce expenditures on raw materials and office supplies, improve efficiencies and minimize environmental liability.  Pollution prevention practices can include following practices:

Waste Prevention- Companies can reduce the volume or toxicity of waste through using or manufacturing reusable packaging, purchasing durable supplies, using materials more efficiently, reusing products and supplies, adopting material exchanges reducing use of hazardous constituents and eliminating unnecessary purchases of supplies and materials.

Recycling- Many businesses can avoid generating waste by recycling materials such as bottles, cans, paper, corrugated cardboard, pallets, shipping crates and packing materials.

Composting- If your company determines that a significant volume of waste is organic material and it has available outdoor space, this could be a valuable option. Grass clippings may be left in place or placed into a compost pile along with branches and leaves. Companies will not only reduce waste generation but also limit lawn maintenance costs since the composted materials could be used as substitute fertilizers, Food scraps may also be composed with yard trimmings. If there is insufficient space, businesses might be able to participate in a local composting project.

Purchasing-  Waste reduction can also be accomplished through purchasing practices. Businesses can purchase supplies with reduced packaging, exercise better inventory control to minimize disposal of perishable items and buying products with recycled content.

W e can help you establish a waste reduction program, assist you with waste assessments, identify and select waste reduction options and help you negotiate pollution prevention provisions with your suppliers and waste haulers.