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EPA has collected information relevant to improving environmental performance for particular industry sectors. The following links provide a large array of sector-specific information on pollution prevention, voluntary partnerships, best practices, sector performance, and more. Select links below to view resources and information relevant to specific sectors.

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Waste Reduction Resource Center provides pollution prevention core references for 26 industry sectors. The core references collection includes technical references, fact sheets and case studies on pollution prevention for these industry sectors.

Enviro$ense Internet Cooperatives provides links to pollution prevention and compliance assistance information for four industry sectors. Click on Federal, State/Local, or International links and look under the business assistance tab to view sector information.

Industry Sector-Based Programs provide regulations, compliance information, reinvention activities (e.g., voluntary programs), and publications for 15 sectors.

Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance's (OECA's) EPA Sector Notebooks contain comprehensive environmental information on 29 major industries. Each notebook contains a comprehensive environmental profile for the sector, industrial process information, pollution prevention techniques, pollutant release data, innovative programs and partnerships, contacts, and references.

OECA's Sector Facility Indexing Project provides facility-level profiles for five industry sectors. Information includes compliance and inspection history, chemical releases and spills, demographics of the surrounding population and production.

The National Metal Finishing Strategic Goals Program is a partnership between EPA and the metal finishing industry to encourage metal finishers to go beyond environmental compliance. Program resources include benchmarking tools, success stories, compliance assistance, pollution prevention, environmental management systems, financing, and more.

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