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Waste Minimization Resources/Links
The following web sites provide resources to technical and general information useful in pursuing waste minimization and pollution prevention practices.
On this page
Waste Minimization and Related Resources:
- The National Waste Minimization
Program
This site provides information about the agency's latest news on the Waste Minimization Program, the National Partnership for Environmental Priorities, and links to many other related resources, projects, and documents. - Waste
Minimization Links
This link provides EPA national technical assistance as well as information from other EPA regions, and other professional and trade organizations. - EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
Central U.S. Environmental Protection Agency site for information on its cross-office multimedia Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic (PBT) Chemical Initiative.
Pollution Prevention Resources:
- EPA
Region 3 Pollution Prevention
US EPA Region 3 Pollution Prevention Web Site. Offers information on how to do Pollution Prevention (P2), partnership programs for industry, free technical assistance, waste exchanges, as well as P2 projects designed especially for students and schools. - EPA
WasteWi$e
WasteWise is a free, voluntary, EPA program through which organizations eliminate costly municipal solid waste, benefiting their bottom line and the environment. It offers links to a WasteWise Helpline and Resource Library, and information on Public Recognition and Partner Networks, Electronic Communications, and Waste Reduction Publications. - Waste
Reduction Resource Center
The Waste Reduction Resource Center provides technical Pollution Prevention (P2) support to the states in EPA Region 3 and EPA Region 4. You'll find a searchable index of over 13,000 technical articles, fact sheets, and case studies about waste reduction technologies, many of which can be viewed on-line. - Pollution
Prevention Resource Exchange (P2Rx)
A network of nine regional pollution prevention centers that offer a variety of resources, including information about specific industry sectors, training, libraries, referrals, and research. - EPA
EnviroSense
A single repository for pollution prevention, compliance assurance, and enforcement information and data bases. This search engine searches multiple web sites (inside and outside the EPA), and offers assistance in preparing a search. - EPA
Design for the Environment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Design for the Environment (DfE) Program helps businesses incorporate environmental considerations into the design and redesign of products, processes, and technical and management systems. - EPA Compliance Assistance Centers
Compliance Assistance Centers focus on specific industry sectors, such as printing, metals, automotive, chemicals, petroleum, pharmaceuticals, and many others. - EPA
Environmental Accounting Project
Environmental Accounting Project offers information to encourage and motivate business to understand the full spectrum of their environmental costs, and integrate these costs into decision making. - Directory
of Markets for Recyclable Materials
Produced by the North Carolina Recycling Business Assistance Center, it serves as a useful tool in finding an outlet for your recyclable material.
- Region 3 Center for Sustainability
EPA Region 3's Center for Sustainability web site offers information about sustainable development, sustainability in action, challenge grants, green communities, livability, and other relevant issues.
Small Business Assistance Resources:
- EPA Mid-Atlantic Region Business Assistance Center
The Business Assistance Center offers free services to small and mid-sized businesses in the Mid-Atlantic states of DE, MD, PA, WV, VA and the District of Columbia. This site has links to EPA Small Business Environmental Homepage (Mid-Atlantic), EPA Small Business Gateway, Small Business Ombudsman Homepage, and other services. - EPA
Small Business Gateway
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gateway to environmental information and contacts for small businesses. - EPA
Small Business Technical Assistance
Provides a toolbox of technical information developed by the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards specifically to assist small businesses affected by air pollution control concerns. - Small
Business Environmental Home Page
Provides access to Environmental Compliance and Pollution Prevention information helpful for small businesses. Contains industry sector assistance, funding help, small business initiatives/policies, and ISO 14000 information.
Other Initiatives and Fact Sheets
- Mercury
Emissions from the Disposal of Fluorescent Lamps.
Everything you want to know about the Universal Waste Rule for Hazardous Waste Lamps.
-- [Adobe Acrobat PDF file]
- 180-Day Accumulation Time for Waste Treatment Sludges from the Metal Finishing Industry (F006), Final Rule, March 8, 2000.
- PBT Initiative -- Multi-media
Strategy.
EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. This is a central Agency site for information on the cross-office, multimedia PBT Chemical Initiative.
Please direct any questions or comments about the Waste Minimization Program to Sharon Perez-Suarez (perez-suarez.sharon@epa.gov) or Peter Piergiovanni (piergiovanni.peter@epa.gov).