Learn the Issues
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Draft Framework Sections I-IV
This page includes the draft guidelines for products for use in federal procurement.
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Learn About Pollution Prevention
Pollution prevention is reducing or eliminating waste at the source by modifying production, the use of less-toxic substances, better conservation techniques, and re-use of materials.
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Fiscal Year 2012 Pollution Prevention Grant Summaries
List of states and programs who received funds from the 2010 Pollution Prevention Grant program along with summaries of target programs.
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Responses to questions asked during the P2 Program: National Grants Webinar presented by EPA staff on March 22, 2016
Questions and answers from the webinar explaining the scope of the grants offered by the P2 Program.
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P2 Program National Grants Webinar, March 22, 2016: SLIDES
Slides from the webinar explaining the scope of the grants offered by the P2 Program.
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Measuring Impacts of Pollution Prevention
Applicants that are awarded EPA Pollution Prevention Grants must report the environmental and economic benefits achieved across all media from the implementation of the grant, which helps achieve EPA’s P2 targets.
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SRA Grant Writing Tutorial
This tutorial will help give your organization a broad but succinct analysis of what the SRA grant program is about. This self-paced tutorial is organized under two segments: Overview of Grant Program and Program Details.
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Cleaning National Parks: Using Environmentally Preferable Janitorial Products at Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
The purpose of this project was to help National Park Service
janitorial staff and supervisors at Yellowstone and Grand Teton
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Why Should You Care About Preventing Waste?
The bottom line is that preventing waste will save you money. By consuming and throwing away less, you will reduce the need to handle, treat, and dispose of waste.
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City of Santa Monica's Environmental Purchasing: A Case Study
This case study describes the city of Santa Monica’s efforts to identify and purchase products and services that minimize the burden on the environment and human health.
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Requirement to Provide Estimates of Outcomes and To Track Progress for Proposed Grant and Cooperative Agreement Projects Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The following FAQs were compiled to benefit prospective applicants seeking to apply for grants or cooperative agreements under the Pollution Prevention Division's Grant Programs (CFDA 66.708 and CFDA 66.717).
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FY10 Pollution Prevention Grant Results OPPT Regional Office Pollution Prevention Program Performance Measures
P2 grants produce annual environmental results in pounds of hazardous materials reduced, BTUs of energy, water and dollars saved.
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Source Reduction Assistance Grant Program Guidance for Applicants
The following FAQs were compiled to benefit prospective applicants seeking to apply for grant s or cooperative agreement funding under the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Source Reduction Assistance (SRA) Grant Program.
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EPA Definition of "Pollution Prevention" Memorandum
EPA Memorandum on defining the term pollution prevention to guide more consistent use of the term in EPA activities and written materials.
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An Organizational Guide to Pollution Prevention
This P2 guide provides information to help organizations get P2 programs started or re-evaluate existing programs.
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Pollution Prevention at POTWs: Case Studies
This brochure presents case studies of five projects carried out under the pilot program in FY 1991 to demonstrate how municipalities can benefit from pollution prevention.
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Painting the Town Green: Aberdeen Proving Ground's Paint Pilot Project
To demonstrate some of the ways EPP principles are being applied, EPA is documenting pilot projects undertaken by executive agencies, state and local governments, and the private sector.
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Pollution Prevention accomplishments at Schick Manufacturing in Verona, Virginia
Schick reported large reductions of trichloroethylene (TCE) waste generation in its 2012 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) report.
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GIS, Pollution Prevention and Public Health
Using examples of preventing pollution and reducing risk of exposure to communities, this guide answers basic interest and start-up questions, addresses benefits and limitations and illustrates the value of GIS for local health departments.