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Options for Pollution Prevention Practices

Options for Pollution Prevention Practices. Buy in Bulk Buy reusable or refillable product instead of disposable Reuse materials Inventory control Recycle Buy Recycled. Pollution Prevention Steps. Buy in bulk. Reduces packaging waste. Usually less expensive antifreeze, oil

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Options for Pollution Prevention Practices

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  1. Options for Pollution Prevention Practices • Buy in Bulk • Buy reusable or refillable product instead of disposable • Reuse materials • Inventory control • Recycle • Buy Recycled General Pollution Prevention Practices 13-1

  2. Pollution Prevention Steps • Buy in bulk. • Reduces packaging waste. • Usually less expensive • antifreeze, oil • Buy reusable or refillable products • reusable oil absorbent • launderable cloth towels • refillable tanks for welding gas General Pollution Prevention Practices 13-2(a)

  3. Pollution Prevention Steps • Reuse materials • reuse cardboard boxes, packing materials. • cut up waste office paper to reuse as note pads. • Inventory Control • “just-in-time” purchasing • watch shelf expiration dates General Pollution Prevention Practices 13-2(b)

  4. Pollution Prevention Steps • rotate materials • streamline materials purchased, minimize the types • keep records of materials purchased - record savings • return defective or outdated materials to the supplier. General Pollution Prevention Practices 13-2(c)

  5. Recycling • Office paper • Cardboard (not oil-soaked) • Plastics (used oil and antifreeze bottles, etc.) • Metal wastes (parts, empty cans, etc.) • Rubber waste (tires, belts, hoses etc.) • Office Paper • may need to be separated General Pollution Prevention Practices 13-3 (a)

  6. Recycling • Cardboard • usually must be baled • Plastics • may need to be separated by type • Metal waste • includes parts, used oil filters, and empty steel cans. • recycle through a scrap dealer General Pollution Prevention Practices 13-3 (b)

  7. Rubber Waste • Recycle through a local tire recycler • recycled into new products • mixed with asphalt for paving roads • burned for energy recovery • Other Rubber Waste • belts and hoses - recycle with tires if not contaminated General Pollution Prevention Practices 13-4

  8. On-site Collection of Recyclables • Collected, seperated and stored • Note: Specific instructions from local recycling program • Buy Recycled • “Close the recycling loop." • Examples: office documents, receipts, plastics, antifreeze, oil, etc. General Pollution Prevention Practices 13-5

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