Washington State Department of Ecology

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POLLUTION PREVENTION

Pollution Prevention in Washington State

News and Highlights


Governor's Award Skips 2009 Cycle
The Governor's Award for Sustainable Practices will not be offered in 2009, another sacrifice due to the budget pressures facing the Department of Ecology. We are planning to resume the award in 2010, if the resources are available. The award, offered since 1991, previously skipped 1994 when Ecology underwent a major reorganization.
 
Pollution Prevention Success Stories
Pollution-prevention assistance by the state Department of Ecology helped Washington businesses cut the amount of hazardous waste they produce by 110 million pounds from 1992 to 2000.
 
Visit the Events and Training page for a listing of important & useful P2 Events!
 
Pollution Prevention Plans Due September 1, 2009
The electronic format for pollution prevention plans is available to help planners prepare their reports for calendar year 2008. The form (in Microsoft Word) combines plan and annual progress report information into one package, simplifies reporting, and provides a process-oriented, 5-year view of pollution prevention data, allowing for better analysis.
 

Cleaner Production Challenge
The Department of Ecology's Cleaner Production Challenge was a technical assistance project for companies in the aerospace parts manufacturing, plating and circuit board manufacturing industries.  The challenge encouraged the companies to reduce the amount of water used, wastewater produced and hazardous sludge generated. 

 

The Toolkit includes strategy development ideas, an opportunity list, vendor links, and other tools to help facilities gain better process control, reduce water use, produce less waste, and improve compliance. 

 

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