According to the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, pollution is the contamination of air, soil, or water by the discharge of harmful substances. Today, we present information from two groups, the Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center and the Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention. Following those groups are internet links to additional resources to give you more pollution prevention information. The Council realized that by preventing pollution , there is less to recycle, treat or dispose of in a landfill, and that preventing pollution at the source must be a top priority in order to break the cycle of shifting pollution from one place to another.
Cars also are a source of water pollution.
P2 efforts that focus only on industry are missing the bus. This issue of Pollution Prevention Northwest examines P2 approaches to transportation-related pollution through community design, business initiatives, and alternative fuels. The program assembles information about these products and makes it available to specific agency users who can evaluate them and develop applications in County projects. These procurement bulletins contain information about the results of product evaluations and other accomplishments of County agencies. We hope this information will help you find ways to use recycled materials in the work of your agency and that you will contact us if we can help you with further information or if you have suggestions.