Minimization Pollution prevention and waste minimization provides everyone an opportunity to be environmentally responsible. Pollution prevention reduces waste at its source while waste minimization included recycling and other methods that reduce the amount of waste to ultimately disposed of.
Pollution prevention begins with the individual.
At first glance, one person's efforts wouldn't seem to have much impact on waste reduction. However, the combined effort of many individuals can produce a large reduction in waste. In June 2000, President Likins recommitted the University of Arizona to pollution prevention and waste minimization by signing the following policy statement. The University of Arizona is committed to excellence in protecting the environment. Our objective is to reduce the use of hazardous materials and the subsequent generation of hazardous waste to the greatest extent feasible.