Draft Version Cleaning Production is an important strategy for sustainable development. The word 'cleaning' is somewhat misleading because the goals of production for sustainable development are to prevent and reduce waste. Cleaning production is achieved by redesigning material flows and procedures to avoid or minimize the production of waste. This containment of waste is called pollution control.
Pollution control focuses primarily on waste containment and to a lesser degree on reduction.
Stronger pollution control methods focus on reducing waste. This is often exemplified by using energy efficient technologies whether for cooking food, creating energy, or supplying power to computers. At an industrial level, the recycling of waste heat within a plant can lead to a reduction in pollution. Substituting inputs Strengths Pollution prevention and abatement, in their early and mid-stages, can result in financial gains for a company. Achievable methods of cleaning production can result in increased support for environmental regulation and compliance by owners and workers in the private sector.