The shop owner or manager must be committed to pollution prevention and pass that commitment on to the employees. Training should be established for employees involved in waste reduction, hazardous material handling, and emergency response. Incentive programs should be formed to encourage employees to design and develop new pollution prevention ideas. Source Reduction Source reduction is usually the least expensive approach to minimizing waste. Many of these techniques involve housekeeping changes or minor in-plant process modifications.
Wastes Keep work areas clean.
Good housekeeping is the easiest and often the most inexpensive way to prevent pollution. Improve inventory procedures to reduce the amount of off-specification materials generated. Reduce quantities of raw materials to levels at which materials will be used up just as new materials are arriving. Designate protected raw material and hazardous waste storage area with spill containment. Keep the areas clean and organized, and give one person the responsibility of maintaining the areas.