The Pollution Prevention Center for Islands is being developed to serve as a resource for agencies, businesses, and individuals in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands who wish to learn more about minimizing waste and pollution and how to operate in an environmentally friendly way while maximizing efficiency. Small tropical islands are particularly vulnerable to environmental damage. For many of us the beauty of our islands' surroundings is our most marketable resource.
Tourism is the primary source of revenue and jobs for many islands.
We must protect what we have. Pollution and waste prevention strategies can be economically advantageous to those who follow them. It is the aim of this program to help people find ways to avoid waste. We further hope to help businesses understand and comply with the sometimes confusing array of environmental regulations that they face today. We are developing our capacity to provide P2 information, gathering materials and information for our island clients.