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Minnesota Guide to Pollution Prevention Planning
The Minnesota Toxic Pollution Prevention
Act (TPPA) states that most companies submitting an
EPA Form R to the Minnesota Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Program must write plans for
reducing the emissions of Form R chemicals. The Minnesota
Guide to Pollution Prevention Planning (1999, PDF: 24 pp, 499 KB) can help companies comply with the TPPA
and develop Pollution Prevention Plans.
The guide's chapter are outlined here
with links to additional information.
Chapter
1: Why
Pollution Prevention is Good Business—Integrating
Pollution Prevention with Business Planning
Pollution
prevention planning helps businesses increase productivity,
lower costs and reduce their environmental impact.
Related Resources
American
Society for Quality, includes links to ISO 14000
information.
Minnesota
Chapter of the American Society for Quality.
Comprehensive
ISO
14000 site.
Chapter 2: Recognizing Pollution Prevention Opportunities—Organizing
Pollution Prevention Options
Learn to prevent pollution through chemical substitution,
material flow, process control, automation and technology.
Related
Resources
Design
for the Environment (DfE), inscludes DfE toolkits
and resources.
Industry
specific links from the DfE site to other pollution
prevention pages.
EPA's
industry sector notebooks, featuring complete environmental
profiles and pollution prevention techniques.
Chapter
3: How to Write a Pollution Prevention plan
- Who is Required to Write a Plan
- Basic Requirements of a Plan
- Step One: Getting Started
- Step
Two: Use a Team
- Step Three: Determine the Baseline
- Step Four: Determine and Analyze
Alternatives
- Step Five: Set Objectives for
Implementation
- Step Six: Certification
Create an effective pollution
prevention plan; from start to finish.
Chapter
4: Pollution Prevention Progress Reports
- Monitor Progress
- How Pollution Prevention Progress
Report Information is Used
Reports are reviewed to identify
statewide trends, to target technical assistance and
to recognize success.
Related Resources
EPCRA
Program, Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Canadian
pollution prevention planning manual
Appendix:
Pollution Prevention Planning Assistance Programs
- Pollution Prevention Fees
- Suggested Resources
Take
advantage of state programs that specialize in pollution
prevention.
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