• Reduced waste disposal costs
• Reduced compliance costs
• Reduced liability costs
• Higher product yields
• Reduced purchase costs
• Improved customer satisfaction
• Decreased employee health problems
• Improved corporate image

Checklist for Pollution Prevention A comprehensive checklist of P2 methods to implement in businesses.

An environmental management system (EMS) is a comprehensive, organized and documented system for an organization to holistically manage its activities that affect the environment. The EMS most commonly followed in the United States is described in the international standard ISO 14001.

Waste reduction at the office consists of little changes whose cumulative effect can make a big difference. With a little thought, you can apply pollution prevention strategies to any "process" that generates waste, whether it's making a cup of coffee or writing a memo to your co-workers.

Universal Wastes are a special group of hazardous wastes that are generated by all segments of the population and, unfortunately, often improperly disposed by the people who generate them. In an effort to make it easier and more cost effective to properly manage these wastes, the "Universal Waste Rules" exempts the wastes from the more burdensome Hazardous Waste Rules requirements, as long as they are managed to prevent release to the environment and properly recycled or disposed.

New Hampshire Assistance Providers A complete list of P2 resources for New Hampshire businesses.