Definitions for "Pollution prevention"
The active process of identifying areas, processes, and activities which create excessive waste by-products for the purpose of substitution, alteration, or elimination of the process to prevent waste generation.
Pollution Prevention is any activity, including the use of materials, processes, or practices, which reduces or eliminates the creation of pollutants or wastes at the source. It includes protection of natural resources by conservation and increased efficiency in the use of raw materials, energy, water, or other resources. For more information, visit the Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center's Web site at http://www.pprc.org/default.htm.
within the context of Board recommendations, the elimination or virtual elimination of the generation, use and discharge of persistent toxic substances that tend to accumulate in the environment