Pollution Prevention Law and Legal Definition
Pollution prevention means “any practice that --
(1)(i) Reduces the amount of any hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant entering any waste stream or otherwise released into the environment (including fugitive emissions) prior to recycling, treatment, or disposal; and
(ii) Reduces the hazards to public health and the environment associated with the release of such substances, pollutants, and contaminants;
(2) Reduces or eliminates the creation of pollutants through increased efficiency in the use of raw materials, energy, water, or other resources; or
(3) Protects natural resources by conservation.” (48 CFR 2.101)
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- Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships
- Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution
- Air Pollution Control Agency
- Alien Species Prevention and Enforcement Act of 1992
- Artist’s Rights and Theft Prevention Act
- Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
- Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention [USIP]
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]
- Certified Pollution Control Facility
- Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
