Pollution Prevention: Hazardous Material Use - Rockland Business Association

RBA Green Tool Kit: Pollution Prevention – Hazardous Material Use

Pollution Prevention

Toxic and Hazardous Substances

How to reduce your business’s waste today

Whether your business has 2 employees or 2,000, you can get tips on how to reduce your waste, ideas for reuse and information on programs that your can participate in to help you lessen your impact on the environment.

Resources & Articles

NY State Department of Environmental Conservation: Practical Tips for Businesses
How to join and participate in NY Recycles!
Waste Reduction, Reuse and Recycling Pamphlets Informational Material Link

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Less toxic material substitutes

Pollution prevention is the best way to protect the environment. It focuses on ways to avoid creating the pollution at its source, before it needs to be cleaned up. This can be done by using less hazardous materials in manufacturing, being careful to prevent spills, maintaining equipment in top condition, and through a number of cost-effective techniques.

Resources & Articles

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Pollution Prevention Information
Department of Environmental Conservation
NEWMOA is an interstate association of the hazardous waste, solid waste, waste site cleanup, and pollution prevention programs in the northeast states.

Green Council Member contribution:

Michael Shilale Architects, Sustainable Solutions

Rockland Business Association's Green Council Vision:
To educate, promote and advocate to the business community the benefits of adopting Green principles.

RBA Green Council Mission:
The RBA Green Council is committed to:

Assist members in realizing bottom line benefits of going green

Empower members to find the sustainable solutions best suited for their businesses by providing information on available educational, service and product resources they need

Advocate for members on related environmental issues affect the business community

RBA Green Tool Kit: Pollution Prevention – Hazardous Material Use