The Congress finds that:
The Congress hereby declares it to be the national policy of the United States that pollution should be prevented or reduced at the source whenever feasible; pollution that cannot be prevented should be recycled in an environmentally safe manner, whenever feasible; pollution that cannot be prevented or recycled should be treated in an environmentally safe manner whenever feasible; and disposal or other release into the environment should be employed only as a last resort and should be conducted in an environmentally safe manner.
42 U.S.C. § 13101
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThis chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(5), was in the original "this subtitle", meaning subtitle F (§§6501, 6601-6610) of title VI, Pub. L. 101-508 which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of subtitle F to the Code, see Short Title note below and Tables.
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 101-508, title VI, §66016601,, 104 Stat. 1388-321, provided that: "This subtitle [subtitle F (§§6501, 6601-6610) of title VI of Pub. L. 101-508 enacting this chapter and section 4370c of this title] may be cited as the 'Pollution Prevention Act of 1990'."
- Agency
- The term "Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency.
- multi-media
- The term "multi-media" means water, air, and land.
- practices
- The term "practices" means design, financing, permitting, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance, and other practices that contribute to achieving zero-net-energy buildings or facilities.
- source reduction
- The term "source reduction" means any practice which-(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, or contaminants.The term includes equipment or technology modifications, process or procedure modifications, reformulation or redesign of products, substitution of raw materials, and improvements in housekeeping, maintenance, training, or inventory control.