Pollution prevention

Pollution prevention reduces the amount of pollution generated by a process, whether by industry, agriculture, or consumers. In contrast to most pollution control strategies,which seek to manage a pollutant after it is emitted and reduce its impact upon the environment, the pollution prevention approach seeks to increase the efficiency of a process, the reducing the amount of pollution generated at its source. Although there is wide agreement that source reduction is the preferred strategy, some professionals also use the term pollution prevention to include pollution reduction.

With increasing human population, pollution has become a great concern. Pollution from human activities is a problem that does not have to be inevitable. With a comprehensive pollution prevention program, most pollution can be reduced, reused, or prevented. The US Environmental Protection Agency works to introduce pollution prevention programs to reduce and manage waste.[1] Reducing and managing pollution may decrease the number of deaths and illnesses from pollution-related diseases.

Human population numbers

With nearly seven billion people in the world, and the fact that the average person produces 4.4 pounds of waste each human population growth are to encourage family planning & to reduce poverty, and to elevate the status of women." (Miller & Spoolman, 2009, p. 133). Such plans and strategies can be converted into policies to ensure sustainability. “Action plans and strategies can be developed to increase public understanding of how rapid population growth limits chances for meeting basic... recycling or reuse."

Production techniques

As an environmental management strategy, pollution prevention shares many attributes with cleaner production, a term used more commonly outside the United States. Pollution prevention encompasses more specialized sub-disciplines including green chemistry and green design (also known as environmentally conscious design).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pollution Prevention". U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
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