Pollution Prevention Act of 1990
Great Seal of the United States
Acronyms (colloquial)PPA
Enacted bythe 101st United States Congress
Citations
Public law101-508
Statutes at Large104 Stat. 1388-321
Codification
Titles amended42
U.S.C. sections created13101-13109
Legislative history

The Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA) is a United States federal law that created a national policy to promote the prevention of pollution or reduction at pollution sources wherever possible.[1] The law also expanded the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), a waste reporting program administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Overview

The Pollution Prevention Act focused industry, government, and public attention on reducing the amount of pollution through cost-effective changes in production, operation, and raw materials use. Opportunities for source reduction are often not realized because many existing environmental regulations focus on waste treatment and disposal. Consequently industrial resources have been focused on compliance with the treatment and disposal requirements.[2]

Implementation

EPA efforts to promote prevention practices include waste permitting procedures, revisions to regulations, technical assistance to industry and government agencies, and enforcement. The agency also makes efforts to link pollution prevention to public information about chemicals, such as in the TRI program.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ United States. Pollution Prevention Act of 1990. Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 101–508, title VI, §6602. Approved November 5, 1990.
  2. ↑ "Summary of the Pollution Prevention Act". Washington, D.C.: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 2021-09-28.
  3. ↑ Auer, Charles M.; Kover, Frank D.; Aidala, James V.; Blunck, Chris; Greenwood, Mark A. (April 2020). "Toxic Substances: A Half Century of Progress" (PDF). Grasonville, MD: EPA Alumni Association.

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