Pollution prevention is:
...the use of processes, practices, materials, products or energy that avoid or minimize the creation of pollutants and wastes, at the source
(CCME, May, 1996)
Waste and pollution represent an inefficient use of resources and result in a direct financial loss for business and have a negative impact on the environment
In the past, it was thought that society had to choose between the economy and the environment. Pollution prevention shows that environmental sustainability can go hand in hand with economic opportunity. Learn more about NSEL's Pollution Prevention Program.