Prevention of pollution solutions
Prevention of pollution solutions
(ISO 14000)
Prevention of pollution can be incorporated into the design and development of new products and services, as well as into the development of associated processes. Such strategies can, for example, help an organization to conserve resources and reduce waste and emissions associated with products and services. (Guidance on product design concepts and practices can be found in ISO/TR 14062.).
Source reduction can often be the most effective practice because it has the double benefit of avoiding the generation of waste and emissions and simultaneously saving resources. However, prevention of pollution through source reduction may not be practicable in some circumstances and for some organizations. The organization should consider using a hierarchy of approaches for prevention of pollution. Such a hierarchy should give preference to preventing pollution at its source, and can be structured as follows:
a) source reduction or elimination (including environmentally sound design and development, material substitution, process, product or technology changes and efficient use and conservation of energy and material resources);
b) Internal reuse or recycling (reuse or recycling of materials within the process or facility);
c) External reuse or recycling (transfer of materials off-site for reuse or recycling);
d) Recovery and treatment (recovery from waste streams on or off-site, treatment of emissions, and releases on wastes on or off-site to reduce their environmental impacts);
e) Control mechanisms, such as incineration or controlled disposal, where permissible. However, the organization should use methods such as these only after other options have been considered.
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