Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Policies for Government
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Introduction
Sustainable development and long-term planning will soon become a political mainstay for government at all levels and communities everywhere. Governments can implement pollution prevention and sustainable development in several different ways, including regulatory integration, sustainable development, and incorporating sustainable P2 practices into daily operations such as purchasing, planning, etc.
One of the goals of pollution prevention and sustainablility programs is to design regulations with built-in incentives for implementing pollution prevention technologies and sustainable business practices. Governments have historically used pollution legal "disincentives" to discourage pollution. Pollution prevention regulatory integration encourages the use of incentives that reward companies for implementing source reduction programs and pollution prevention technologies. Such advances can also help make businesses more sustainable over the long-run by increasing efficiency. Incentives can also be used in development and building regulations and long term planning, as well.
Federal, state and local governments can all develop long-term plans and regulatory systems with pollution prevention and sustainable development incentives. Businesses can assist in this process by educating lawmakers so that they can design such efforts that reward investment in newer, cleaner, and more efficient technologies.
Related Concepts, OCAPP Projects and Documents
Important Sustainability Links for Government
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