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Pollution Prevention Planning
The Toxics Law requires regulated facilities to (State of Maine DEP 2006)
• Develop a P2 plan
• Solicit employee input during P2 plan development
• Set specified reduction goals
• Report biannually to the Maine DEP Toxics Program and local municipal
officials on the progress made toward meeting reduction goals
• Pay an annual fee to the Maine DEP Toxics Program
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM
The Washington State P2 program applies to all hazardous substance users and to
hazardous waste generators who generate more than 2,640 lb of hazardous waste
per year except for those facilities that are primarily treatment, storage, and disposal
facilities or recycling facilities. Applicable facilities must prepare a P2 plan, which is
then updated at least every 5 yrs. If a facility has an EMS, it can be used instead of
submitting P2 planning forms.
Washington P2 plans must consider opportunities based on the following priorities: hazardous substance use reduction and hazardous waste reduction, recycling,
and treatment. The plans are required to contain four parts:
• Part 1: This section includes a statement expressing the commitment of
the facility to the plan and its goals and includes the scope and objectives
of the plan. It describes the type of facility and products made or services
provided at the facility, including the current production or activity level.
It provides the total pounds of extremely hazardous waste and total pounds
of dangerous waste reported on Form 4, Dangerous Waste Annual Report,
for the last calendar year, and if applicable, the total pounds of toxic releases
reported on Form R under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
Act (SARA) Title III, Section 313, for the same time period. It also includes
a description of current reduction, recycling, and treatment activities and
compares these with documentation of any reduction efforts that took place
before the first plan was submitted.
• Part 2: This section includes an identification of hazardous substances
used and hazardous wastes generated by the facility; a description of the
facility processes; an identification of reduction, recycling, and treatment
opportunities; an evaluation of those opportunities; a selection of proposed
options; a policy to prevent shifting of risks; performance goals; and an
implementation schedule.
• Part 3: This section provides a financial description of the plan, which
identifies costs and benefits realized from implementing selected opportunities to the extent reasonably possible. Part 3 also includes a description
of accounting systems that will be used to identify hazardous substance
Pollution Prevention Planning
The Toxics Law requires regulated facilities to (State of Maine DEP 2006)
• Develop a P2 plan
• Solicit employee input during P2 plan development
• Set specified reduction goals
• Report biannually to the Maine DEP Toxics Program and local municipal
officials on the progress made toward meeting reduction goals
• Pay an annual fee to the Maine DEP Toxics Program
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM
The Washington State P2 program applies to all hazardous substance users and to
hazardous waste generators who generate more than 2,640 lb of hazardous waste
per year except for those facilities that are primarily treatment, storage, and disposal
facilities or recycling facilities. Applicable facilities must prepare a P2 plan, which is
then updated at least every 5 yrs. If a facility has an EMS, it can be used instead of
submitting P2 planning forms.
Washington P2 plans must consider opportunities based on the following priorities: hazardous substance use reduction and hazardous waste reduction, recycling,
and treatment. The plans are required to contain four parts:
• Part 1: This section includes a statement expressing the commitment of
the facility to the plan and its goals and includes the scope and objectives
of the plan. It describes the type of facility and products made or services
provided at the facility, including the current production or activity level.
It provides the total pounds of extremely hazardous waste and total pounds
of dangerous waste reported on Form 4, Dangerous Waste Annual Report,
for the last calendar year, and if applicable, the total pounds of toxic releases
reported on Form R under the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
Act (SARA) Title III, Section 313, for the same time period. It also includes
a description of current reduction, recycling, and treatment activities and
compares these with documentation of any reduction efforts that took place
before the first plan was submitted.
• Part 2: This section includes an identification of hazardous substances
used and hazardous wastes generated by the facility; a description of the
facility processes; an identification of reduction, recycling, and treatment
opportunities; an evaluation of those opportunities; a selection of proposed
options; a policy to prevent shifting of risks; performance goals; and an
implementation schedule.
• Part 3: This section provides a financial description of the plan, which
identifies costs and benefits realized from implementing selected opportunities to the extent reasonably possible. Part 3 also includes a description
of accounting systems that will be used to identify hazardous substance