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There are many different ways to adopt pollution prevention.  It can be as simple as substituting environment-friendly raw materials for toxic substances, or it may be implemented through written procedures such as an environmental management system. There is a great deal of information on the internet to help people and facilities reduce or eliminate waste.  A few of these pollution prevention resources are listed below:  

City of Fort Worth Programs 

Environmental Management Systems (EMS)

• Texas EMS Program
• Clean Texas
• EPA EMS Information
• EPA National Environmental Performance Track
• ISO 14000 International Standards
• The Peer Center

Geral Resouces 

• EPA Pollution Prevention
• Envirosense
• TCEQ Small Business & Local Government Assistance
•  TCEQ Pollution Prevention
• Southwest Network for Zero Waste
• Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange
• Texas Pollution Prevention Resources
•  Western Regional Pollution Prevention Network
• TWUA Pollution Prevention
•  WaterWiseCouncil of Texas

Fats, Oils, & Grease

• Oil and Grease BMP - ACWA
• The Green Plan – North Carolina DPPEA
• Fort Worth Oil & Grease Poster

Motor Oil

• TCEQ Used Oil Requirements

Sector Specific Resources

Metal Finishers

• National Metal Finishing Resource Center
• Water Conservation – North Carolina DPPEA
• Pollution Solutions for Metal Finishing
• University of Missouri

All Sectors

• EPA Industrial Sectors
• Pacific Northwest PPRC
• North Carolina DPPEA
• ChemAlliance
• Printer’s National Environmental Assistance Center
• Hospitals for a Healthy Environment
• Environmental Compliance for the Automotive Industry

Recycling/Reuse 

• RENEW - Materials Exchange Network
• National Recycling Coalition
• Earth 911

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