The Business Environmental Program provides free and confidential environmental management assistance to business and government operations in Nevada. The Program specializes in cost effective strategies to reduce hazardous materials and waste generation, conserve water and energy, minimize air emissions, and maintain compliance with environmental requirements. The program provides training, on-site consultation, assistance over the phone and through its website and publications.
Do you want to save money? Do you want to increase efficiency? Do you want a more productive work environment? Do you want to reduce waste?
Whether you call it “smart business”, “efficient business” or, just plain old “using your head”, many folks don’t realize that there are countless opportunities to improve the operations within their businesses. We like to refer to these practices as pollution prevention or P2.
“Pollution prevention (P2) is the reduction or elimination of wastes and pollutants at their sources.” For all the pollution that is avoided in the first place, there is that much less pollution to manage, treat, dispose of, or clean up.
POLLUTION = WASTE = INEFFICIENCY = COST = LOST REVENUE
The Business Environmental Program is dedicated to assisting all business to explore pollution prevention opportunities for their operations.
What can we do for you?
Conduct an on-site visit to assess opportunities
Provide technical assistance for those “problem areas”
Pollution prevention consists of any activity or strategy that eliminates or reduces the use of toxic substances, conserves water or energy, and eliminates (or reduces) the generation of nonproductive output, hazardous waste, air emissions, wastewater, or other pollutants.
Case Studies The Business Environmental Program hosted a series of case studies ranging from solvent substitution to recycling. These are great articles to learn how to implement simple changes in your business that can yield significant waste reduction/ cost savings.
Reduce the quantity of hazardous materials that come into your lab by purchasing only needed amounts of chemicals and/or by using less hazardous alternatives. MIT has developed a Green Chemical Wizard for helping you select less hazardous alternatives.
Water Science
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