In 2012, EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program began encouraging facilities to report any barriers preventing implementation of source reduction, recycling or pollution control activities. The barrier categories include: Concerns about product quality; No alternatives identified; or Insufficient capital. After collecting this information in a categorized manner for 4 years, the presentation offers findings on the barriers reported by industrial facilities reporting to TRI. Chemicals and sectors with high barrier reporting will be discussed in detail. This analysis aims to facilitate information sharing between facilities facing barriers to pollution prevention, and those that have successfully overcome such barriers.<br/>

Challenges to implementation of pollution prevention as evidenced by barriers reported to EPA’s toxics release program

254th National Meeting (2017)

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