Getting Started

Doing Right by Your Business and Environment

You deserve a workplace that is safe and healthy—and PPA wants to help you get there.
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Are you a Qualified Business? – Small Quantity Generator 

  • Generates less than 220 lbs. of dangerous waste per month,
  • Accumulates less than 2,200 lbs. of dangerous waste at any time,
  • Would like your business to work more cost efficient, smarter, and overall safer for your employees, community, and state


Schedule Your Free, On-Site Consultation 

Contact your local Pollution Prevention Specialists here to start gaining technical guidance, equipment, and additional benefits.

During your Consultation

  • On-site Assessment:
    • During the on-site visit, we will assess how you are managing your waste and offer waste prevention tips.
  • What we do on an audit:
    • On-site walk around through production and waste storage area
    • Walk around the exterior, examine catch basins and outdoor storage
    • Review of waste disposal receipts
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  • Typical questions we will ask:
    • Which chemicals do you use?
    • How much of the chemicals do you use?
    • Where are the waste products stored?
    • Where do you dispose of your waste?
    • How often do you clean out your catch basins?
  • Technical Guidance: 
    • Pollution Prevention Specialists can help owners/operators reduce pollution by:
      • Explaining relevant dangerous waste regulations to stay in compliance
      • Providing alternatives to safer chemicals
      • Reviewing spill prevention practices
      • Providing best management practices for stormwater management
      • Locating recycling and/or disposal resources

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