New Hampshire

Chapter 8 of Laws of 1996





P2 Objective: To assist the regulated community in complying with

environmental requirements, emphasizing P2.

Numeric Goal: None specified.

Assistance Offered: Establishes technical assistance program for small business,

which also maintains an information clearinghouse.

Reporting Requirements: None.

Incentives: None.

Funding: $ 115,000/yr from State Hazardous Waste Clean-up Fund to administer

this Act.

Contact: Stephanie D'Agostino, Pollution Prevention Program
New Hampshire

Department of Environmental Services
6 Hazen Drive, P.O. Box 95
 Concord, NH

03302-0095



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Definitions


Pollution Prevention -- The use of materials, processes, or practices which reduce or

eliminate the creation of pollutants or wastes at the source, or minimize their release into the

environment prior to recycling, treatment, or disposal.  It includes practices that reduce the use of

hazardous materials, energy, or water or other resources.  It also includes practices that protect

natural resources and human health through conservation, more efficient use, or effective release

minimization.


Small Business -- A business which employs 20 or fewer employees and is

independently owned and operated, or "small business" as defined in the Clean Air Act

Amendments of 1990.

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