Resources
2.1 Definitions and Regulatory Framework
2.2 The Pollution Prevention Cycle
2.3 Solid Waste
2.4 Hazardous Waste
Reading Assignments
Begin thinking about your research paper topic.
Read Edwards: Introduction, Chapter 1.
Lesson Description
This Module begins the Introduction to the
concepts of Sustainability and Pollution Prevention. We first review the
definitions of these terms and look at the current regulatory structure
in the U.S. We then review the basic pollution prevention cycle of
reduce, reuse, recycle, treat and dispose.
Next,
we cover the basic information on two important resource and waste
streams:
solid/hazardous waste and water.
