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"Lean Ecology" Resources: Lean Ecology is the bridge that joins productivity and profit with pollution prevention and environmental responsibility. Taiichi Ohno, the "father" of the Toyota Production System (also known as Lean), said that "the basis of [Lean] is the absolute elimination of waste." It is through this aggressive reduction of waste that companies throughout the world are enjoying breakthrough productivity gains. The "absolute elimination of waste" aligns with the goals of those who care about pollution prevention and reducing environmental impact. Lean provides a proven method to make those reductions a reality.

EPA's Lean and Environment Toolkit: This toolkit is intended to enable Lean practitioners to improve both their business performance and their environmental performance by identifying and eliminating environmental wastes at their organizations. The toolkit offers practical strategies and tools for integrating environmental considerations into Lean initiatives in ways that support Lean’s focus on the elimination of waste and non-value added activity.

EPA's Lean and Energy Toolkit: This toolkit was developed by EPA to assist organizations in reducing energy use and improving performance through Lean manufacturing— the production system developed by Toyota and employed by thousands of companies throughout the US.

Department of Ecology Lean Case Studies 

EPA's Lean in Government Starter Kit

EPA Lean & Environment Factsheet

Pollution Prevention Information

P2Rx: A network of pollution prevention regional centers provide easy access, high quality pollution prevention information, including case studies and general p2 implementation as well as those for specific sectors and topics.

  • Agriculture and Food Processing (Agricultural Teaching Labs, Meat Processing, Pork Production, Additional Resources)
  • Construction Industry (Construction Science Education, Landscaping, Residential Construction, Additional Resources)
  • Facilities Design and Management (Agricultural Teaching Labs, EMS, Environmental Management Accounting, Household Hazardous Materials, Integrated Pest Management for Schools, Landscaping, Mercury, Publicly Owned Treatment Works, Residential Construction, Additional Resources)
  • Health Care (Electronic Waste, EMS, Food Service, Landscaping, Mercury, Additional Resources)
  • Hospitality and Tourism (Clean Snowmobiles, Community Growth, Food Service, Hospitality, Household Hazardous Materials, Landscaping, Public Lands, Ski Areas, Additional Resources)
  • Manufacturing Processes (Aerospace, EMS, Fiberglass Fabrication, Lean Manufacturing, Metal Fabrication & Machining, Metal Finishing, Oil & Gas, Paint & Coating Manufacturing, Ship Building & Repair, Textiles, Wood Furniture Manufacturing, Additional Resources)
  • Natural Resources Conservation (Clean Snowmobiles, Electric Utilities, Landscaping, P2 and Environmental Security, Public Lands, Publicly Owned Treatment Works, Additional Resources)
  • Persistant, Bioaccumulative and Toxic Substances, Hazardous Waste and Other Toxins (Dioxin, Electronic Waste, Household Hazardous Materials, Lead, Mercury, Additional Resources) 
  • Pollution Prevention Practices and Tools (EMS, EMS in Government, Environmental Management Accounting, Environmental Measurement, Environmental Mentoring, Green Procurement, Lean Manufacturing, P2 and Environmental Security, Regulatory Integration, Additional Resources)
  • Schools Agricultural Teaching Labs, Auto Body, Construction Science Education, Food Service, Household Hazardous Materials, Integrated Pest Management for Schools, Mercury in Schools, Youth Education)
  • Service Industries (Auto Body, Auto Repair, Dry Cleaning, Electric Utilities, Food Service, Hospitality, Marinas & Small Boat Harbors, Meat Processing, Printing - Flexography & Lithography, Residential Construction, Ship Building & Repair, Ski Areas, Textiles, Wood Furniture Manufacturing, Additional Resources)
  • Sustainable Development
  • Transportation (Auto Body, Auto Repair, Clean Snowmobiles, Mercury, Oil and Gas, Additional Resources)

For additional information on Environmental Management Systems, click here.

For Energy Efficiency & Renewable Technologies information, click here.P2 Climate Change Tools:

  • EPA created the Durable Goods Calculator to help companies and individuals understand the greenhouse gas emission implications of various disposal methods for durable goods.
  • EPA created the Recycled Content (ReCon) Tool to help companies and individuals estimate life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy impacts from purchasing and/or manufacturing materials with varying degrees of post-consumer recycled content.
  • The Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator expresses quantities of GHGs in terms of metrics such as number of cars, gallons of gasoline, acres of forest, etc. This calculator is useful for expressing GHG reductions or emissions in a way that is easier to comprehend.
  • EPA's Waste Reduction (WARM) Model is a tool that calculates and totals greenhouse gas emissions of baseline and alternative waste management practices: source reduction, recycling, combustion, composting, and landfilling.

Information on Compliance with Regulations:

 

 

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