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Companies just starting out
Companies already performing P2 activities

Sample goals for companies just starting out:

• Identify wastes and determine how each waste is currently disposed (i.e., conduct a preliminary waste assessment). [This can be a stand-alone goal for your first year]
• Review waste measurement systems. Improve measurement systems where needed and put systems in place if they do not exist. [This can be a stand-alone goal, combined with the above goal, or combined with a reduction goal. The idea is to establish a system to measure and track the waste produced, and allow determination of its cost. This information will help you set pollution prevention priorities and refine your following year's goals].
• Determine the cost of each of your wastes. [This can be a stand-alone goal]
• Reduce the amount of incinerated waste by 10% by reducing, reusing, or recycling. [This can be a stand-alone goal]
• Reduce the amount of solid waste that goes to landfill by 10%. [This can be a stand-alone goal]
• Implement a recycling program for office paper. [This can be a stand-alone goal]
• Reduce packaging by 5% a year over the next five years. Over the next two years recycle 10% of the packaging that cannot be eliminated by source reduction. [This can be a stand-alone goal]
• Implement a two-sided photocopying policy.
• Educate all employees about pollution prevention.
• Form a pollution prevention team consisting of a cross- section of employees from all areas of the company.
• Evaluate all raw materials and supplies for hazardous components. [This can be a stand-alone goal or combined with the goal below]
• Eliminate or replace two identified raw materials or supplies that have hazardous or toxic components with materials that have no or less hazardous or toxic ingredients.
• Perform an analysis of cleaning supplies to determine whether they contain hazardous or toxic components and where feasible substitute with less toxic or hazardous cleaning materials.
• Recycle toner cartridges.
• Replace two raw materials and supplies with acceptable substitutes that contain recycled materials.

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Sample goals and guidelines for companies already performing pollution prevention activities:

• If you have already committed to pollution prevention activities for the year, restate them as your goals for the MBP3 program.
• If you have a five year plan, restate it as your goal(s) for the MBP3 program. Be sure to tell us that it is a five year plan and that you will be reporting on progress in your annual reports.
• Transfer pollution prevention knowledge throughout the company and to your suppliers and vendors.
• Implement a purchasing policy that gives preference to suppliers and vendors that are partners in one of Michigan's voluntary pollution prevention programs.
• Promote the efficient use of energy in the operation of facilities and the manufacture of products.
• Pursue the development of technologies that promote pollution prevention.
• Eliminate the use of regulated substances in products supplied to our company.
• Reduce total waste by 5% each year.
• Reduce releases reported under the SARA Title III Toxic Release Inventory by 75% from a baseline year.
• Eliminate the use of mercury in all production parts and processes.
• Utilize water borne or powder coatings in all painting facilities.
• Participate in US EPA Green Lights program, retrofitting all facilities where economically feasible.
• Reduce use of solvent-based materials by 50% in the next two years.
• If you are a company that has had a pollution prevention program for a number of years, then you may want to set goals such as:
• • Evaluate your company for sustainability issues. [This can be a stand-alone goal]
  • Work toward achieving sustainability in one area. [This can be a stand-alone goal]
  • Consider life cycle issues in the early design stages of products and processes to increase pollution prevention and recycling.

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Note: Do not forget to tell us about previous P2 accomplishments (if you wish to) along with your current year accomplishments when you submit your first annual report.