Quantifying and comparing a P2 program's benefits: pollution prevention technical assistance in Nebraska

Doug J. Youngblood, Bruce I. Dvorak, Wayne E. Woldt, Stacey A. Hawkey, Jan R. Hygnstrom

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Abstract

Past clients who were provided pollution prevention technical assistance were reassessed to quantify program impact in terms of implementation, money saved and waste reduced. Although the most complex and in-depth projects resulted in the largest savings and waste reduction on a per client basis, small business clients realized similar monetary and solid waste savings as larger industrial clients when normalized by the technical assistance time applied. Clients who were referred by project partners had similar implementation and higher savings than those who were 'cold called'. This program's monetary savings and implementation rates were compared to other pollution prevention assistance provider's results. This comparison identified some difficulties in conducting multi-program comparisons.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)761-770
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Cleaner Production
Volume16
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2008

Keywords

  • Assessment
  • Pollution prevention
  • Technical assistance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • General Environmental Science
  • Strategy and Management
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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