Pollution Prevention Pays for the Food Processing Industry

Po l lu t i on P reven t i on i s an i dea whose t i m e has come . Although the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, a n d e v e n S u p e r f u n d , p o i n t e d u s i n t h e r i g h t d i r e c t i o n b y i d e n t i f y i n g a r e a s o f p o l l u t i o n p r o b l e m s , t h e y p r o v e d t h a t throwing money at pol lut ion wil l not make i t go away. T r e a t m e n t i s n o t t h e a n s w e r t o t h e p r o b l e m o f p o l l u t i o n . The answer is Prevent ion. The simple p r i n c i p l e o f p o l l u t i o n p r e v e n t i o n i s t h a t r e d u c i n g a n d p r e v e n t i n g w a s t e s pays o f f e conomica l ly a s we l l a s env i ronmen ta l l y .