Pollution prevention report focuses on minimizing footprint
The 2015 Pollution Prevention Annual Report summarizes efforts of the DEQ Office of Pollution Prevention to motivate Virginians and Virginia-based facilities to minimize their environmental footprints. DEQ develops voluntary programs to provide guidance to assist Virginians in reducing the generation of environmental waste at the source, and to provide recognition to facilities and organizations that have implemented pollution prevention practices. Learn more about these voluntary programs.
DEQ becomes first state agency to reach Exemplary Environmental Enterprise level
DEQ has progressed from the Environmental Enterprise (E2) level of the Virginia Environmental Excellence Program to Exemplary Environmental Enterprise (E3). As an E3 member, DEQ was required to document that it had in place a fully implemented environmental management system and pollution prevention plan. A representative of a manufacturing facility that is a long-time E4 member reviewed DEQ’s application and confirmed that the agency met the program’s requirements. Though more than 25 state facilities participate in VEEP, DEQ is the first state agency to reach E3. Read more about VEEP.
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