If your business generates waste (municipal solid waste, hazardous waste, wastewater, and/or air emissions) or consumes energy as a result of business operations, then you can reap the rewards of a no-cost pollution prevention assessment. Studies show that businesses can cut waste up to 80% through pollution prevention initiatives. The assessment offers an analysis of environmentally sound solutions that can reduce operational costs, improve productivity, reduce disposal costs, improve your public image, and reduce legal requirements.

Free Small Business Technical Assistance To Owners

• Less than 100 employees
• No cost
• For Richland and Kennewick Businesses
• Provided by the City of Kennewick, the City of Richland, the U.S. Department of Energy, Waste Management Federal Services of Hanford, and Washington State University at Tri-Cities, and Washington State Department of Ecology.

Contacts:

• City of Richland - Matt Zybas @ 942-7467
• City of Kennewick- Jack Clark @585-4317
• Waste Management Federal Services of Hanford - Mary Betsch @ 372-1627

Pollution Prevention Assessments look at:

• Water Conservation
• Wastewater Discharges
• Chemicals in the Workplace (Substitution of less hazardous types)
• Electrical Power Usage (Lighting & Consumption)
• Solid Waste issues (Recycling, proper disposal of hazards, diversion strategies)