Technical Assistance

	On-Site Pollution Prevention Technical Assistance       Take advantage of a free, confidential assessment of your facility by engineers at the University of Maryland Manufacturing Assistance Program.  You’ll receive a report listing voluntary waste reduction, and energy and water conservation opportunities at your facility and an offer for further assistance in implementing them.
	ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Implementation Assistance  This free program assists businesses in implementing EMSs through workshops,on-site assistance, and audits.
	Lean and Clean Assessments Experts from the Maryland Manufacturing Assistance Program will work with your company team to document, analyze, redesign, and plan specific activities to eliminate wasted energy, materials, and non-value adding activities throughout a selected product/process line.
	Pollution Prevention Intern Program    This program places engineering students at Maryland manufacturing facilities to research and implement cost-saving waste reduction and energy and water conservation  opportunities.

What is Pollution Prevention?

Pollution Prevention, or P2, is a proactive approach to environmental management that aims to reduce or eliminate pollution at its source prior to recycling, pollution control technology, or disposal.  P2 measures include equipment and process changes, substituting with less toxic materials, and energy and water conservation.

P2 offers benefits over traditional environmental control technologies because it prevents the transfer of pollutants from one waste stream to another and can lower operating and waste disposal costs, regulatory burdens, liability, and worker exposure.  For these reasons, MDE considers P2 to be the preferred approach to environmental management.