ASTM E1609-01

Standard Guide for Development and Implementation of a Pollution Prevention Program (Withdrawn 2010)

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This guide for development and implementation of a pollution prevention program is applicable to any organization or facility that releases materials to any of the three environmental media (air, water, or land) and that wishes to reduce those releases, without using treatment or transferring them to one of the other two media primarily for the purpose of disposal. Incentives for applying this standard of practice include concern for the environment, conservation of natural resources, economic considerations, and current and future regulatory compliance. Effective pollution prevention can also increase the efficiency of operations and use of resources, employee morale, and profitability while reducing liability.
A successful pollution prevention program can save money by reducing waste management costs and raw material purchases, reduce potential emissions and disposal liabilities, protect public health and worker health and safety, and protect the environment. It will also position an organization to compete domestically and internationally through both long-term cost reductions and participation in green marketing opportunities.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers guidance on a logical progression of tasks and procedures to be followed in a pollution prevention program to reduce or eliminate the generation of waste, the loss of natural resources, and process emissions through source reduction, reuse, recycling, and reclamation.
1.2 Summary—The basic components of a pollution prevention program should include the following seven activities:
1.2.1 Develop an organizational commitment to pollution prevention (see Section 4).
1.2.2 Establish goals, objectives, and an implementation schedule (see Section 5).
1.2.3 Generate baseline information (see Section 6).
1.2.4 Develop a resource, emissions, and waste measurement and tracking system (see Section 7).
1.2.5 Analyze pollution prevention opportunities (see Section 8).
1.2.6 Prioritize pollution prevention opportunities (see Section 9).
1.2.7 Implement and maintain the progress of a pollution prevention program (see Section 10).
1.3 Organization of Text—This guide is organized based on the activities previously enumerated. Each section of the guide describes the manner in which the specified activity may be conducted to implement a program of pollution prevention at a facility.
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
WITHDRAWN RATIONALE
This guide covers guidance on a logical progression of tasks and procedures to be followed in a pollution prevention program to reduce or eliminate the generation of waste, the loss of natural resources, and process emissions through source reduction, reuse, recycling, and reclamation.
Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee E50 on Environmental Assessment, Risk Management, and Corrective Action, this guide was withdrawn in January 2010 in accordance with section 10.5.3.1 of the Regulations Governing ASTM Technical Committees, which requires that standards shall be updated by the end of the eighth year since the last approval date.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 09-Nov-2001
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Jan-2010
• ICS: 13.030.40 - Installations and equipment for waste disposal and treatment
• Technical Committee: E50 - Environmental Assessment, Risk Management and Corrective Action
• Drafting Committee: E50.03 - Beneficial Use

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E1609-94 - Standard Guide for Development and Implementation of a Pollution Prevention Program
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-2001
• Referred By: ASTM E2278-13(2019) - Standard Guide for Use of Coal Combustion Products (CCPs) for Surface Mine Reclamation: Revegetation and Mitigation of Acid Mine Drainage
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-2001
• Referred By: ASTM E2243-13(2019) - Standard Guide for Use of Coal Combustion Products (CCPs) for Surface Mine Reclamation: Re-contouring and Highwall Reclamation
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-2001
• Referred By: ASTM E2365-21 - Standard Guide for Environmental Compliance Performance Assessment
• Effective Date: 10-Nov-2001

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:E1609–01
Standard Guide for
Development and Implementation of a Pollution Prevention
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Program
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1609; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2.1.1 by-product—material, other than principal product,
that is generated as a consequence of a process and that has
1.1 This guide covers guidance on a logical progression of
productive use.
tasks and procedures to be followed in a pollution prevention
2.1.2 capital budget—a statement of the firm’s planned
programtoreduceoreliminatethegenerationofwaste,theloss
financial expenditures, generally based on estimates of future
of natural resources, and process emissions through source
sales, costs, production, and research and development (R&D)
reduction, reuse, recycling, and reclamation.
needs and the availability of capital.
1.2 Summary—Thebasiccomponentsofapollutionpreven-
2.1.3 cost accounting system—the internal procedure used
tion program should include the following seven activities:
totrackandallocateproductioncostsandrevenuestoaproduct
1.2.1 Develop an organizational commitment to pollution
or process.
prevention (see Section 4).
2.1.4 cost allocation—a process within an internal cost
1.2.2 Establish goals, objectives, and an implementation
accounting system of assigning costs and revenues to cost and
schedule (see Section 5).
profitcentersforthepurposesofproductpricing,costtracking,
1.2.3 Generate baseline information (see Section 6).
and performance evaluation.
1.2.4 Develop a resource, emissions, and waste measure-
2.1.5 fugitives—emissions or releases that leave a system or
ment and tracking system (see Section 7).
process without containment or capture.
1.2.5 Analyze pollution prevention opportunities (see Sec-
2.1.6 full-cost accounting—a method of managerial ac-
tion 8).
counting that accounts for both the direct and indirect costs of
1.2.6 Prioritize pollution prevention opportunities (see Sec-
an item. Full-cost accounting uses historical data to assign all
tion 9).
costs to a process, product, or product line, most often for the
1.2.7 Implement and maintain the progress of a pollution
purposes of pricing.
prevention program (see Section 10).
2.1.7 materials—physical substances that are used, applied,
1.3 Organization of Text—This guide is organized based on
produced, formed, or processed.
the activities previously enumerated. Each section of the guide
2.1.8 media—any or all specific physical components of the
describes the manner in which the specified activity may be
environment, such as air, water (surface water and ground
conducted to implement a program of pollution prevention at a
water), and soil.
facility.
2.1.9 minimization—the process of determining and achiev-
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
ing the optimal amount of resources necessary to perform a
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
particular function. In addition, minimization is the process of
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
determining and achieving the least practicable harmful effects
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
of a particular function or activity.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2.1.10 performance measurements—a means by which a
2. Terminology system or process can be evaluated for effectiveness or
efficiency, or both. It must have a quantitative and consistent
2.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
basis for evaluating the effectiveness or efficiency, or both, of
a particular function or activity.
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ThisguideisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeE50onEnvironmental
2.1.11 point source—a single, stationary location or fixed
Assessment and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E50.03 on Environ-
facility from which pollutants are discharged; any single
mental Risk Management/Sustainable Development/Pollution Prevention.
identifiable source of pollution.
Current edition approved Nov. 10, 2001. Published January 2002. Originally
published as E1609–94. Last previous edition E1609–94. DOI: 10.1520/E1609-01.
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