KRS 224.46-310: "Pollution prevention" defined.
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As used in KRS 224.46 -315 to 224.46 -325, "pollution prevention," shall mean in -plant
practices, including, but not limited to, process modifications, feedstock substitutions,
product reformulation management practices or housekeeping alterations, recycling
within industrial processes, or equipment replacement or modifications, that reduce,
avoid, or eliminate the generation of hazardous waste or the release of toxic chemicals at
their source, rather than controlling, treating, or managing hazardous waste or toxic
chemicals after their generation or release, to reduce the risks to employees, public health,
and the environment. Pollution prevention shall not include actions taken at locations
away from the pollution -generating activity, including recycling or treatment, or
concentrating the hazardous content of a waste, or the toxic content of a toxic chemical,
to reduce volume, or diluting to reduce the degree of hazard or toxicity.
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