United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Program Evaluation and Methodology Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-01-25 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:PEMD-94-8 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-94-8 P0b002ee18039f2dd f:pe94008 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-PEMD-94-8 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-PEMD-94-8 PEMD-94-8 Federal/state relations Program evaluation Reporting requirements Data collection operations Information analysis operations Waste management Pollution control Environmental policies State-administered programs Federal aid to states EPA Source Reduction and Recycling Technical Assistance Program EPA Pollution Prevention Incentives for States Chapter Report PEMD GAO found major differences in the operations of the 105 state pollution programs it identified nationwide. Both regulatory and nonregulatory programs exist--the former require pollution prevention planning by industry while the latter promote voluntary prevention via technical assistance, education and outreach to industry. GAO discovered, however, that many state programs claiming to conduct pollution prevention activities were inordinately involved in waste recycling, treatment, or disposal. These programs obtain funding from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that rewards their after-the-fact strategies without examining whether prevention was possible. This is inconsistent with the policy established by the Pollution Prevention Act. GAO also found that many programs depend on EPA funding for their existence, even though this funding is not expected to be permanent. Thus, the state programs expected to implement pollution prevention were instead concentrating on other strategies and, in any case, do not appear likely to survive once federal money is withdrawn. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-94-8/html/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-94-8.htm GAO/PEMD-94-8 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-PEMD-94-8 Chapter Report GAO/PEMD-94-8; Pollution Prevention: EPA Should Reexamine the Objectives and Sustainability of State Programs; Federal/state relations Program evaluation Reporting requirements Data collection operations Information analysis operations Waste management Pollution control Environmental policies State-administered programs Federal aid to states EPA Source Reduction and Recycling Technical Assistance Program EPA Pollution Prevention Incentives for States