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ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE :: Environmental compliance is another issue to which you may need to pay close attention as a small business owner.  The Environmental Protection Agency is the primary government agency responsible to implementing standards and policies issued in this area.  This page links to key resources to assist you in understanding your environmental compliance responsibilities.
 
         

Resources on Environmental Compliance

Small Business Source Book on Environmental Auditing.  This publication provides information on environmental auditing resources relevant to small businesses.  Explains what environmental auditing is, and why it is important for small businesses to conduct audits.  Also ranks resources according to level of importance.
 
Little Known But Allowable Ways to Deal With Hazardous Waste.  This booklet was written to assist those responsible for improving hazardous waste management programs within small businesses.  Includes a brief overview of the EPA Hazardous Waste Program, as well as a state-by-state review of acceptable ways to minimize hazardous waste. 
 
EPA Small Business Compliance Policy.  This Policy is intended to promote environmental compliance among small businesses by providing incentives for voluntary discovery, prompt disclosure, and prompt correction of violations.
 
EPA Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (CPG)
Program
.  The CPG Program identifies products that are or can be made with recyclable products and recommends practices for purchasing such products.
 
Guide to Department of Defense Environmental
Procurements
.  This publication provides information about DoD opportunities in environmental clean-up and protection for small and small disadvantaged businesses.  Additional information on DoD's environmental policies can be found on DoD Environmental Clean-up Home Page.
 
Office of the Federal Environmental Executive.  Advocates, coordinates, and assists the environmental efforts of the Federal community in waste prevention, recycling, and the acquisition environmentally preferable products and services.  This website hosts a number of best practices documents, as well as success stories for environmental procurement, recycling and waste prevention.
 

 
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