ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a comparison between use and release reporting and programs aimed at reducing use. The Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act requires that large-quantity users of toxic materials submit an annual Toxics Use Report to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and participate in a planning process designed to reduce their wastes and use of toxic chemicals. The state of Maine Department of Environmental Protection encourages an integrated approach to toxics use reduction, toxics release reduction, and hazardous waste reduction based on pollution prevention management strategies as outlined in the state of Maine Toxics Use and Hazardous Waste Reduction Law, or Toxics Law. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Office of Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know administers the P2 program in New Jersey; this includes P2 planning focused on toxics use reduction. The preparation of P2 plans by industries is one of the primary tools used by New Jersey for toxic use and waste reductions.
