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Agriculture
- Anaerobic Digester on Poultry Farm - Kentucky Division of Compliance Assistance
- Elimination of Pesticide Use in Beef Production - Kentucky Excellence in Environmental Leadership
- Surface Water Protection in Livestock Farming - Kentucky Excellence in Environmental Leadership
- Anaerobic Digester in Small Livestock Farm - University of Wisconsin Extension
- Waste, Energy, Water, and Toxics Management at a Nursery - Maryland Green Registry
Aircraft
- Water Use Reduction in Cutting Sheet Metal - New York State Pollution Prevention Institute
- Waste and Energy Management - Maryland Green Registry
Aluminum
- Energy Conservation - Minnesota Technical Assistance Program
- Water Conservation in Aluminum Can Manufacturing - Minnesota Technical Assistance Program
- Hazardous Material Reduction - Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance and Toxics Use Reduction Institute
Autobody
- Parts Washing - Toxics Use Reduction Institute (University of Massachusetts Lowell)
- Water-Based Paint, Material Reduction, and Recycling - Toxics Use Reduction Institute (University of Massachusetts Lowell)
- Toxics Reduction - Maryland Green Registry
- VOC Reduction and Energy Conservation - Maryland Green Registry
Chemicals
- Waste, Energy, and Chemical Management - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
- Solid Waste and Water Conservation in Enzyme and Fermentate Production - Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- More Efficient Use of Wastewater Treatment Chemicals in Fertilizer Production - Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Improved Controls on Wastewater Treatment in Fertilizer Production - Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Energy Conservation, Waste Reduction, and Watershed Protection in a Distillery - Kentucky Excellence in Environmental Leadership Program
- Water Conservation in Manufacturing of Water Testing Supplies - Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Construction
- Toxic Material Reduction - Toxics Use Reduction Institute (University of Massachusetts Lowell)
- Various Environmental Measures in Home Construction - Maryland Green Registry
- Environmentally Friendly Purchasing and Design in Deck Construction - Maryland Green Registry
- Toxics Reduction and Waste Management - Maryland Green Registry
- Water Conservation in Manufacturing Roofing Materials - Minnestota Technical Assistance Program
- Water Conservation in Ready Mixed Concrete - Minnesota Technical Assistance Program
Die Casting
Dry Cleaning
- Waste Reduction - Maryland Green Registry
- Perc Replacement and Waste reduction - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Electric/Power/Energy
- LED Retrofit, Renewable Energy, and Other Environmental Measures - Maryland Green Registry
- Water Conservation, Reduced Transportation, and Other Environmental Measures - Maryland Green Registry
- Renewable Energy, Energy Conservation, and Other Environmental Measures - Maryland Green Registry
Electronics/Computers
- Water and Wastewater Reduction - New York State Pollution Prevention Institute
- Energy and Water Conservation and Recovery of Acids and Solvents - Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
- Water Conservation and Reduction in Use of Treatment Chemicals - Toxics Use Reduction Institute (University of Massachusetts Lowell)
- Energy Conservation in a Datacenter - Maryland Green Registry
- Waste and Energy Management for IT - Maryland Green Registry
Food
- Sustainable Brewery Initiative - Colorado Department of Health & Environment
- Smoked Sausage Manufacturer Pollution Prevention Case Study (2017) - Kansas State University Pollution Prevention Institute
- Smoked Sausage Manufacturer Pollution Prevention Case Study (2018) - Kansas State University Pollution Prevention Institute
- Beef Processing Facility Pollution Prevention Case Study - Kansas State University Pollution Prevention Institute
- Potato Processing Plant - Minnesota Technical Assistance Program
- Distillery Water Mapping and Wastewater Reduction - Minnesota Technical Assistance Program
Forest Products
- Water and Energy Conservation - Regional E3 Project (Danville/Pittsylvania County, Virginia)
- Energy and Waste Management - Maryland Green Registry
- Solvent Reduction - Maryland Green Registry
- Waste and Energy Management in Restroom Hygiene Products and Services - Maryland Green Registry
Furniture
- Cabinet Manufacturer Pollution Prevention Case Study - Kansas State University Pollution Prevention Institute
- Supply Chain Sustainability Assessment - New York State Pollution Prevention Institute
- Water Conservation and Reduction in Use of Plating Chemicals - Toxics Use Reduction Institute (University of Massachusetts Lowell)
- Waste Reduction and Solvent Elimination in Wood Finishing - Maryland Green Registry
- Powder Coating with High Efficiency Oven - Maryland Green Registry
General Small Business
- Waste Diversion and Water Conservation in an Office Building - Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Energy and Water Conservation in an Office Building - Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Water, Waste, and Energy Management - Maryland Green Registry
- Waste and Toxics Reduction in Skin Care Products - Maryland Green Registry
- Energy Conservation in Multiple Businesses - Minnesota Technical Assistance Program
Hospitals/Medical
- Water and Energy Efficiency at Hospital Facilities - Minnesota Technical Assistance Provider
- Sustainability Plan Development with a Focus on Zero Waste to Landfill - New York State Pollution Prevention Institute
- Energy Conservation, Primarily Window Replacement - Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Waste Reduction and Diversion - New York State Pollution Prevention Institute
- Water Conservation and Waste Management in a Dental Practice - Maryland Green Registry
- Waste and Energy Management in Home Health Care Services - Maryland Green Registry
- Waste Management and Toxics Reduction - Maryland Green Registry
Hotels
- Water, Energy, and Waste Reduction - Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
- Waste Reduction, Water and Energy Conservation, and Other Environmental Measures at a Small Inn - Maryland Green Registry
- Environmentally Preferable Purchasing and Waste and Stormwater Management - Maryland Green Registry
- Waste Management and Toxics Reduction - Maryland Green Registry
- Toxics, Energy, and Wast Management - Maryland Green Registry
- Waste, Energy, and Toxics Management - Maryland Green Registry
Iron and Steel
- Water Reduction in Steel Tubing Manufacturing - New York State Pollution Prevention Institute
- Energy Conservation in Steel Foundry - Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Energy and Waste Management - Maryland Green Registry
- Water Conservation and Reduction in Chromium in Wastewater - Minnesota Technical Assistance Program
- Air Quality Improvement - Minnesota Technical Assistance Program
Janitorial Services
- Environmentally Preferable Purchasing - Maryland Green Registry
- Toxics Reduction and Waste Management - Maryland Green Registry
Laboratories/Schools
- Solvent Reduction in Chromatography - Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance & Technology
- Waste Reduction and Diversion in Campus Dining - Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Steam System Audit - Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Energy Conservation - Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- School District Sustainability Audit - New York State Pollution Prevention Institute
- Laboratory Waste Reduction and Diversion - Maryland Green Registry
- Waste, Energy, and Toxics Management at a Community College - Maryland Green Registry
Landscaping
- Water Reduction and Recovery from Washing Mowers - New York State Pollution Prevention Institute
- Stormwater Management and Clean Energy - Maryland Green Registry
- Various Environmental Measures - Maryland Green Registry
- Green Infrastructure, Toxics Reduction, and other Environmental Measures - Maryland Green Registry
- Waste, Water, and Energy Management - Maryland Green Registry
- Optimization of City Irrigation - Minnesota Technical Assistance Program
Local Government
- Waste Management in Correctional Facilities - Minnesota Technical Assistance Program
- Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy - Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
- Minimization and Diversion of Residential Waste - Maryland Green Registry
Machining
- Toxics Reduction through Alternative Metal Surface Cleaning Methods - New York State Pollution Prevention Institute
- Energy Conservation in Machine Manufacturing - Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Waste Reduction and Diversion - Maryland Green Registry
Metal Finishing
- Water and Wastewater Reduction - New York State Pollution Prevention Institute
- Alternatives to Trichloroethylene Vapor Degreasing - New York State Pollution Prevention Institute
- Reduced Acid Use in Electroplating - New York State Pollution Prevention Institute
- Reducing Water and Chemical Use - New York State Pollution Prevention Institute
- Water Conservation and Waste Reduction in Hydraulic Cylinder Manufacturing - Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Metal Products
- Toxics Reduction in Brass Instrument Manufacturing - Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance & Technology
- Toxics Reduction and Energy Conservation - Kansas State University Pollution Prevention Institute
- Toxics Reduction, Solvent Reclamation, and Energy Conservation - Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Mining
Painting and Coating
- Powder Coating to Reduce VOCs in Machinery Painting - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- Water-Based Painting to Reduce VOCs - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency [VIDEO]
- Water-Based Painting to reduce VOCs - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- Toxics Reduction in Paint Manufacturing - Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance & Technology
- Toxics and Waste Reduction and Energy Conservation in Coatings Manufacturing - Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance & Technology
- Solvent Reduction and Transfer Efficiency Improvement - Minnesota Technical Assistance Provider
Petroleum Refining
- Leak Detection Using an IR Camera - Utah Department of Environmental Quality
- Energy Conservation in Fuel Blending and Distribution - Tennessee Green Star Partnership
- Water and Energy Conservation in Oil Recovery - Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
- Waste Reduction and Water and Energy Conservation in Petroleum Refining - Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
Pharmaceuticals
- Solvent Reduction and Recycling - Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance & Technology
- Water and Energy Conservation in Water Purification and Temperature Control - Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Water and Energy Conservation - Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Plastics and Rubber
- Water Reduction in Tire Manufacturing - Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Water, Energy, and Waste Reduction - Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
- Energy Conservation and Hazardous Waste Reduction - Southwest Ohio P2 Intern Program
- Energy Conservation - Minnesota Technical Assistance Program
- Energy Conservation - Minnesota Technical Assistance Program
Printing and Photoprocessing
- Run Waste in Flexographic Printing - Minnesota Technical Assistance Program
- Trade Bindery - Maryland Green Registry
- Toxics Reduction and Waste Management - Maryland Green Registry
- Waste, Water, and Energy Management - Maryland Green Registry
Pulp and Paper
- Removing Tannins and Suspended Solids from Wastewater - New York Pollution Prevention Institute
- Electricity Reduction in Speciality Paper Manufacturing - New York State Pollution Prevention Institute
- Water Conservation in Corrugated Cardboard Manufacturing - Minnesota Technical Assistance Program
Recycling*
- Energy Conservation and Waste Recovery - Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
- Waste Reduction and Energy Conservation in Recycling Office Supplies - Maryland Green Registry
- Waste Management in Electronics Recycling - Maryland Green Registry
Recreation
- Pesticide Elimination in City Parks - Toxics Use Reduction Institute (University of Massachusetts Lowell)
- Waste, Toxics, Energy, and Water Management in Public Gardens - Maryland Green Registry
- Waste, Water, Energy and Wastewater Management at a Recreational Vehicle Resort - Maryland Green Registry
- Waste, Water, and Energy Management in a Campground & RV Park - Maryland Green Registry
- Environmentally Friendly Purchasing and Waste, Water, and Energy Management in a Yoga Studio - Maryland Green registry
- Water, Waste, and Energy Management in an Aquarium - Maryland Green Registry
- Reduced Impact of Landscaping on a Golf Course - Maryland Green Registry
Retail
- Environmentally Preferable Purchasing - Maryland Green Registry
- Waste Management and Environmentally Preferable Purchasing in Home Decor- Maryland Green Registry
- Energy Conservation in a Wine Shop - Maryland Green Registry
- Waste and Energy Management in Grocery Stores - Maryland Green Registry
Solvents/Cleaning - also see other industry sectors for sector-specific resources on solvent cleaning
Stone/Clay/Glass/Concrete
Textiles/Textile Services
Transportation
- Waste Reduction for a Moving Company - Maryland Green Registry
- Waste Management in Commercial Moving - Maryland Green Registry
- Energy and Waste Management in Railroads - Maryland Green Registry
Used Oil
- High Yield Re-refining of Used Transformer Oil - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
- Water and Energy Conservation - Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Utilities