Pollution prevention has various meanings and is frequently used. Toxics use/reduction and source reduction are the narrowest terms, being restricted to raw material or production process changes. Pollution prevention promotes a hierarchy that favors source reduction, but also promotes other minimization techniques or treatment where production changes are infeasible. Explain why the best approach is one that cost-effectively reduces waste, minimizes worker exposure to toxic materials, optimizes use materials, improves a product's competitiveness in local and world markets, and enhances a company's image of responsibility to the community.
Your paper should include the following sections, which correspond to level one heading per the APA manual:
I. Introduction - Briefly describe issue, and state the purpose for the paper.
II. Background - Review relevant literature on the subject. This section will be useful in satisfying the requirement for five or more primary sources. Be sure to use APA formatted in-text citations to identify sources for information. Note that in-text citations are required, even if the information has been reworded. You are required to give credit to authors for their published work regardless of whether the work is presented in quotes, paraphrased, or the concept alone is presented. The source for concepts must be identified with APA formatted in-text citations.
III. Methods - State how you will address the issue. For example, you could perform a literature review of related research literature, conduct interviews, and/or perform observations. If you use a tool such as a standardized checklist, you should provide information from the researched literature on the tool's reliability and validity.
IV. Results - Present the findings from implementation of your selected methods. The inclusion of tables, figures, and/or pictures in addition to describing the results in the text adds much to the paper's readability.
V. Conclusions - Present your conclusions and recommendations. In general, your own opinions should only be included in this section.
VI. References - Must be in APA format.
After your topic and outline have been approved, prepare a well-organized and thoughtful five- seven- page Research Paper. The title and reference pages are not included in the required paper length. Be sure to include section headings per APA publication guidelines. Your paper must contain at least five references, which may include Internet sources, books, professional journals, or resources related to the profession.