Cleaner Production
Definitions
“Cleaner production means the continuous application of an integrated preventive environmental
strategy to processes and products to reduce risks to humans and the environment. For production
processes, cleaner production includes conserving raw materials and energy, eliminating toxic raw
materials, and reducing the quantity and toxicity of all emissions and wastes before they leave a
process. For products, the strategy focuses on reducing impacts along the entire life cycle of the
product, from raw material extraction to the ultimate disposal of the product. Cleaner production
is achieved by applying know-how, by improving technology, and by changing attitudes