RT Report
T1 Cleaner Production Worldwide - Volume II
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 cleaner production
K1 industry
K1 leather goods
K1 waste disposal
K1 water conservation
K1 pollution
K1 energy conservation
K1 chemical
K1 cotton industry
K1 textile industry
K1 waste management
K1 lead
SN 92-807-1444-9
YR 1995
FD 1995
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/27916
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/27916
NO Cleaner production is a broad term that encompasses the concepts of waste minimization, waste avoidance, pollution prevention and other similar terms. It includes initiatives such as better management and housekeeping, substitutions for toxic and hazardous materials, process and product modifications and internal reuse of waste products. It is, as its definition suggests, 'the continuous use of industrial processes and products and services to prevent pollution and reduce wastes at their source'. Companies in all regions of the world - in both developing and developed economies, and in all industrial and service sectors - are practising cleaner production. This booklet demonstrates that there are no geographic, economic, or sectorial barriers to firms interested in adopting cleaner production. Seventeen countries of both developed and developing economies, and IS sectors, are represented here.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 17, 2026