Pollution prevention reduce the amount of pollution generated by a process, whether it is

consumer. In contrast to most pollution control strategies, which seek to manage an after it is
formed and reduce its impact upon the environment the pollution prevention approach seeks to
increase the efficiency of a process, thereby reducing the amount of pollution generated at its
source. Although there is wide agreement that source reduction is the preferred strategy, some
professionals also use the term pollution prevention to include pollution reduction.
With increasing human population, pollution has become a great concern. Pollution from human
activities is a problem that does not have to be inevitable. With a comprehensive pollution
prevention program, most pollution can be reduced, reused, or prevented. The US Environmental
Protection Agency works to introduce pollution prevention programs to reduce and manage
waste.[1]

Human Population Numbers[edit]

With nearly seven billion people in the world, and the fact that the average person produces 4.4
pounds of waste each day, around a ton of waste every year,it is easy to see why pollution is
such a huge problem (Recycling Revolution, 2010). In order to slow the growing levels of
pollution, the human population needs to stabilize. Population numbers are rapidly increasing in
developing countries. It is estimated that the human population will increase by one billion
people in the next decade (Kinder, 2011, Sec. 1, Para. 1). Growth in these developing countries
is partly due to developing countries governments telling their citizens that more numbers are
needed to fill in the open spaces as the West has (Kinder, 2011)

Slowing the Population Growth[edit]

Some advocated think that people should have fewer children. Experience shows that the most
effective ways to slow human population growth are to encourage family planning & to reduce
poverty, and to elevate the status of women." (Miller & Spoolman, 2009, p. 133).Such plans and
strategies can be converted into policies to ensure sustainability. Action plans and strategies can
be developed to increase public understanding of how rapid population growth limits chances for
meeting basic... recycling or reuse."
As an environmental management strategy, pollution prevention shares many attributes with
cleaner production, a term used more commonly outside the United States. Pollution prevention
encompasses more specialized sub-disciplines including green chemistry and green design (also
known as environmentally conscious design).