CHAPTER 5. STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HIERARCHY

IC 13-12-5
    Chapter 5. State Environmental Protection Hierarchy

IC 13-12-5-1
Approaches to environmental protection
    Sec. 1. The general assembly recognizes that there are two (2)approaches to environmental protection:
        (1) clean manufacturing; or
        (2) waste management, which is also known as pollutioncontrol.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.124-1997, SEC.13.

IC 13-12-5-2
Clean manufacturing
    Sec. 2. Clean manufacturing consists of economically feasiblepractices that reduce, avoid, or eliminate the unnecessary use ofharmful industrial materials and the generation of industrial wastes,pollutants, emissions, and discharges at the point of production.Clean manufacturing practices are limited to the following:
        (1) Product reformulation.
        (2) Input substitution.
        (3) Equipment redesign.
        (4) Improved operations and procedures.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.124-1997, SEC.14.

IC 13-12-5-3
Waste management or pollution control
    Sec. 3. Waste management or pollution control consists ofenvironmental protection practices employed after industrial wastes,pollutants, discharges, and emissions have been generated. Wastemanagement or pollution control practices include the following:
        (1) Waste storage and waste transportation.
        (2) Waste treatment, including the following:
            (A) Detoxification.
            (B) Incineration.
            (C) Biological treatment.
        (3) Land disposal of wastes.
        (4) Recycling.
        (5) Burning waste as fuels.
        (6) Dispersal of waste into air or water.
        (7) Dewatering of waste.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.124-1997, SEC.15.

IC 13-12-5-4
Preferred approach
    Sec. 4. The general assembly recognizes the following:
        (1) That clean manufacturing is:
            (A) the most reliable and effective form of environmentalprotection; and
            (B) the preferred approach to environmental protection.        (2) That wastes, pollutants, emissions, or discharges that havenot been avoided or eliminated by means of cleanmanufacturing at the point of production should be managed orcontrolled in a manner that has the least adverse impact onhuman health and the environment.
As added by P.L.1-1996, SEC.2. Amended by P.L.124-1997, SEC.16.