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About PPRC Mission The Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center ( PPRC ) is a non-profit organization that is the Northwest's leading source of high quality, unbiased pollution prevention information. PPRC works collaboratively with business, government, non-government organizations, and other sectors to promote environmental protection through pollution prevention. Making high quality information available to decision-makers in business and other sectors to help them integrate pollution prevention into their operations Identifying P2 obstacles and opportunities through collaborative networking with business, government and other constituencies Catalyzing projects that address project needs, and bringing people and resources together to implement pollution prevention Make sure to visit our Press Room for the latest PPRC press releases, fact sheets and project information. Our staff brings a wide range of expertise and experience to PPRC. But we also have lives outside the office... PPRC's Board of Directors includes representatives from a diverse array of industries vital to the Northwest economy. They volunteer their time and without their assistance, the work of PPRC would not be possible. The PPRC was established in 1990 to promote environmental protection through pollution prevention ( P2 ). At the time, a broad group of business, public interest, government, academic and other stakeholders was coming to grips with regional waste management issues through a panel appointed by the Northwest's governors, the Pacific Northwest Hazardous Waste Advisory Council. The council realized that preventing pollution at the source made the most sense as an environmental management strategy. By attacking the root causes of pollution, P2 addresses costly inefficiencies that both cause pollution and cost businesses money. Out of that realization came the decision to establish a regional center to bring people, information and resources together to implement P2. PPRC was established as a nonprofit organization headquartered in Seattle, Washington. With the assistance of the Hazardous Waste Advisory Council and the environmental consulting firm Ross & Associates, PPRC opened its doors on April 22, 1991, the 21st anniversary of Earth Day. PPRC serves the Northwest states of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. However, PPRC's services benefit areas outside the Northwest as well. In 1998, PPRC partnered with similar P2 centers across the U.S. to form the Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange ( P2Rx' ) Network.