Pollution Prevention (P2) Planning
Requirements for P2 Planning
The Waste Reduction Policy Act (WRPA) aims to reduce pollution in Texas by encouraging facilities to conduct long-range planning to reduce pollution, save money, and decrease liability and regulatory burden. Read TCEQ’s WRPA rules: 30 TAC 335 Subchapter Q.
WRPA applies to:
- Facilities that report on EPA’s Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Form R.
- Small quantity generators (SQG) of hazardous waste.
- Large quantity generators (LQG) of hazardous waste.
WRPA requires a company to:
- Prepare a five-year Prevention Pollution Plan (kept on site and available for an investigator).
- Submit an Executive Summary of the P2 Plan and a signed Certificate of Completeness and Correctness to TCEQ and keep a copy on site.
- Submit an Annual Progress Report to TCEQ each year by July 1st if they are LQG and/or TRI Form R reporters.
P2 Planning Steps
Step 1: Develop a P2 Plan for your facility
- Pollution Prevention Planning Guide (RG-409) — Detailed instructions and worksheets to help create your P2 Plan.
- Pollution Prevention Planning Rules — Make sure your plan complies with TCEQ’s rules.
- P2 Planning Resources — Increase the effectiveness of your P2 plan.
- Example P2 Plans — Actual P2 plans from various types of facilities.
- P2 Planning Options — P2 Project ideas for your facility.
Step 2: Complete the Executive Summary
- Executive Summary and Certificate of Completeness and Correctness (worksheet 6) [PDF] or Word Version [Word] — Template and Instructions for submitting the Executive Summary and C3.
- Tables 4 and 5 — Minimum documentation requirements for filling out the P2 Plan and Executive Summary.
- Submit by email: p2@tceq.texas.gov, or mail:
Pollution Prevention Planning Team
PO Box 13087, MC-118
Austin, TX 78711-3087
Step 3: Submit P2 Annual Progress Reports (APR)
- P2 Annual Progress Reports — Find APR forms, instructions, and resources to help you submit APRs.
P2 News and Events
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NEW P2 Plan Executive Summaries Due January 1, 2027
Facilities that have completed a five-year P2 reporting cycle in 2026 must renew a five-year P2 Plan and submit an Executive Summary and Certificate of Completeness and Correctness (C3) to the TCEQ by January 1, 2027.
Additionally, facilities who become subject to P2 Planning must create an initial five-year P2 Plan and submit an Executive Summary and C3 to the TCEQ within 90 days of submitting the first TRI Form R or first Annual Waste Summary, whichever comes first.
NEW Fall 2026 P2 Workshops: Tools for Sustainability
The University of Texas-Arlington Zero Waste Network is offering online two-day Pollution Prevention Workshops in conjunction with the TCEQ:
Choose a date below to register! (Meeting times are 8a.m. - 5p.m. CST)
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