Pollution Prevention (P2) Planning
Annual Progress Report | Online P2 Annual Progress Reporting (STEERS)
Example P2 Plans | Pollution Prevention Planning Guide (RG-409)
Documents on this page are in various file formats (Help downloading files.)
WRPA
Background about the Waste Reduction Policy Act, its requirements, and resources to help you get the most from planning.
Read and reference the Pollution Prevention Planning Rule 
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Pollution Prevention Planning
Use the Pollution Prevention Planning Guide (RG-409) to meet the WRPA requirements while reducing risks, eliminating waste, and saving money!
P2 Executive Summary
Worksheet 6 
or Worksheet 6 will help you complete the Executive Summary. See Tables 4 and 5 for a quick reference on what is required.
P2 Annual Progress Report (APR)
Background information about this report, which WRPA requires some facilities to submit each year.
P2 APR Reporting Forms:
You can download a Word printed version (Word) or a PDF printed version and its instructions .
You may also review our online instructions and examples to help you estimate the amount of waste reduced at its source to meet the P2 Annual Progress Reporting requirements.
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NEW P2 Plan Executive Summaries Due January 1, 2021
If your facility completes a five-year P2 Plan reporting cycle in 2020, you must go through the planning process again to develop a new five-year P2 Plan. Then, a new Executive Summary of your P2 Plan, along with a signed Certificate of Completeness and Correctness, must be submitted to the TCEQ by January 1, 2021 using one of the following methods:
- Email: P2@tceq.texas.gov
- Fax: (512) 239-7846
- Mail: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Pollution Prevention Program
- PO Box 13087, MC-118
- Austin, TX 78711-3087
NEWP2 Inactivation
To inactivate or close out a P2 ID number, any associated Solid Waste Registrations (SWR) must first be inactivated and/or the facility must no longer plan to submit a Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Form R. To inactivate your facility’s SWR status, please contact IHW Registration and Reporting at wasteval@tceq.texas.gov.
Once the SWR is inactive, please send an email to P2@tceq.texas.gov outlining the situation. If possible, include site specific information (i.e. P2 ID No., SWR ID, RN, etc.), closure date(s), or additional information pertinent to the facility.
If the facility is relocating, the P2 ID will remain with the previous location and a new P2 ID will be assigned to the new location upon submitting a TCEQ Core Data Form.
Ongoing P2 Workshops
The University of Texas-Arlington (UTA) Zero Waste Network is offering multiple two-day Pollution Prevention Workshops throughout Texas:
- Virtual Webcast: Nov. 9-10
These Workshops will provide you with strategies on how to improve efficiency, decrease waste, and eliminate pollution.
For more information or to enroll, please visit the UTA Division for Enterprise Development web page
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Resource Exchange Network for Eliminating Waste (RENEW)
RENEW is a free materials-exchange network for industries, businesses, and governmental units that promotes reclaiming, recycling, and reuse of materials. Not only that, you can incorporate RENEW into your Pollution Prevention Plan!
To join RENEW or learn more, please visit www.renewtx.net.
Pollution Prevention is resulting in Texas Environmental Excellence Awards!
Facilities that are embracing pollution prevention techniques and projects are being recognized with Texas Environmental Excellence Awards. See the winners and hear their stories here.
For more information about the Texas Environmental Awards, or to see all the past winners, please visit the home page: www.teea.org or contact us at 512-239-0010.
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Reduce Waste and Save Money! Use these links to enhance your P2 efforts!
P2 Resources
These tools can help increase the effectiveness of your pollution prevention plans.
RENEW
RENEW is a materials-exchange network for industries, businesses, and governmental units who wish to sell surplus materials, by-products, and wastes to those who will reclaim or reuse them.
U.S. EPA
Find additional P2 information and ideas at the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Pollution Prevention website.
P2 Planner
This tool, created by Zero Waste Network, will help you design a plan that complies the TCEQ P2 Requirements.
Sign Up for E-mail Updates
To receive P2 program updates, you can subscribe to receive e-mail alerts on your choice of topics through our About Pollution Prevention (P2) Planning listserv.