---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 35.343"
title: "40"
number: "35.343"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/35.343"
---

# §35.343. Definitions.


In addition to the definitions in [§ 35.102](/cfr/40/35.102.md), the following definitions apply to the Pollution Prevention State Grants program and to [§§ 35.340 through 35.349](/cfr/40/35.340..35.349.md):

- (a) **Pollution prevention/source reduction is any practice that—**
  - (1) Reduces the amount of any hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant entering any waste stream or otherwise released into the environment (including fugitive emissions) prior to recycling, treatment, or disposal;
  - (2) Reduces the hazards to public health and the environment associated with the release of such substances, pollutants, or contaminants; or
  - (3) **Reduces or eliminates the creation of pollutants through—**
    - (i) Increased efficiency in the use of raw materials, energy, water, or other resources; or
    - (ii) **Protection of natural resources by conservation.**
- (b) Pollution prevention/source reduction does not include any practice which alters the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics or the volume of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant through a process or activity which itself is not integral to and necessary for the production of a product or the providing of a service.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.; 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.; 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 13101 et seq.; Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321, 1321-299 (1996); Pub. L. 105-65, 111 Stat. 1344, 1373 (1997).

### Source

Source: 66 FR 1734, Jan. 9, 2001, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.; 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.; 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 13101 et seq.; Pub. L. 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321, 1321-299 (1996); Pub. L. 105-65, 111 Stat. 1344, 1373 (1997), 2 CFR 200.