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 | Pollution Prevention WeekPollution Prevention Week is the third week of September each year. This year it will be September 21-27, 2026 using the theme: "A Better Tomorrow Starts with Pollution Prevention Today” If you are an artist (or know one) who would like to enter our design competition this year, send a 16"x20" .jpg sketch or 3 to us with no AI. The winner will finalize the design, be featured on our homepage, and receive a $500 prize. The preliminary deadline is Wednesday, March 25, 2026. Please email sketches and/or questions to admin@p2.org. To find out more about pollution prevention visit https://p2.org/What-is-P2. The winning design will need to be 300 pixels/inch with at least 2 final versions (one with text and one without text) and will become property of NPPR, a 501(C)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit. Entries that are not accepted remain sole property of the artist. Last year the P2 Week theme was: "40 Years of Pollution Prevention: Honoring the Past, Protecting the Future!" The 2025 P2 Week picture was designed by Diana Henne, a recent graduate from Temple University. This design is available for purchase on a mug, t-shirt, and more. |
| LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD In 2025 Robert Guillemin, US EPA Pollution Prevention Coordinator, won a Lifetime Achievement Award. With decades in the environmental field, Rob has tirelessly and cheerfully helped people come together for pollution prevention. |
Pollution Prevention (Virtual) conference 2025The conference was held in four half-day sessions on December 10-11 & 17-18, 2025 starting at 9 AM (PT) / noon (ET) / 5 PM (UTC) highlighting success stories, innovative tools, community-based solutions, and emerging chemicals of concern. Non-members who registered for all four days also received a free year of NPPR membership! NPPR members can access conference recordings at: |
NPPR's workgroups coincide with EPA national emphasis areas and other issues of interest to the P2 community. The workgroups bring together P2 professionals from across the country to share ideas, information, and deliverables.
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P2U: Brought to you by NPPRPollution Prevention University (P2U) launched on September 22, 2020 as part of the 2020 National P2 Week celebration. This ongoing series of quarterly P2 webinars is provided by NPPR to support networking and professional development for P2 practitioners. Learn more about P2U and how you can participate. |
Check out our events and the most recent edition of the NPPR Newsletter for all our member news. Have news that you want to share with your colleagues? Submit a story! | NPPR communicates with EPA and other stakeholders to serve as a national, cohesive voice for pollution prevention. |