Pollution Prevention Week is Sept. 16-22 in Athens

For the third consecutive year, Ohio University and the City of Athens will recognize Pollution Prevention Week (Sept. 16-22) with a series of collaborative events.

Pollution prevention means reducing or eliminating sources of pollution to prevent damage to the environment while also eliminating the need for costly controls and cleanup.  The 2019 Pollution Prevention (P2) Week theme is “Common Sense Solutions for Business & the Environment.”

P2 Week is an opportunity to emphasize and highlight pollution prevention and sustainability activities and achievements, expand current pollution prevention efforts, and commit to new actions. The EPA has suggested that pollution prevention is the key to saving Earth’s resources and moving toward sustainability.

In 2017 Ohio University and the City of Athens were granted Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permits from the Ohio EPA. These permits required development and submission of a Storm Water Management Program (SWMP), which the university and city jointly submitted.  Public education is a part of the Program and the two entities agreed to annually recognize P2 Week with numerous activities, all free and open to the public, including:

Pollution Prevention Challenge, all week: instructions

Monday, September 16:

Pollution Prevention Week Kickoff, Alumni Gate, 12-2 pm

Tuesday, September 17:

Tap vs Bottled Water Taste Test, Alumni Gate, 12-2 pm

Wednesday, September 18:

"Wasteland” showing at the Athena Cinema, Ohio University Sustainability Film Series, 7:00pm

Thursday, September 19:

"Sustainable Water," Athens Soil & Water Conservation District, table outside Baker Center 4th floor, 12-2 pm

Friday, September 20:

"Let's Talk Trash: What's Recyclable in Athens?," Athens-Hocking Recycling Centers, City of Athens Office of Code Enforcement and Community Development, OHIO Campus Recycling & Zero Waste, Alumni Gate, 12-2 pm

FULL SCHEDULE

Ohio University, the City of Athens, and the Athens Soil and Water Conservation District would like to thank the following partners: Athens-Hocking Recycling Centers, Farm Service Agency, Ohio University Office of Sustainability, City of Athens Government Channel, and the Ohio University Sustainability Film Series.