Discuss the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (3M) company's Pollution Prevention Pays program

What will be an ideal response


This program was instituted in 1975 by 3M. Between 1975 and 1998, the overall waste production of 3M was decreased by one-third. The air pollution emissions per unit of production were decreased by 70%. The company saved more than $750 million in waste disposal and material costs.

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