New Hampshire § 21-O-15 - Section 21-O:15 Pollution Prevention Policy.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 21-O-15 — Section 21-O:15 Pollution Prevention Policy., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 21-O-15. Section 21-O:15 Pollution Prevention Policy.
The department shall promote pollution prevention actions in all sectors of the state, including, but not limited, to the department itself, other state agencies, local governmental entities, the regulated communities, and homeowners, as the preferred option for meeting established environmental quality goals. In any case where pollution prevention options have been explored and found not to be feasible, recycling, treatment, and disposal shall be examined, in that order. Department decisions which do not contribute to efforts to prevent pollution at the source of generation or release shall be periodically reexamined in order to continually strive toward pollution prevention objectives.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-O-15 ("Section 21-O:15 Pollution Prevention Policy.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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