In 2015, GLRPPR (www.glrppr.org) began a project to analyze public data sets to determine the impact of manufacturing on the economy and environment of the six states in U.S. EPA Region 5. The goal of this project was to use the analyzed results to assist pollution prevention technical assistance programs (P2 TAPs) with targeting their assistance efforts.
Spotlight on U.S. EPA Region 5's Food Manufacturing and Processing Industry, available at http://hdl.handle.net/2142/88688, summarizes preliminary findings relating to this important industry sector.
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