Small Business Toolbox

A library of business management info


EPA The purpose of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to protect human health and natural environments upon which life depends, including air, land and water. To achieve this, the EPA develops and enforces regulations that help protect the environment. Businesses that have products that come into contact with the natural environment are required by law to meet standards of environmental quality and comply with EPA regulations.
  • Go Green: Start Recycling In Your Small Business
    06/14/2006
    Recycling is much more than just cleaning up garbage. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, recycling conserves natural resources that help sustain the environment, reduces the need for landfills, saves energy and prevents pollution. This means that everything your business can recycle impacts some part of the earth's health––and, inevitably, yours.
  • Environmental Protection Agency
    08/23/2004
    Contact information for the EPA and links to several agencies that deal with small-business owners and their needs within the EPA.
  • Office of Solid Waste
    08/23/2004
    The Office of Solid Waste regulates all waste, including ordinary garbage, solid and hazardous waste, under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
  • Office of Water
    08/23/2004
    The Office of Water is responsible for implementing the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act. Its activities aim to prevent pollution and to reduce risk for people and ecosystems in the most cost-effective way.
  • Office of Air and Radiation
    08/23/2004
    The Office of Air and Radiation develops national programs, technical policies and regulations for controlling air pollution and radiation exposure.