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Statement on the Executive Order on Federal Pollution Prevention

August 04, 1993

With this Executive order, the Federal facilities will set the example for the rest of the country and become the leader in applying pollution prevention to daily operations, purchasing decisions, and policies. In the process, Federal facilities will reduce toxic emissions, which helps avoid cleanup costs and promotes clean technologies.

NOTE: The President's statement was included in a White House statement announcing the signing of the Executive order of August 3, which is listed in Appendix D at the end of this volume.

William J. Clinton, Statement on the Executive Order on Federal Pollution Prevention Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/220497

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