This manual was written for and by colleges and universities from across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Its purpose is to serve as a guide to help colleges and universities to minimize the environmental impact on their campuses. The manual strives to preserve the health and safety of students, faculty and all other employees as well.

This manual is an interactive version of the of the Best Management Practices Manual. It provides a framework for an Environmental Management System (EMS) that can be adapted into your institution’s practices. When integrating an EMS, you gain environmental compliance, pollution prevention and continuous environmental improvement. Such conditions can lead to cost savings and economic benefits.

This manual should be your guide to increasing the implementation of environmental practices on your campus. The manual can simply be a starting place for you to gather information on best management practices or a starting point to further your knowledge with and help you to develop a well-rounded Environmental Management System. The online, interactive manual is embedded with links to numerous other helpful pages to provide instantaneous references for the techniques and practices described. If you would prefer a printed copy please email rzaccano@state.pa.us.

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