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perfluorocarbon (PFCs), 135, 174 phthalate, 267, 270
performance assessment, 92, physical life cycle, 79–81, 200, 382
166–167, 194 plastic bottles, 5, 128, 285, 302
performance indicators and plastic film, 262
metrics, 97–115 plastic foam, 220, 231
applicability and scope of plastic production and use. See
metrics, 111–113 specific industries
aspects and indicators, plastic recycling, 5, 33, 108, 127–128,
identifying, 103–105 170
categories of metrics, 109–111 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles
enterprise performance (PHEVs), 237, 325, 328
frameworks, 100–103 PNM Resources, 46
environmental, 106–114, 283–284, point sources, 138, 258
378 pollination, 18, 152, 174
environmental, health and Pollution Prevention Act (1990),
safety, 11, 115 36
future challenges and pollution prevention hierarchy,
opportunities, 114–115 36, 130, 148
importance of, 97–98 pollution prevention (P2), 6, 13, 24,
normalization and weighting 36, 38, 51, 54, 274, 349, 368,
schemes, 113–114 381
overview, 369 Pollution Prevention Pays, 111,
reasons for environmental 207
performance measurement, polybrominated, 230
98–100 polyethylene, 257–258, 284, 285, 306
relationship of metrics to polyethylene terephthalate (PET),
indicators, 106–109 137, 284, 285, 288, 344
performance measurement, 13, 20, polylactic acid (PLA), 140, 262, 289
32, 39, 56, 88, 97–115, 369 polymers, 169, 251, 262, 372, 382
performance tracking, 108, 200 polypropylene, 344, 345
persistent, 138, 151, 207, 303, 381 polystyrene foam, 347
persistent substance, 381 polyvinyl chloride (PVC), 255,
personal hygiene, 294 266, 268
pest management, 258–260, 289 Popoff, Frank, 24
petrochemical feedstocks, 301 Porter, Michael, 4, 364
petroleum, 62, 153, 236, 241–244, portfolio analysis, 40–41, 58–59
255, 258, 323, 328–329, 333, portfolio of design strategies.
372 See Design for Environment
petroleum-based, 251, 254, 289 (DFE), design rules/
Pew Center on Global Climate guidelines
Change, 46 positive footprint, 88
Pfizer, 266 post-consumer waste, 233, 268,
PG&E, 46 295–296, 344–345, 382
pharmaceutical residues, 265 post-industrial waste, 10, 85, 124,
Pharmaceutical Supply Chain 146, 289, 320, 382
Initiative, 213 potential feedstocks, 335
pharmaceuticals. See medical and pouches, 291–292
pharmaceutical industries poverty, xvi, 2, 3, 18, 63, 281