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Re: Quote

Margaret,

This is an old quality saying....a flaw found in the design phase costs $1; 
a flaw found in the pilot/bench/testing stage costs $10; a flaw found after 
manufacturing and sale costs $100.  Think about the notion of recalls...the 
same thing applies to P2 approaches versus control, compliance and clean-up.

Pat Gallagher
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Environmental Stewardship Office

At 12:33 PM 9/27/2001 -0700, Nover, Margaret wrote:
>There is a quote that I am reminded of that goes something like
>
>A business invests $1 in pollution prevention, or $10 to control pollution
>at end of pipe or $100 to clean up pollution.
>
>Has anyone else heard this quote? and know of it's source?
>
>Margaret Nover
>Pollution Prevention Program
>City of Portland, Oregon
>(503) 823-7623
>Fax: (503) 823-6995
>margaret@bes.ci.portland.or.us
>
>Visit this website:  http://www.cleanrivers-pdx.org/p2