An official website of the United States government.

This is not the current EPA website. To navigate to the current EPA website, please go to www.epa.gov. This website is historical material reflecting the EPA website as it existed on January 19, 2021. This website is no longer updated and links to external websites and some internal pages may not work. More information »

Report: Lean Manufacturing and the Environment

This report studies the relationship between lean manufacturing, environmental performance and the regulatory framework. The goal of this effort is to help public environmental agencies understand ways to better leverage lean manufacturing, existing government environmental management programs and initiatives, and regulatory requirements in the hope that even greater environmental and economic benefits will result.

You may need a PDF reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.