Publications

Below, find a list of downloadable resources from, EPA to support your lean initiative.

The Lean and Environment Toolkit (PDF, 98 pages, 1.08M About PDF ) January 2006; EPA Publication #100-K-06-003 Offers practical techniques and strategies that can help lean, environmental, and other specialists at your shopfloor to deliver environmentally protective lean decisions as a routine task of your lean driven business operations

Lean and Government Starter Kit (PDF, 75 pages, 818 KB, About PDF, March 2008; EPA Publications #100-R-08-009). The Lean in Government Starter Kit offers practical techniques and strategies for federal and state agencies interested in implementing lean process improvement methods.

The Lean in Air Permitting Guide: A Supplement to the Lean in Government Starter Kit is designed to help air program managers at public agencies better understand the potential value and results that can be achieved by applying Lean improvement methods to air permitting processes.
Lean Manufacturing and the Environment (PDF, 68 pages, 524 KB, About PDF, October 2003; EPA Publication #100-R-03-005) A collaborative effort between EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) and Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation (OPEI).
Working Smart for Environmental Protection: Improving State Agency Processes With Lean and Six Sigma (PDF, 55 pages, 1.22M, About PDF, March 2008; EPA Publications #100-R-08-007). Learn about the implementation experiences and results of five States that have used Lean, Six Sigma, and similar business process improvement methods to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of agency processes