▁waste ▁minim ization ▁program , ▁poll ution ▁prevent ion ▁partners hips , ▁and ▁sust ain able ▁fut ures . ▁Each ▁of ▁a for ement ioned ▁not ▁only ▁emphas ize ▁a ▁gre ener ▁environment , ▁but ▁they ▁promote ▁collabor ative ▁efforts ▁among ▁the ▁target ▁aud ien ces . ▁ ▁Research , ▁tools ▁and ▁technology ▁Several ▁programs ▁are ▁dedicated ▁to ▁helping ▁business es ▁and ▁the ▁larger ▁indust ries ▁to ▁use ▁more ▁environment ally ▁sound ▁practices . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁branch ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁clean ▁processes . ▁The ▁C lean ▁Process es ▁Branch ▁works ▁to ▁provide ▁applications ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁poll ution ▁prevent ion , ▁reuse ▁and ▁rec y cling ▁of ▁materials , ▁and ▁understanding ▁the ▁life ▁cycles ▁of ▁consumer ▁products ▁and ▁industrial ▁processes . ▁Within ▁this ▁branch , ▁research ▁is ▁conducted ▁on ▁green ▁chem istry ▁and ▁engineering , ▁met als ▁recovery ▁and ▁rec y cling , ▁per v ap oration , ▁waters hed ▁environmental ▁and ▁impact ▁analysis , ▁chemical ▁process ▁stim ulation ▁for ▁waste ▁reduction , ▁and ▁quant itative ▁structure ▁activity ▁relationship . ▁ ▁Ass ess ments ▁and ▁performance ▁measures ▁Ass ess ments ▁and ▁performance ▁measures ▁are ▁also ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁E PA ▁through ▁reports , ▁programs , ▁and ▁promotion ▁of ▁acceptable ▁practices . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁E PA ▁has ▁a ▁push ▁for ▁life ▁cycle ▁assess ments . ▁The ▁life ▁cycle ▁assess ment , ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁L CA , ▁is ▁a ▁technique ▁that ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁determine ▁how ▁a ▁product ▁or ▁process ▁impact s ▁the ▁environment ▁from ▁the