Reducing packaging on manufactured goods in an example of
A)pollution cleanup
B)pollution prevention.
C)the tragedy of the commons.
D)a tradeoff
E)an end-of-the-pipe solution.

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Reducing packaging on manufactured goods is an example of pollution prevention because it aims to reduce waste and pollution before they occur by minimizing the amount of packaging used in the first place. This approach aims to prevent the creation of waste and pollution rather than simply dealing with them after they have already been produced (pollution cleanup) or relying on individual actions to reduce waste (tragedy of the commons). It is also not a tradeoff or end-of-the-pipe solution because it does not involve sacrificing one thing for another or treating pollution once it has already occurred.

Reducing Packaging on Manufactured Goods in an Example of