Resource Venture - Site Index case studies, newsletter, email updates and more) Waste prevention recycling WaterConservation Stormwater pollution prevention Sustainable Building In the http://www.resourceventure.org/map_body.htm
Extractions: Other Resource Conservation/Pollution Prevention Issues The Business and Industry Resource Venture provides free information, assistance and referrals to help Seattle businesses improve their environmental performance. We are a partnership of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce and Seattle Public Utilities. Home Back to Top
Montana DEQ - What Is Pollution Prevention? Offsite recycling is not pollution prevention, however, recycling industrial chemicalsor other materials on-site and as part of the production process is http://www.deq.state.mt.us/ppa/p2/DefineP2.asp
Extractions: Wetland Grant Program Download Adobe Reader to view pdf files. What is Pollution Prevention? Pollution prevention means reducing or eliminating the creation of pollutants, solid wastes, or hazardous wastes at the source by using less hazardous materials or more efficient processes or practices. Pollution Prevention is the protection of resources through conservation, including increased efficiency in the use of raw materials, energy, water, or other resources. Pollution prevention (P2) is the highest step of the waste reduction hierarchy and occurs prior to the other steps of recycling, treatment, or disposal. P2 includes the source reduction practices of using fewer raw materials, substituting less hazardous raw materials, changing processes, reformulating products, redesigning products, and good housekeeping. P2 does not include pollution treatment or control, changing the media or the location affected by the pollution, or remediation. Off-site recycling is not pollution prevention, however, recycling industrial chemicals or other materials on-site and as part of the production process is considered source reduction and therefore is pollution prevention.
Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA) recycling IndustryModernization Lucy Stanfield US EPA-Region 5 pollution prevention and Program http://www.glrppr.org/contacts/gltopichub.cfm?sectorid=65
Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable Resources; Great Lakes Regional pollution prevention Roundtable (GLRPPR); IllinoisDepartment of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA) recycling Grants Program; http://www.glrppr.org/services/service.cfm?serviceid=24
Waste Management And Pollution Prevention Introduction to Waste Management and pollution prevention. Consumer recycling ResourceGuide ECOLOGIA Evaluation This website contains information for the http://www.e-tip.org/english/level1/waste.html
Extractions: Is this page useful and helpful to you? Introduction to Waste Management and Pollution Prevention Consumer Recycling Resource Guide ECOLOGIA Evaluation This website contains information for the general public about recycling materials such as food and drink packaging, batteries, and motor oil. EnviroSense ECOLOGIA Evaluation This large collection of pollution prevention technologies from industry and the US government includes over 118,000 files on alternative energy, waste disposal, and waste minimization. Glossary of Recycling Terms ECOLOGIA Evaluation This comprehensive glossary includes more than 100 terms commonly used in the recycling industry. GNET Technology Database Website ECOLOGIA Evaluation The Global Network of Environment and Technology (GNET) Website contains hundreds of profiles of environmental clean-up technologies that have been developed by government, industry, and research institutions. Green Seal Database ECOLOGIA Evaluation Green Seal is an independent organization that awards a seal of approval to environmentally friendly products. This database contains Green Seal production standards and the names of manufacturers and products which have received the "green seal of approval."
POLLUTION PREVENTION, WASTE MINIMIZATION, AND RECYCLING pollution prevention (P2), WASTE MINIMIZATION and recycling. pollutionprevention/Source Reduction. pollution prevention means not http://www.hawaii.edu/ehso/compliance/p2.htm
Extractions: POLLUTION PREVENTION (P2), WASTE MINIMIZATION AND RECYCLING Pollution Prevention/Source Reduction Pollution prevention means not generating waste in the first place by reducing, eliminating, or substituting it at the source. P2 focuses on source reduction and is the highest goal to strive for. Practice just in time purchasing for chemicals. Buy only quantities of supplies that you will be able to use within 1-2 years. Avoid bulk-sized purchases the money you save initially will be far outweighed by disposal costs and procedures at the end! Purchase and use non-hazardous (or less hazardous) alternative chemicals when possible. See Battelles list of possible substitutes for hazardous chemicals Require that future purchases of equipment include the disposal costs of old equipment that is being replaced. Find a supplier who can deliver small amounts of chemicals on short notice and who will accept unopened chemicals that are returned. Waste minimization includes recycling and other means to reduce the amount of waste that must be treated and/or disposed. Waste minimization addresses end of pipe reduction or reuse potential.
Extractions: Top Science Environment See also: This category in other languages: Italian Aberdeen Proving Ground Pollution Prevention Program - Highlights pollution prevention activities and hazardous material management at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Buy Recycled: EPA's Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines - Recycled content guidelines and other information for U.S. federal government procurement. Includes directories of manufacturers of a wide range recycled products for industrial, commercial, and household use. Canadian Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse - Environment Canada's pollution prevention (P2) website and database featuring general information, tools, legislation, success stories, and technology.
Laboratory Waste Minimization And Pollution Prevention source reduction, the next most preferable options are recycling and reuse. Reuseand recycling can occur at a number of points in the chemical use cycle. http://www.seattle.battelle.org/services/e&s/P2LabMan/ch11.htm
Extractions: Introduction What are Waste Minimization and Pollution Prevention? Why are Waste Minimization and Pollution Prevention Important? Purchasing Chemicals ... Alternatives to Wet Chemistry »Reusing and Recycling Chemical Resources« Segregating Waste Streams In-Laboratory Treatment of Wastes Working with School Administrators, Students, Other Schools, and the Community Getting More Information Chapter 15 Finding a use for surplus opened containers of chemicals is a good way to avoid having to dispose of them as waste. In many cases, laboratories or other users may be able to use these chemicals even though they have a lower purity. In addition, outside organizations may be willing to accept waste streams from laboratories if they can economically recover the valuable constituents. (Note: waste transport is subject to state/local regulations.) Some things you can do to encourage chemical swaps/waste exchanges: Talk with other schools in your area to see if you can set up a simple exchange mechanism for school district. Consult the Merck Index to see what types of manufacturers in your area may be interested in your chemicals. For example, artisans may use metal salts for ceramic glazes; auto shops may be able to use distilled solvents for parts cleaning. This is most likely to happen with unused raw material that is properly labelled and in good condition.
Pollution Prevention s efforts in seven different areas of pollution prevention and control, many ofwhich overlap with other sustainability initiatives like recycling and energy http://www.umich.edu/~urel/stewardship/doing/prevention.html
Extractions: Plantings ... That micro-teaching techniques used in our undergraduate laboratories eliminate thousands of gallons of solvents from the wastestream? Read the complete P2000 report on the Pollution Prevention website , or click on the links below to get information about a specific facet of pollution prevention at the U-M. Chemical Waste in Labs. A key part of P2000 is the effort to reduce the amount of chemicals used in campus labs. A program to redistribute chemicals has also been established. Visit the Chemicals Redistribution web page for more information. (Please note: this is a secure site; a U-M uniqname and password is necessary for entry.) Read more about chemical waste in labs in the P2000 report Grounds and Waste Management. Read more about grounds and waste management in the Waste Management and Recycling website Read more Read more about grounds and waste management in the P2000 report That distillation equipment in several laboratories throughout campus recycles over 10,000 gallons of xylene and alcohol every year? Salt Use Reduction.
Pollution Prevention In Business, NF93-122 Some activities, such as inprocess or on-site recycling, should beconsidered as pollution prevention. Off-site recycling and reuse http://www.ianr.unl.edu/pubs/wastemgt/nf122.htm
Extractions: Wayne E. Woldt, Waste Management Specialists Previous Category Catalog Order Info As illustrated by the major shifts in the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulatory agenda during the past few years, culminating in the passage of the Pollution Prevention Act by Congress in 1990, pollution prevention represents a major cornerstone in the nation's waste management agenda. This law mandates that our environmental policy be based in pollution prevention as its solid foundation. " Pollution prevention is the highest priority strategy under the nations integrated waste management hierarchy that includes: 1) prevention, 2) recycling, 3) treatment and 4) disposal or release. Under the Pollution Prevention Act, congress established a national policy stipulating the following:
Smart Communities Network: Financing - Pollution Prevention environmental financing assistance programs for pollution control and prevention.Available from the GLEFC at 216687-6947. Financing recycling-Related Ventures http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/financing/pollution.shtml
Extractions: Provides an overview of a wide range of ways and means that are useful in paying for sustainable environmental systems. The guidebook is divided into 10 sections, presenting outline information on approximately 250 financial tools. The first five sections present comprehensive financing tools that include traditional means of raising revenue, borrowing capital, enhancing credit, creating public-private partnerships, and ways of providing technical assistance. National Recycling Coalition's National Recycling Financing Initiative (NRFI) NRFI researches, documents, and publishes information on successful capital information strategies for recycling businesses; provides information and conducts outreach to targeted investors on successful financial deals and investment opportunities in the recycling industry; and provides state market development officials and business development specialists with a centralized source of information and training to assist recycling businesses in obtaining financing.
Center For Ecological Pollution Prevention CEPP conducts workshops, demonstrations, evaluation and public education about ecological wastewater Category Science Environment Water Resources Wastewater recycling systems worldwide. A great book of ideas and resources for both individualsand communities. The Center for Ecological pollution prevention (CEPP http://www.cepp.cc/
Extractions: From a LEED-certified building with composting toilets and graywater recycling to a plant that cleans water from several towns to irrigate strawberries, this book profiles successful ecological wastewater recycling systems worldwide. A great book of ideas and resources for both individuals and communities.
Automobile Recycling Michigan Automotive pollution prevention Project recycling and managing potentiallyhazardous materials are not the first steps in preventing pollution. http://www.michigan.gov/deq/1,1607,7-135-3585_4130-12580--,00.html
Extractions: Automobile Recycling Automobiles are an important part of our lives. They provide us mobility and have been instrumental in how our communities develop, where we work, and how we live. Many Michigan residents and businesses rely on the automobile manufacturing industry for their livelihood. When automobiles have outlived their usefulness, the majority (over 94%) are taken to scrap yards for reclamation of useable parts. What is left is shredded or compacted. This remaining material, consisting primarily of metals, is then recycled back into appliances, automobiles, and other products. Over 75% of each automobile is recovered this way. That still leaves over 3 million tons of material to be disposed of annually. Automobile Recycling Demonstration Project: In 1996, the State of Michigan received a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through its Jobs Through Recycling Program to look at ways to recover that waste. A study was undertaken by the Great Lakes Institute for Recycling Markets to see what materials could be recovered in the scrap yard setting (before shredding or compaction) that had potential market value. A number of materials were investigated with some promising results. Polyurethane seat foam, windshield glass and rubberized seals are a few materials that hold promise for being recycled. The final report for this project is available in pdf format. Please note that this report is over 140 pages if you choose to print it.
POLLUTION PREVENTION REFERENCES prevention Secretary of the Army Industrial and NonIndustrial Pollutionprevention Award, recycling Award, and Acquisition Team Award. http://www.hnd.usace.army.mil/earc/ppref.htm
Extractions: POLLUTION PREVENTION REFERENCES "Pollution Prevention in the Acquisition Process," USALMC, Fort Lee, VA 804-765-4965 or DSN 539-4965 "Pollution Prevention Program Operations and Management," USAF Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, DSN 240-2415 "Pollution Prevention: Tools, Techniques, and Technologies," USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, San Antonio, TX 210-536-2415 or DSN 240-2415 "DoD Shelf Life Management Training," DLA Operations Support Office, Richmond, VA. Contact Mr. Gilbert Ruffin, 804-279-5224 or DSN 695-5224 "Pollution Prevention Opportunity Assessment Protocol," U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine. Available on DENIX or from USAEC 410-671-1229 or DSN 584-1229 " Model Pollution Prevention Plan ," February 1995, contact USAEC as above. "Environmentally Preferred Products," Defense General Supply Center, 800-352-2852 or DSN 695-6054 "Materiel Developer's Guide for Pollution Prevention," Army Acquisition Pollution Prevention Support Office, 703-274-0815 or DSN 284-0815
EPA Region 10 - Pollution Prevention, Waste Minimization And EPA Headquarters funds several initiatives that provide pollution prevention technicalassistance to reduction, typically the next best option is recycling. http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/OWCM.NSF/0d511e619f047e0d88256500005bec99/6ad9c10eb8
Extractions: Recycling/Solid Waste Assistance Part of P AD's mission is to provide technical assistance to businesses in Georgia on reducing, reusing, and recycling solid waste and to support market development activities that divert industrial solid waste streams from our landfills. Based on the solid waste surveys completed during FY 1997, P AD and the Department of Community Affairs (DCA) identified five significant non-residential waste streams. The five waste streams include food processing, municipal sludge, wood waste, textile and fibrous waste, and construction and demolition waste. Waste characterization assessments were conducted for each of these waste streams; P AD is using the findings and recommendations identified in the assessments to target waste reduction efforts for these waste streams and prioritize programs and activities. For far too many years the generation of waste materials by industries and manufacturers was assumed to be a natural and ordinary consequence of doing business. The costs associated with waste disposal were built into the budget and factored into the prices of goods sold. Not so today: "waste" is a resource to be recovered and reused in house, recycled, or sold to another industry as feedstock or alternative fuel. In the last few years the Internet has fostered the growth of business-to-business commerce in the buying, selling, and trading of excess materials and byproducts from manufacturing. There are hundreds of sites on the Web that facilitate materials exchanges, auctions, and swaps.
Pollution Prevention & Recycling Home Programs Hazardous Waste pollution prevention recyclingpollution prevention recycling Toxics Use Reduction Program; http://www.deq.state.or.us/wmc/hw/pprecyc.html
Extractions: Links Program and Policy Development Resource Library Staff Directory ... Alternative Cleaning Process/Product Vendor List Pollution Prevention Guide to Available Resources from the EPA Pollution Prevention Office Pollution Prevention Tax Credits P2 Links This website is intended to be a resource for businesses that generate hazardous waste, governmental agencies, environmental consultants, contractors, students, teachers, and concerned citizens. For more information, or to provide recommendations for improvement, please contact us at hw@deq.state.or.us Updated: August 23, 1999
Pollution Prevention INEEL Recycling Page The following lists the recycling methods presently used at the INEEL for nonradioactivematerials (some radioactive materials are recycled through http://www.inel.gov/pollution-prevention/recycling.shtml
Extractions: The INEEL recycles a variety of materials through subcontracts, donations, and as excess material available to the public. Subcontractors reclaim useful portions of products prior to disposal of residual material. The following lists the recycling methods presently used at the INEEL for non-radioactive materials (some radioactive materials are recycled through specialized contracts). Aluminum Cans Voluntary collection and donated to "Christmas For Families" program. Batteries Clean Lead Facility Storage and subsequent reuse of clean lead material. Clean Lead Material Computers PC distribution center for computers, hard drives, CD-ROM drives, printers, plotters, software. Electronics, Computers, and Rad Instruments Electronics, computer, and radiological instruments recycled by Oak Ridge National Recycle Center. Ethylene and Propylene Glycol Fleet Operations (only)
Extractions: See also: Sites: Back thru the Future Micro Computers - Facilities in Atlanta, Chicago, Northern NJ, and San Jose. Specializes in finding reuse for surplus desktop technology. Non reusable components are recycled in the best environmental practices available. Carolina Computer Recycling - South Carolina DHEC compliant recycling solutions. Accepts all forms of electronics, including computers, monitors, printers, telephone equipment, televisions, VCRs, software, and storage media (floppies, and backup tapes). Computer and Telecommunications Equipment Recycling - Links to cmpanies, associations and publications related to the computer and telecommunications recycling industry in general. The Computer Barn - Recycles computer equipment.