Oregon Toxics Reduction & Green Chemistry PPRC Roundtable – October 24, 2012

1. Oregon Toxics Reduction & Green Chemistry PPRC Roundtable – October 24, 2012 Kevin Masterson, Oregon DEQ Agency Toxics Coordinator masterson.kevin@deq.state.or.us

2. Why Develop an Agency-Wide Toxics Reduction Strategy? • Toxics don’t respect program boxes: • Pollutants released to air  deposit to land  run off to water • Gets us beyond chemical-by-chemical approach • Increases efficient use of resources by taking a more integrated and strategic approach • Complements existing DEQ toxics programs • E.g., “alternative implementation strategies” for WQ Human Health Toxics Standards

3. Recent History of Key Oregon ore Regional Initiatives • 2009-10 • DEQ develops “Focus List” of priority chemicals • Columbia Basin Toxics Reduction Action Plan released • 2011 • DEQ Toxics Reduction Strategy drafted & presented • Portland State University’s chem policy white paper • 2012 • Oregon Governor signs executive order promoting green chemistry and toxics reduction

4. DEQ Toxics Reduction Strategy: Identifying High-Priority Toxics • DEQ developed “Focus List” of 51 chemicals or groups of chemicals • Based on existing agency priority lists • Diverse range of chemicals • Overlaps with priorities of other organizations • EPA Chemical Action Plans • Large national retailers • List is not static – expect changes over time

5. OREGON DEQ TOXICS FOCUS LIST (2012)

6. What Types of Actions are Included in the Toxics Reduction Strategy? • 25 Actions Included in Strategy • Improving integration and prioritization of toxics reduction activities • Enhancing effective existing reduction efforts • Addressing identified toxics reduction needs • Assessing and characterizing toxics in Oregon • Overarching theme  collaboration and partnerships

7. DEQ Identified 5 Priority Short-term Actions in 2012 • Short-term priority actions complement and support: • Columbia River Toxics Reduction Priorities • Green Chemistry Executive Order • Other Toxics Strategy actions remain relevant • Work will occur as resources allow • Strategy will be regularly assessed and refined

8. Short-Term Priority Actions:Integrating Technical Assistance • Combining efforts of multiple DEQ programs and agencies to achieve common goals for 2 industry sectors (Action #1) • Identify viable safer alternatives through assessment tools & resources • Identify needs for green chemistry research and incentives

9. Short-Term Priority Actions:Leveraging Market Forces • Increase state government purchasing of safer chemical alternatives using guidelines (Action #2) • Work with retailers and 3rd party certifiers to increase availability and visibility of low toxic consumer products (Action #3)

10. Short-Term Priority Actions:Pesticide Stewardship Partnerships • Build on program that uses environmental monitoring data to focus collaborative voluntary actions (Action #4) • Existing stewardship tools and expertise • Watershed-level data provide measures of success

11. What Outcomes Are We Looking For? Hood River Pesticide Stewardship Partnership Results

12. Short-Term Priority ActionsCollecting Unwanted Pesticides • Establish Statewide Pesticide Collection Program (Action # 5) • Unlike WA, no dedicated funding source in Oregon • Periodic events show increasing quantities • Assembled partners to identify funding sources and coordinated plan

13. 2012 Oregon Executive Order: Promoting Green Chemistry • Executive Order No. 12-05: “Fostering Environmentally-Friendly Purchasing and Product Design” • Signed April 27, 2012 • Lead agencies identified: • Department of Environmental Quality • Department of Administrative Services • Business Oregon (economic development)

14. Oregon Executive Order 12-05: • 4 Key Elements of Order • Develop outreach strategy for businesses to apply green chemistry (select 2 sectors) • Develop proposals to incentivize green chemistry through new or existing programs • Strengthen demand for low toxicity products through state purchasing practices and guidelines • Develop inter-agency toxics reduction strategy to ensure efficiencies and address gaps

15. Next Steps & Milestones • Present Columbia Basin priority actions to governmental executives on Nov. 1, 2012 • Present update on DEQ toxics strategy and priority actions to Environmental Quality Commission in December, 2012 • Executive order implementation  start pilot purchasing initiative for cleaning products by end of 2012 • 2013  Full implementation of 5 short-term priority actions in OR toxics reduction strategy