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PPRC

PPRC. Pollution Prevention Resource Center (PPRC). 20 th Anniversary in 2011 Serve EPA Region 10 (WA, OR, ID and AK) Provide pollution prevention information resources and research Support technical service providers in State and Local government and industry

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PPRC

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  1. PPRC Pollution Prevention Resource Center (PPRC) • 20th Anniversary in 2011 • Serve EPA Region 10 (WA, OR, ID and AK) • Provide pollution prevention information resources and research • Support technical service providers in State and Local government and industry • Wide variety of P2 projects and tools

  2. PPRC is one of 10 Centers in each EPA Region

  3. PPRC Pollution Prevention Tools P2 Centers have the skills and services to fulfill requirements of SB 737 PPRC is partnering with CWS to provide • Source identification • P2 Planning • Outreach and technical support

  4. P2 Toolset • Topic Hubs • Rapid Response • Pharm Take Back • Toxics Footprinting • Lean and Green • Webinars • Case Studies • Eco Certification Program • By-Product Synergy • Measurement System • P2 Wiki • Roundtables • Technical Assistance

  5. Topic Hubs(Sector Focused P2 WebPages) Marinas & Small Boat HarborsMeat ProcessingMercuryMercury-AutomotiveMercury-DentalMercury-Health CareMercury-SchoolsMercury-ThermometersMercury-ThermostatsMetal Fabrication & MachiningOil and GasP2 and Environmental SecurityPollution Prevention (P2)Pollution Prevention (P2) for ConsumersPollution Prevention (P2) InternshipsPollution Prevention for Arts EducationPork ProductionPrinting-FlexographyPrinting-LithographyPublic LandsPublicly Owned Treatment WorksRegulatory IntegrationResidential ConstructionSki AreasSustainable School Design Technology DiffusionTextiles Topic Hubs™ Developed By Other P2Rx™ Centers Topic Hubs™ Developed By PPRC AerospaceBiotechnology Labs Climate Change Economic IncentivesEnvironmental MeasurementEnvironmental MentoringFiberglass FabricationLean and EnvironmentMetal FinishingP2 for Area Source CategoriesP2 for Hospital SterilizersPaint & Coating ManufacturingProduct StewardshipSemiconductor ManufacturingShip Building & Repair Wood Furniture ManufacturingYouth Education Agricultural Teaching LabsAuto BodyAuto RepairAuto Salvage-Great Lakes RegionClean SnowmobilesCommunity GrowthConstruction Science EducationDioxinDry CleaningElectric UtilitiesElectronic WasteEMSEMS in GovernmentEnergy Efficient Schools and StudentsEnvironmental Management AccountingFood ServiceGreen ProcurementHospitality Household Hazardous MaterialsIndustrial CompostingIntegrated Pest Management (IPM) for SchoolsLandscapingLeadLead Sinkers

  6. Rapid ResponseFree Service! • Rapid individual assistance • Research on less toxic substitution questions from government, non-profit, and business • Environmentally preferable alternatives or processes • May consult engineers or tech staff • Research results are shared, tweeted, FaceBooked

  7. Lean and Green • EPA’s Lean and Environment Toolkit (2006) and Lean and Energy Toolkit (2007) • Shows lean practitioners how to integrate environmental & energy& chemical considerations into lean

  8. Eight webinars attended by nearly 500 participants Webinar Series • ABCs of Developing a Green Business Program • Greening Your Chemical Inventories: innovations in identifying safer/greener product choices • Safer Alternatives for Parts Cleaning in Auto Repair • Safer Alternatives in Cleanup Solvents for Lithographic Printing • Safer Alternatives in Dry Cleaning • Chemical Policy 101 and California's Green Chemistry Initiative

  9. Pharm Take-Back • Two-year Medicine Return Pilot Project in WA • Multi-agency/stakeholder effort • Resulted in proper disposal of over 15,000 pounds of unused household pharmaceuticals • Status quo for many is flushing

  10. P2 Results Task Force Industrial Ecology (a rose by any other name…) • By-Product Synergy • Materials Exchange • Beneficial Use • Resourceful Use • Industrial Symbiosis Image courtesy of http://stantonssheetmusic.wordpress.com/2009/04/

  11. Purpose P2 Results Data System Region 10 P2 Measurement Highlights Reduced Operating Costs$524,275,825.59 Non Hazardous Materials   665,711   Pounds/Year Hazardous Materials   18,772,120   Pounds/Year Hazardous Wastes   203,371,896   Pounds/Year Air Emissions (includes mobile sources)   60,488,990   Pounds/Year Solid Waste   439,022,593   Pounds/Year Water Use   3,176,226,670   Gallons / Year Energy   Electricity   833,887,220   Kilowatt hours / Year Natural Gas   27,705,742   Therms / Year Vehicle Miles   14,825,160   Miles / Year Diesel   37,000   Gallons / Year Jet Fuel   15,000,000   Gallons / Year Coal   7,100   Tons / Year

  12. Purpose Other Resources • Clean Production Action’s Green Screen-”the first open source tool to identify substances that are inherently less hazardous for humans and the environment“ • Environmental Working Group’s Skin Deep-

  13. Ecological Business Certification

  14. Contact : Debra Taevs PPRC8040 SE 51st Ave. Portland, OR 97206 Tel:503-336-1256 Cell: 503-889-6488 dtaevs@pprc.org http://www.pprc.org/

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