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GLRPPR Products & Services With a Spotlight on P2 & Environmental Security. Joy Scrogum Illinois Waste Management & Research Center Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable September 23, 2004. www.glrppr.org. P2Rx Topic Hubs.
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GLRPPR Products & ServicesWith a Spotlight on P2 & Environmental Security Joy Scrogum Illinois Waste Management & Research Center Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable September 23, 2004 www.glrppr.org
P2Rx Topic Hubs • GLRPPR is a member of the Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange (P2Rx) • Each regional center is responsible for developing and maintaining topic hubs which are shared among the centers • A topic hub is a detailed collection of resources and contact information for specific topics or industrial sectors; basically online primers • http://www.glrppr.org/hubs/
P2Rx Topic Hubs • Current GLRPPR Topic Hubs: • Auto Salvage Yards—Great Lakes Region (NEW) • Mercury—Health Care • Mercury—Schools • P2 & Environmental Security • Printing—Flexography • Printing—Lithography • Regulatory Integration • Technology Diffusion • GLRPPR Hubs in Development: • Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for Schools • Pollution Prevention for Arts Education
P2 & Environmental Security Topic Hub • Developed in 2003 in collaboration with the Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center (PPRC)--Michelle Gaither • Introduces security topics and issues in an environmental context • Illustrates how P2 can be integrated into security programs • Provides examples of P2 techniques, ideas and opportunities that assistance providers can use in conjunction with security analysis and action plans
GLRRPR Sector Resources • There are currently 79 sector resources available on the GLRPPR web site • http://www.glrppr.org/hubs/#sector_resources • Collections of records for both online and hard copy material related to a particular industrial sector or a topic of interest across a wide variety of sectors • Include lists of expert contacts for further info. • New—also include relevant calendar items and funding opportunities
GLRPPR Sector Resources Particularly Relevant to Environmental Security • Chemicals Manufacturing • Department of Defense (DoD) • Electrical Utilities/Power Generation • Energy Efficiency • Environmental Security • Green Chemistry • Laboratories (Research and Testing) • Local Government & POTWs • Oil & Gas • Transportation & Trucking • Waste Minimization/Pollution Prevention • Water & Wastewater
Contacts Database • Search by individual name, organization name, sector areas of expertise or services offered • Online forms available on main contacts page to add or update your organization • Online form within each person’s individual entry to submit updated information • http://www.glrppr.org/contacts/
LINK Newsletter • Published quarterly, distributed electronically • Each issue has a theme for feature stories and a section for other items of interest from throughout the region • Wayne Duke is the new editor and designer—wduke@wmrc.uiuc.edu • Deadline for submission of articles for Fall 2004 issue is Sept. 30; theme is transportation P2 • http://www.glrppr.org/newsletter/
Other GLRPPR Products & Services • Environmental News—Updated Daily and available via RSS news feed or to add to your MyYahoo! Page • Web Site of the Month • Calendar of conferences, events and training opportunities • Funding opportunities • 13 listservs, including P2 Tech • Help Desk--http://www.glrppr.org/helpdesk/; Archives now available
Contact Us If You Have Questions • Debra Jacobson, djacobso@wmrc.uiuc.edu; 630-474-5019 • Joy Scrogum, jscrogum@wmrc.uiuc.edu; 217-333-8948 • Wayne Duke, wduke@wmrc.uiuc.edu; 217-333-5793