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Welcome to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Pollution Prevention (P2) newsletter! Through this newsletter, we will provide information on upcoming events, as well as tools and resources to help implement and improve P2 initiatives. |
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Happy New Year from EPA’s Pollution Prevention (P2) Program!
The P2 program wishes everyone a happy and healthy new year! Whether you’re a business, government agency or general consumer, the P2 program remains dedicated to providing resources that will help you make more sustainable choices in 2021 and beyond.
Check out some of our P2 programs and resources:
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The P2 Hub
A Place to Get P2 Information, Analysis and Help
If you are one of our grantees that provides P2 technical assistance to businesses, a business interested in learning more about how P2 can help your operation reduce its environmental footprint and save money, or just a member of the general public that wants to learn more about P2, the P2 Hub and Helpline can help you.
The P2 Hub and Helpline can:
- Provide P2 information, research, training and tools.
- Facilitate information sharing and discussion of P2 opportunities, best practices, and emerging trends.
- Conduct analyses to help grantees identify potential clients relevant to the P2 national emphasis areas (NEAs).
- Help grantees identify P2 opportunities that may exist at specific facilities by identifying chemical releases or environmental concerns that could be addressed through P2.
- Support grantees with engineering and technical advice to help them develop P2 solutions.
- Identify relevant P2 case studies that may offer potential P2 solutions that can be replicated.
Support from the P2 Hub and Helpline can be accessed by leaving a voicemail at (202) 566-0799, submitting a written question or request by email at p2hub@epa.gov, or by filling out a web form. Staff from the Helpline will follow-up with you as appropriate.
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Upcoming Webinar
P2: Considering the Human Factor
January 25, 2021, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM EST
Join EPA Regions 3 and 4 in a roundtable focused on advancing P2 through human capital and organizational culture. This event will feature EPA P2 grantees, technical assistance providers, and industry counterparts who will share initiatives and case studies demonstrating how to increase the impact of P2 through employee engagement, gathering “Green Teams,” engaging with safety professionals on environmental issues, and more. The panel will then be opened to audience questions and contributions.
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EPA Launches New List of DfE-Certified Products
EPA allows the Design for the Environment (DfE) label on disinfectants and sanitizers that are registered and meet the Safer Choice Standard. EPA published a new DfE-certified product web page to make it easier for consumers and purchasers to identify products.
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Did you miss a recent webinar? Check out the EPA P2 Program webinar webpage to listen to webinars you might have missed or to revisit ones for which you might need a refresher. |
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P2 National Emphasis Areas (NEAs)
For the P2 Grant Program, EPA identifies national emphasis areas (NEAs) to help focus resources to generate more impactful and measurable results, and to facilitate sharing of information among grantees working on similar issues.
The FY20-21 NEAs align with EPA’s Smart Sector Initiative to help develop sensible approaches that better protect the environment and public health. The NEAs also offer significant opportunities for pollution prevention, economic, and environmental impact in these areas:
- NEA #1: Food and Beverage Manufacturing and Processing
- NEA #2: Chemical Manufacturing, Processing and Formulation
- NEA #3: Automotive Manufacturing and Maintenance
- NEA #4: Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing and Maintenance
- NEA #5: Metal Manufacturing and Fabrication
EPA is excited to begin featuring projects supporting the NEAs.
NEA Spotlight: Food and Beverage Manufacturing and Processing
Thinking Outside the Box—By Boxing Up Technology
Using technology in a new way is helping our P2 grantee, Arizona State University (ASU), provide technical assistance to local food and beverage manufacturing facilities. As part of its energy and water assessments, ASU deploys a mobile sensor kit tailored to a facility’s specific water processes. These kits offer real-time monitoring at up to three locations/nodes within a facility (e.g., process water influent, process water effluent, and waste stream). The quick results allow decision-makers to better understand water quality and water flows within its manufacturing processes and make informed decisions. ASU has successfully used the kits at bakery and dairy facilities to identify new P2 opportunities. Check out the September 2020 webinar “Big Gulp: Lessons Learned on Providing P2 Tech Assistance to Food and Beverage Manufacturers” for more about ASU’s efforts.
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Employee Spotlight: Brian Clapp, OPPT
Brian is currently the Pollution Prevention Hub Coordinator at EPA Headquarters, directing the development of P2 resources, training and tools for both grantees and the general public. He joined EPA in 2006, providing support to sustainable manufacturing and healthcare programs, including the Green Suppliers Network and the Economy, Energy, and Environment (E3) initiative. More recently, he has served as a Project Officer on EPA’s Healthcare Environmental Resource Center and the Pollution Prevention Information Network, and as a volunteer judge for the Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards, which recognize DoD efforts to protect human health and eliminate environmental hazards. He holds bachelor’s degrees in biology and political science from Arizona State University (Go Devils!) and a master’s degree in environmental science and policy from Johns Hopkins University.
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The P2 Hub Helpline Is at Your Service!
The P2 Hub Helpline is a technical assistance concierge service exclusively for current recipients of EPA P2 and SRA grants and their subcontractors. Contact the Helpline at p2hub@epa.gov or (202) 566-0799.
Stay Connected!
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