Activities Group (USWAG), and Department
of Energy (DOE) to promote the beneficial
use of CCPs and the environmental bene-
fits that result from their use. The initiative
includes three primary activities:
A Challenge Program
Barrier breaking activities
Development of CCP-utilization
workshops
The C2P2 Challenge Program
Like EPA's WasteWise Program, which pro-
motes and recognizes participants for volun-
tary waste reduction activities, the C2P2
Challenge Program focuses on the benefi-
cial use of CCPs. This voluntary program
encourages organizations to participate as
Champions and Leaders.
Champions include generators and users of
coal combustion products who, in joining
the program, will work to increase their use
or marketing of CCPs.
Leaders include federal agencies, profes-
sional groups, trade associations, and uni-
versities who, in joining the program, will
work with their affiliated organizations to pro*
mote greater use and marketing of CCPs.
Champions and Leaders will be eligible for
awards recognizing their activities includ-
ing, documented increases in CCP use
and success stories in CCP promotion
and utilization.
A central part of the Challenge Program is
the development of informational booklets
detailing the environmental effects and
benefits from the use of CCPs in highway
and building applications.
EPA is developing a comprehensive Web
site to support the C2P2 Challenge Program.
This site includes information on CCPs and
a calendar of prog ram-related events, in
addition to recognizing C2P2 Program partic-
ipants. The C2P2 Web site is located at:
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/con-
serve/c2p2/.
C2P2 Program Registration Forms are avail-
able from EPA, ACAA, and USWAG, or can
be downloaded from the C2P2 Web site.
Barrier Breaking Activities
Developing additional booklets outlining
the environmental effects and benefits
from the use of coal fly ash and other
CCPs.
Publishing case studies identifying
barriers to CCP utilization.
Co-sponsoring an update of the Fly
Ash Facts for Highway Engineers
booklet with the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA} and ACAA.
Developing a federal interagency policy
statement in support of industrial by-
product utilization.
Developing a pilot state and regional
review process whereby interdiscipli-
nary teams will be brought together to
examine CCP utilization practices.
Workshops
EPA, FHWA, DOE, ACAA, and USWAG will
support future workshops for users of CCPs
such as highway departments and builders.
The workshops will present the structural
advantages of using coal combustion prod-
ucts and the environmental benefits that
result from their use.
This project is part of EPA's Resource Conservation Challenge.
For more information about the C2P2 program, call the C2P2
Information Center at 800 ERA-WISE, or visit the C2P2 Web site
* i at http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/conserve/c2p2/.
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COAL COMBUSTION
PRODUCTS PARTNERSHIP
What are coal combustion products?
Coal combustion products (CCPs) are the by-products generated from
burning coal in coal-fired power plants. These by-products include fly
ash, bottom ash, boiler slag and flue gas desulfurization gypsum.
What are the benefits of using CCPs and why is the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) creating the
Coal Combustion Products Partnership?
There are numerous environmental, eco-
nomic, and performance benefits from using
CCPs which is why EPA has formed the
C2P2 program to further their beneficial use.
Environmental benefits can include reduced
greenhouse gas emissions, reduced land
disposal requirements, and reduced utiliza-
tion of virgin resources.
Economic benefits can include reduced
costs associated with coal ash and slag
disposal, increased revenue from the sale of
ash, and savings from using CCPs in place
of other, more costly materials.
Performance benefits may result from the
physical and chemical characteristics of
CCPs and include greater resistance to
chemical attack, increased strength, and
improved workability when fly ash is used to
replace or supplement Portland cement in
concrete. High performance concrete,
which can contain fly ash and/or other recy-
cled materials, is being used to double the
life of conventional pavements and is also
used in bridge applications that are being
designed to last up to 100 years.
What is the C2P2 Program?
The Coal Combustion Products
Partnership program is a cooperative effort
between EPA and the American Coal Ash
Association (ACAA), Utility Solid Waste
Note: Specific benefits may vary depending on the prop-
erties of CCPs and the applications for their use.
US WAG
ACAA
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