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Cutting Waste
Can Help.
Through the WasteWise program,
more than 850 of America's leading
businesses, institutions, and gov-
ernments are demonstrating that
solid waste reduction cuts costs and
increases efficiency.
If your utility is not actively reducing municipal solid
waste, you might be losing valuable resources through
everyday activities. From equipment and supplies to
packaging and office paper waste, utilities generate sub-
stantial amounts of trash. By reducing waste, you can save
money, make your utility more competitive in the global
marketplace, and increase customer and employee satis-
faction by becoming an ecofriendly business. The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) WasteWise
program can help you to
minimize your compa-
ny's waste while
maximizing
cost-effective
operations. By
reducing waste,
your utility can
save money
and make limit-
ed resources go
farther.
*PSE&G is proud to be an active, charter member
of EPA's WasteWise program. By implementing
effective waste prevention measures, PSE&G is uti-
lizing sound business practices that result in a sub-
stantial benefit to the environment"
- Stan LaBruna, vice president of environmental health and
safety, Public Service Electric & Gas Company (PSE&G),
WasteWise 1998 Large Corporation Partner of the Year.
By Joining
WasteWise,
Your Utility
Can
"We appreciate the
flexibility provided by
WasteWise. We tailor
goals to our company
and involve many
departments and indi-
viduals. This involve-
ment sustains the
program and pro-
motes innovation."
- Richard Larsen, senior
scientist, Environmental
Programs, Northeast
Utilities
Save Money
As a WasteWise partner, your
utility can save thousands, perhaps
millions, of dollars by reducing,
reusing, and recycling solid waste
materials. Many WasteWise part-
ners discover that waste prevention
activities increase productivity and reduce procure-
ment costs and waste disposal fees. Florida
Power & Light replaced its company manu-
als with electronic copies for online viewing,
and switched to electronic notification of its
departmental memos, eliminating 285,000
pounds of copier paper and saving $60,000.
Join Your Peers
When you join WasteWise, you become
part of a network of organizations reduc-
ing waste in their operations. You will
learn cost cutting waste prevention strategies spe-
cific to utilities and will get valuable 'how-to' information
based on others experiences. WasteWise partner GPU
Energy established a centralized facility to receive obsolete or
damaged transformers and other electrical equipment from
its entire service area. The utility also repaired and reused
more than 633,000 pounds of equipment and implemented a
program for refurbishing and reusing cable reels, preventing
the disposal of more than 500,000 pounds of waste.
Attract Customers
Environmental responsibility is a growing concern
throughout our society. More and more consumers are
considering a company's environmental record when making
purchasing or investment decisions. By joining WasteWise,
utilities can show their customers and employees they are
good corporate citizens when it comes to the environment.
Receive National Recognition
EPA provides national and local recognition for
WasteWise partners' successful waste reduction efforts
through publicized events, certificates, press releases, EPA
publications (both printed and on the Internet), and
through an annual awards program.
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What Does It Take
To Be WasteWise?
• Commit to reducing waste. WasteWise partners join the
program for a 3-year period. As a first step, EPA encour-
ages partners to conduct a waste audit on their operating
and purchasing practices to identify cost-effective oppor-
tunities for waste reduction.
• Establish waste reduction goals. Within the first 6 months
of membership, partners identify practical and measurable
goals tailored to their specific needs. Partners set goals to
prevent waste; start or expand internal recycling collection
efforts; and purchase and/or manufacture recycled prod-
ucts. Again, the goals you choose are up to you.
• Track progress. Partners monitor their progress and
annually update EPA on their accomplishments.
WasteWise partners find this process to be a valuable
exercise and often use this information to communicate
, results to employees, managers, and stockholders.
EPA is available to provide information to help
WasteWise partners establish goals, implement programs,
and monitor progress. ,
WasteWise Members
in the Utility Industry
as of 12/1/98
American Electric Power
Service Corp.
Baltimore Gas & Electric
Company
Cinergy Corp.
Colonial Pipeline Company
Commonwealth Edison Company
Conectiv Energy
Consolidated' Edison Company
of New York, Inc.
Cooperative -Power Association
Detroit Edison Company ,
Edison Electric Institute
El Paso Natural Gas Company
Florida Power & Light -'
Florida Power Corp.
GPU Energy
GPU Nuclear Corp. ""
Illinois Power Company
Long Island Lighting Company
Nevada Power Company
Northeast Utilities Service
Company
Northern Indiana
Public Service Company
Northern States Power
Company
Pacific Gas and Electric
Company
PECO Energy
Pennsylvania Power & Light
Company
PEPCO
Public Service Company of New
Mexico
Public Service Electric & Gas
Company ,
Puget Sound Energy
, Sierra Pacific Power Company
Taiwan Power. Company
Texas Utilities
.The Southern Company ..
UGI Utilities, Inc. - Electric
Division
Virginia Electric and Power
Registration Form
Q Yes! My organization is ready to become a
WasteWise partner.
(Please complete both Sections A and E>.)
Q I would like more information about the
program.
(Please complete Section A.)
Section A
Organization Name
Principal Contact
Title
Address
City
State
.Zip
Phone
E-mail
Fax
Section B
(Fill out only if you are joining as a partner.)
Facilities to be included in initial waste reduction efforts
(e.g., corp. headquarters only, single facility, all facilities)
Approximate number of employees in these .facilities
Signature of
Senior Official
Print Name
Title
Date .
Please cut and fax to WasteWise at
703 308-8686 or mail to the WasteWise
program at the following address:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
WasteWise (5306W)
401 M Street, SW.
Washington, DC 20460
Preserving Resources,
Preventing Waste
(U)
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Preserving Resources,
Preventing Waste >
VUasteWise
is a voluntary
partnership
program that
assists and
challenges organizations to
find savings through innov-
ative waste reduction activ-
ities. Participation in
WasteWise is FREE!
EPA is available to help
partners establish goals,
implement programs, and
monitor progress.
Networking among part-
ners also provides useful
information exchange.
For more information,
please call the WasteWise
Helpline at 800 EPA-WISE
(372-9473) or visit the
WasteWise Web site at
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Waste Prevention
TIPS
Based on results achieved by WasteWise
partners, waste prevention activities that
utilities might consider include:
• Initiate luminary maintenance program to extend
the useful life of lamps.
• Reduce packaging on new meters and other
equipment
• Increase reuse of telephone poles and wooden
reels.
• Eliminate excess mailings by updating internal
mailing lists.
Reduce paper usage through
double-sided copying and
printing; e-mail; posting and
routing memos; record
imaging; and posting
documents on Internet
Web sites.
Establish electronic customer billing.
Reduce incoming bulk mail waste by removing
your utility from unnecessary mailing lists.
Educate employees on the importance and ease
of waste prevention, recycling, and buying
recycled-content products.
Purchase cleaning materials and other supplies
in bulk.
Require suppliers to use reusable
transport packaging.
Establish donation programs
for office furniture and
equipment.
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