svEPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
(5305W)
EPA530-N-98-005
Spring/Summer 1998
www.epa.gov
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: '; n 1996, America's enthusiasm
. i for recycling spurred the cre-
i ation of 2,000 new curbside
recycling programs and 1,000 new
drop-off centers. Combined with
existing programs, these new recy-
cling opportunities helped divert
almost 57 million tons (or more
than 27 percent) of the 209.7 mil-
lion tons of municipal solid waste
(MSW) generated in the
United
States.
Paper
and
paper-
board
comprised
the lion's
share of
MSW recovered, accounting for
nearly 33 million tons.
These findings, reported in EPA's
Characterization of Municipal
Solid Waste in the United States:
1997 Update, indicate a continued
trend away from landfilling and
incineration. In fact, Americans
landfilled 4 million fewer tons of
waste in 1996 than in 1995. Since
1994, the amount of waste gener-
ated per person per day has
declined 4 percent to 4.3 pounds,
and the discard rate has declined
more than 8 percent to 3.2 pounds
per person per day.
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veritable "Who's Who" in recycling gathered in Washington,
DC, on May 19 through 21, 1998, for Recycling: Looking
• ' '' Toward the Next Century, a brainstorming workshop designed
to generate broad policy recommendations for the upcoming National
Recycling Summit planned for November 1998. The workshop, spon-
sored by the White House Council on Environmental Quality, brought
together more than 100 representatives from private, public, and gov-
ernmental organizations to help chart a course for the future of recy-
cling in the United States.
The first day of the workshop was devoted to roundtable discus-
sions focusing on the current and future state of recycling. Fran
McPoland, the Federal Environmental Executive, opened the discus-
sions by saying, "Today is the beginning of a dialogue to study ways to
stabilize markets for recovered materials and to achieve the economic
and environmental benefits of recycling."
David Gardiner, Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Policy,
kicked off the roundtable by focusing on the overall environmental
benefits and impacts of recycling and detailing the link between recy-
cling and climate change. Barbara Stevens (EcoData) followed with a
brief history of recycling collection over the past 25 years, which
helped attendees understand how far recycling has come in recent
years. Jerry Powell (Resource Recycling) and Chaz Miller (National
Solid Waste Management Association) spoke about the status of
recycling by touching on topics such as recovery rates for recyclable
materials and the current state of recycling markets. Will Ferretti
(National Recycling Coalition) looked ahead and focused on opportu-
nities for the future, such as achieving operational efficiency in pro-
cessing, sustainable development, and economic development. Other
speakers presented case studies that focused 011 specific commodities
such as recovered paper.
The second and third days of the workshop were devoted to breakout
sessions on the following topics: buying recycled; financial incentives
and disincentives: technology initiatives: product stewardship and
design: community and economic development; and information, edu-
cation, and public awareness.
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'. . :o reduce waste and cut the
; costs associated with build-
. ing demolition, more and
more companies are turning to
deconstruction. Deconstruction is
the selective dismantling or
removal of materials from build-
ings to be sold for reuse or recy-
cling. Although the process is not
new, many demolition firms want
to know under what conditions
deconstruction is a cost-effective
alternative to demolition.
To help answer this
question, EPA and
the National Asso-
ciation of
Home
Buildors-
Research
Center
(NAHB-RC) con-
ducted a pilot pro-
ject at Riverdale
Village, a four-unit
public housing project
in an urban area of Balti-
more County, Maryland. Decon-
struction workers salvaged
common building materials such
as brick, framing lumber, hard-
wood flooring, windows, doors,
and assorted fixtures. The project
succeeded in diverting 96.5 tons
of construction materials. Sal-
vaged items were sold at an
onsite sale and earned a total
of $2,440. Unsold items were
donated to a construction mater-
ial reuse organization in
Baltimore.
Robin Snyder of EPA's Urban
and Economic Development Divi-
sion says that increasing reuse of
the deconstruction materials is a
matter of educating consumers.
"Once they understand the
deconstruction process and con-
cept, they will want to buy these
construction materials," she
notes. On some deconstruction
sites, according to Snyder, the
salvage rate is as high as 90 per-
cent (at the Baltimore site,
approximately 76 percent of
materials were salvaged). Results
of deconstruction projects so far
indicate that the practice is a
cost-effective alternative to demo-
lition, costing an estimated 30 to
50 percent less than demolition.
As the owner of Riverdale
Village, the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) was a key part-
p^Sgg^K ner in the pilot
f^&iis^i,•:•-''' project. HUD sup-
ports deconstruc-
tion because of
the employ-
ment
opportuni-
ties it can
provide pub-
lic housing
residents.
Deconstruction
creates more jobs
than demolition
because it is labor-intensive
and relies primarily on the
use of hand tools and "people
power" to take buildings apart. It
also presents an opportunity to
teach job skills to people cur-
rently unemployed.
Federally funded deconstruc-
tion projects are slated to start on
Aberdeen Proving Ground in
Maryland and at a U.S. Navy test-
ing facility in White Oak, Mary-
land. In the White Oak project,
public housing residents will
help deconstruct six buildings.
For more information about
the Baltimore and other decon-
struction projects, contact Robin
Snyder at 202 260-8331 or via
e-mail at . The Baltimore case
study is available on the Internet
at . if
Training
:alculating an accurate
'. '. recycling rate can raise
:many questions for com-
munities. What materials should
be counted as recyclables?
Where can reliable data be
found? To aid state and local
governments in their efforts to
measure recycling, EPA created
a standard measurement method
that produces an accurate recy-
cling rate useful for planning and
market development purposes.
To help governments Imple-
ment this method, EPA held a
live satellite forum on June 3,
1998, at more than 150 sites
around the country. The corner-
stone of EPA's outreach effort
regarding recycling measure-
ment, the 2-hour forum pro-
vided the technical training that
Is essential for states to use this
measurement method. A panel
of recycling measurement
experts, including representa-
tives from Washington and
Pennsylvania, as well as EPA's
Hope Pillsbury, answered view-
ers' questions.
For more information, visit
the Recycling Measurement Web
site at or call the RCRA Hot-
line at 800 424-9346 to request a
copy of Measuring Recycling: A
Guide for State and Local Gov-
ernments (EPA530-R-97-011). 1
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A final summary of the
workshop is available on the
Office of the Federal Environ-
mental Executive Web site at
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'. . :he results are in, and orga-
; nizers have declared the first
- annual America Recycles
Day (ARD) "a smashing success!"
Based on last year's outstanding
media coverage and community
results, this year's America Recy-
cles Day (November 15, 1998)
promises to accomplish even
more in encouraging Americans
to buy recycled.
Last year, ARD generated about
176 million media impressions,
from national news reports on
NBC's Today Show and National
Public Radio to local coverage in
2,000 newspaper articles. These
messages drew the nation's atten-
tion to recycling. An estimated
3,000 local events promoted the
buy-recycled message, encourag-
ing participants to sign a pledge
card to start or enhance their
recycling efforts. About 750,000
people took the pledge. The
America Recycles Day Web site
received some of these pledges,
contributing to its 1
million visitors
during the heart of
the campaign.
Results from
communities
reflect ARD's success in gal-
vanizing widespread, public
support for recycling. The city
of Long Beach, California,
posted a 12 percent increase in
the amount of recyclables col-
lected in its curbside program
during the month following
America Recycles Day. This was
the largest increase in the pro-
gram's 5-year history. The city of
Sarasota, Florida, enjoyed similar
success, reporting an
18 percent increase in
the amount of recy-
clables collected over 1
month. This level of
attention and improve-
ment has prompted even
nonparticipating states to take
notice. For 13 years, Oregon des-
ignated 1 week in October as
Recycling Week. After last year,
however, the state decided to
alter tradition to take ^
advantage of the
national coverage
in November.
On the heels of
these accomplish-
ments, organizer Kevin
Tuerff believes the next ARD will
bring a sharper focus and even
: .' ' ..' •' greater
• ' ' '-•': :•. ' • .' results.
This
': ''••'"•'. year's
- - sponsors
include EPA,
the U.S. Postal Ser-
vice, Steel Recycling Institute,
Home Depot, 100% Recycled
Paperboard Alliance, Union
Camp Corporation, Browning-
Ferris Industries, and the Reman-
ufacturiiig Industries Council
International. National cochairs
Will Ferretti of the National
Recycling Coalition and Fran
McPoland, the Federal Environ-
mental Executive, will encourage
all 50 states and 3 territories to
promote the buy-recycled mes-
sage. With more time to organize
than last year, states can improve
the quality and quantity of their
results. They began planning
an estimated 5,000 local
events at the state
organizers' training on
_ _ May 6 and 7, 1998.
rFor more information about
ARD, contact Kevin Tuerff of
Tuerff-Davis EnviroMedia at
512 476-4ENV (4368). =:J
Last
While moving out of his old house in
El Paso, Texas, Sgt. Robert Portiiio
came across a lottery ticket. His first
instinct was to throw it away, declar-
ing, "I've never won anything in my
life!" He discovered, however, that
the ticket was a winner. Two weeks
after Portiiio pocketed $2 from his
winning ticket, he received the sec-
ond prize of his life—a dream home,
built on 15 acres of central Texas land,
Portiiio was the lucky winner of
the American Green Dream House,
constructed of recycled-content
materials. He was one of 750,000
who filled out an America Recycles
Day pledge card and earned a
chance at winning the house, Sgt.
Portiiio lias shown a strong commit-
ment to recycling and source reduc-
tion, pledging to reduce the number
of plastic bags he takes from the
grocery store and recycle his used oil
and aluminum cans,
Although Sgt. Portiiio Is currently
posted in South Korea, he will return
home on a brief leave in August, when
he will receive the keys to his new
ranch. He will settle into the home
after completing his assignment.
Sgt Portiiio is already recycling on the Texas
land where his dream home will be built
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'. . he federal government's
; newly constructed Ronald
Reagan Building is as "green"
as some of its occupants. This
Washington, DC, building is the
second largest federal complex in
the nation and will be home to
more than 1,000 EPA employees by
2001. Other tenants include the U.S.
Customs Service, the U.S. Agency
for International Development,
the International Cultural and Trade
Center, and the Woodrow Wilson
International Center for Scholars.
Because EPA discovered it would
be a tenant of the new building 2
years after design and construction
began, the Agency's efforts to
incorporate "green" construction
practices were largely focused on
the interior space. EPA worked
with the U.S. General Services
Administration (GSA), for example,
to identify a variety of recycled-
content construction materials.
These materials included steel, alu-
minum, gypsum wallboard, roofing
felt, ceramic and stoneware tile,
and concrete containing 25 percent
coal fly ash. EPA selected office
furniture made with recycled ma-
terials, which was shipped using
recycled packaging. Additionally,
under a "take-back" or "cradle-to-
cradle" program, the office panel
partitions used in the building can
be returned to the manufacturer
and made into new partitions when
they wear out. EPA also found car-
peting suppliers willing to accept
worn carpeting in the future for
recycling or energy reclamation.
EPA and GSA learned a lot
about "green buildings" from this
project. They realized that envi-
ronmentally friendly technology
and products are available and
that the federal government—the
largest individual purchaser of
goods and services in the coun-
try—can be a strong force for
sustainability.
Leonard Weiser, GSA project
executive, said, "One of the most
interesting things I rediscovered
during this project is that there
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.•'.. • s far as waste prevention
.. •" -. goes, the above slogan says
it all. Created by The Adver-
tising Council and the Environmen-
tal Defense Fund (EDF), this slogan
is the tag line for a new national
waste prevention public service
announcement (PSA) campaign.
For nearly a decade, EPA has
supported a highly successful
national PSA campaign to promote
recycling and the use of recycled
materials. This campaign, pro-
duced by the Advertising Council
and EDF, began in 1988 with the
now-famous slogan, "If You're Not
Recycling, You're Throwing It. All
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Away." In 1994, the campaign built
consumer demand for recycled
products and packaging, using
messages such as "Complete the
Circle: Buy Recycled." Since 1988,
the campaign has generated more
than $222 million in donated
advertising space. In 1996, donated
ad placement exceeded $42.4
million.
The need for a new waste pre-
vention campaign is clear. While
the collection of recyclables and
purchases of recycled products
have increased substantially since
the ad campaign began, the
amount of waste generated by U.S.
residents continues to present
environmental challenges and to
reflect a poor use of natural and
economic resources. By focusing
on waste prevention, sponsors
hope the new campaign will call
attention to ways individual citi-
zens can reduce waste generation.
The campaign is intended to edu-
cate and motivate the public on
the importance of reducing waste
by 'prccycling:' thinking ahead
when they buy in order to prevent
waste at the source. Campaign
messages will continue to reinforce
the positive behaviors of recycling
and buying recycled.
The PSAs are being developed
for distribution this summer and
fall to television and radio stations,
newspapers, and magazines
nationally. The 1998 distributions
will reach approximately 9,500
media outlets each. Copies of the
PSA are available on videotape,
compact disk, and audio tape.
Reproduction-quality newspaper
and magazine ads also are available.
For more information, contact
Roberta Desmond at EDF at 212
505-0606, Ext. 371. 1
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simply is no list of best
things'—sustainable products
or otherwise—to be incorpo-
rated in a project. The needs
are different each time, and they
have to be worked out in the
context of that specific project."
For more information about the
Ronald Reagan Building, contact
Fred Clements, Reagan Building
contractor, at 202 863-3915. I?
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The report also indicates that
source reduction might be having
an effect on the generation of
wastepaper products. Since 1990,
the generation of nondurable waste-
paper items (e.g., newspaper, office
paper, and mail) has been about
constant, compared to increases
in previous years.
To receive a copy of the execu-
tive summary for the 1997 charac-
terization report (EPA530-S-98-007)
or the full report (EPA530-R-98-
007), contact the RCRA Hotline at
800 424-9346. A copy also is
available on EPA's Web site at
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! . .revious estimates of con-
! : .-struction and demolition
i (C&D) debris in the United
States appear to be low, according
to a new EPA report, Characteri-
zation of Building-Related Con-
struction and Demolition Debris
in the United States. This first-
edition report indicates that
approximately 136 million tons of
building-related C&D debris was
generated in 1996, a markedly
higher amount than previously
recorded. Due to insufficient data,
this figure does not include esti-
mates for the generation of road,
bridge, and land clearing debris.
As a result, the actual tonnage of
C&D debris generated in the
United States might be even
higher than the report suggests.
According to the report, build-
ing demolitions are the largest
source of C&D debris, accounting
for 48 percent of the waste stream
(or 65 million tons per year). Ren-
ovations account for 44 percent
(or 60 million tons per year), and
construction sites generate 8 per-
cent (or 11 million tons per year).
The specific composition within
each of these debris categories
varies greatly and depends on the
type of activity. Wood, for exam-
ple, is typically the largest com-
ponent of debris generated at
construction and renovation sites,
whereas concrete is often the
largest component of building
demolition site waste. In general,
building debris consists of wood,
dry wall, metals, plastics, roofing,
rubble, brick, and glass.
While many management
strategies exist for these materi-
als, C&D recycling is steadily
gaining ground as a cost-effective
means of managing C&D debris.
Preliminary estimates indicate
that approximately 1,800 C&D
recycling facilities exist in the
United States, including over
1,000 asphalt and concrete crush-
ing facilities, 500 wood waste
processors, and 300 mixed-waste
facilities. Asphalt, concrete, and
metal recycling are well estab-
lished; the report estimates that
as much as 50 million tons of
pavement is recycled nationwide,
primarily into roads. Recycling of
dry wall, asphalt roofing shingles,
and carpeting and carpet padding
are areas of potential growth. The
emerging field of deconstruction,
or reuse of C&D debris, (see
related article on page 2) also
shows real promise for diverting
these materials from disposal.
To obtain the data for the
report, EPA drew from a variety
of sources including national
Census Bureau data on construc-
tion industry project activity and
data from point source waste
assessments (i.e., waste sampling
and weighing at a variety of con-
struction and demolition sites).
When more data becomes avail-
able, EPA will update the report
to include na-
tional generation
estimates for
roadway, bridge,
ti n Q- 13.11. Q. .fflB?^,,
clearing
debris.
Major
contri-
butors to "
this report include Franklin Asso-
ciates; National Association of
Home Builders-Research Center;
Gershman, Brickner, and Bratton,
Inc.; and the U.S. Department of
Commerce Bureau of the Census.
To receive a copy of the docu-
ment (EPA530-R-98-010), call the
RCRA Hotline at 800 424-9346. A
copy of the document also is
available on the Internet at
< www. epa.go v/os w>.
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rganic materials, including
food scraps, yard trimmings,
and paper, comprise up to 85
percent of the national MSW stream.
Effectively managing these materials
can significantly reduce the amount
of MSW disposed of each year, A
recent EPA report, Organic Materials
Management Strategies, highlights
seven effective organic materials
management strategies; grasscycling,
backyard composting, yard trimmings
composting, onsite institutional com-
posting, commercial composting,
mixed waste composting, and resi-
dential source-separated composting,
The report provides a description
of each strategy, a comparative
analysis of its benefits and costs, and
an estimate of the percentage of the
organic waste stream each strategy
could divert. Backyard composting
programs, for example, could divert
29 million tons from the national
waste stream annually by encourag-
ing residents to compost food scraps
and yard trimmings rather than dis-
pose of them. Also included in the
report are an overview of organic
materials in the national waste
stream and a review of compost
markets and end uses.
For a copy of this report, contact the
RCRA Hotline at 800 424-9346 and ask
for publication number EPA53Q-R-97-
003. The report also is available on
the Internet at . For more informa-
tion about the report, contact Jean
Schwab of EPA at 703 308-8669.
ompost helps bioremediate
14,000 tons of soil contami-
nated with explosives. Plant
diseases are suppressed by compost.
Compost is proven to filter contami-
nants from storm water,
No, these aren't headlines of the
future. They're results of studies
described in a new EPA report, An
Analysis of Composting as an Environ-
mental Remediation Technology, that
documents the use of compost to
manage hazardous waste streams. The
report the findings of research
conducted on the beneficial uses of
compost. This research highlights
compost's role in remediating soil,
water, and air contaminated with toxic
compounds; suppressing plant diseases
and pests; and reclaiming Brownfields
(abandoned industrial sites). Numerous
photographs, tables, and figures illus-
trate the key findings, and a comprehen-
sive bibliography is included as well.
To receive a copy of the report,
contact the RCRA Hotline at
800 424-9346 and request
document number EPA530-R-98-008.
o you need help promoting
your internal waste reduction
program to employees in your
office or department? If so, a new
guide from the Canadian government
can help. Choose to Reduce: Guide
to Communicating the 3Rs is
designed to help government agen-
cies better communicate the goals of
their existing waste reduction pro-
grams. The guide provides a set of
adaptable communications tools for
effectively reaching a reduction pro-
gram's target audience. Details on
when and how to implement each
tool allow readers to develop the
specific publicity strategies that best
encourage participation in waste
reduction programs. Other highlights
include a plan for developing a com-
prehensive communications program
and an annotated bibliography of rel-
evant resources. For more informa-
tion or to order a copy, contact
Plan-it Green, Inc., at 613 247-9810.
I his section features several
non-EPA Web that might
be of interest to our readers.
These sites contain a wealth of solid
waste news, conference announce-
ments, product information, and
resource lists. Stay tuned for descrip-
tions of other helpful sites in future
issues.
www, ciwm b, ca, go v/m rt/wp w/
wpmain.htm
This site from the California Inte-
grated Waste Management Board
provides information on reduc-
tion at home, the office, and out-
doors (e.g., through composting and
landscaping practices). For recycling
and reduction coordinators, it
includes tips for conducting outreach
campaigns, pay-as-you-throw
resources, and clip art for use in
public outreach materials.
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www.solidwaste. com/
This site bills itself as a 'Virtual com-
munity and marketplace for profes-
sionals and vendors in the solid
waste industry." It provides access to
solid waste news, analysis of regula-
tory and legislative issues, and prod-
uct information. It also enables
visitors to participate in discussion
forums, view event calendars, and
peruse informative case studies.
www.grn.com
This site offers a wide of recycling
information including company and
association directories, recycled product
information, recycling-related publica-
tions and online resources, a calender
of events, and employment opportu-
nities. In addition, this site houses
the Chicago Board of Trade Recy-
clables Exchange, an Internet-based
marketplace for buying and selling
recyclable materials internationally.
www.solidwastemag.com
Solid Waste and Recycling is a Cana-
dian magazine on solid waste collec-
tion, hauling, processing, and
disposal. The magazine's site pro-
vides access to back issues of the
magazine, which cover topics such as
recycling, composting, landfill tech-
nologies, and collection and hauling
equipment. The site also includes a
buyer's guide with information on
solid waste products (e.g., balers and
compactors) and services (e.g., bat-
tery recycling and composting sys-
tems). News on upcoming industry
events is provided as well.
www.recyde.net
Recycler's World was established as a
worldwide source of information on
recyclable commodities. It lists recy-
clers for various materials including
automotive parts, batteries, wood,
and textiles. It also includes lists of
recycling-related associations and
publications as well as other helpful
solid waste web sites.
PA's Office of Solid Waste is
taking its source reduction
message to heart by releasing a
collection of its most popular publi-
cations in CD-ROM form. Designed to
expand public awareness of and
access to solid and hazardous waste
programs, the CD-ROM will conserve
paper and reduce reproduction and
distribution costs. It also will enable
users to easily locate specific infor-
mation by electronically searching
individual documents or all 90 docu-
ments on the disk.
Publications contained on the CD
include environmental fact sheets,
educational materials, characteriza-
tion studies, and technical reports.
The publications are in portable doc-
ument format (PDF) and can be
accessed on Windows 3.1 (or
higher), Macintosh, and Unix environ-
ments using Adobe™ Acrobat™.
Copies are available through the
National Center for Environmental
Publications and Information (NCEPI)
while supplies last.
To request a copy, contact NCEPI
by phone at 800 490-9198, by e-rnail
at , or via the
Internet at . Many solid publica-
tions are already available on EPA's
Web site at .
om pan ion software to EPA's
Source Reduction Program
' Potential Manual is now
available. Reducelt is a valuable new
tool for community solid waste man-
agers. Like the manual, Reducelt
helps managers measure the source
reduction potential for their commu-
nities. The software contains work-
sheets, a built-in help system, and
printable reports that allow users to
work through the manual's formulas
with ease. Solid waste managers sim-
ply plug in the data applicable to
their community, and Reducelt esti-
mates the possible tonnage of waste
diverted and the potential net sav-
ings. Reducelt is a Windows-based
(3.1 or higher) software application
that will run on any IBM-compatible
personal computer with at least 2
megabytes of available memory.
To order the Source Reduction
Program Potential Manual and/or
Reducelt, call the RCRA Hotline at
800 424-9346 and ask for document
number EPA530-R-97-002.
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WISE
' • eing a WasteWise partner is
- easier than ever. In an effort
. to save paper, time, and post-
age, EPA created a system for part-
ners to submit annual reporting
forms with just a click of the mouse.
WasteWise partners agree to
establish waste reduction goals and
track and record the results of their
WasteWise efforts. In the past, part-
ners submitted these data to EPA
through the mail. Now, by using
the WasteWise Web site, partners
can simply key in their figures and
send the information electronically.
EPA's Jeff Tumarkin expressed the
Agency's enthusiasm about the new
process, "We are very pleased that
our partners may now submit their
voluntary waste reduction goals and
annual accomplishments electroni-
cally. This capability will simplify
the whole reporting process. We
also are excited because, through
the implementation of electronic
reporting, we are contributing to a
reduction in the use of office
paper!" The electronic system has
already been used by more than 30
percent of the program's partners.
WasteWise partners should have
received a letter, enclosed with
their copy of the
Third Year Pro-
gress Report., that
contains their User ID
and instructions for using
the electronic reporting system.
For more information, contact
the WasteWise Helpline at 800
EPA-WISE (372-9473) or access the
WasteWise Web site at
. If
he Mid-Atlantic WasteWise
i Forum, drawing 19 partners
; : and 17 prospective partners,
provided an excellent opportunity
to focus on waste reduction. High-
lights from the March 4, 1998,
event, which convened in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (at
EPA's Region 3 offices), included a
network session hosted by Thomas
Jefferson University Hospital, a
local WasteWise partner, as well as
a tour of the hospital. The network
meeting allowed partners to dis-
cuss common WasteWise imple-
mentation problems such as the
removal of wood pallets. The city
of Philadelphia and Thomas Jeffer-
son University shared their suc-
cess in working with suppliers to
develop a take back program on
pallets, which is now written
into their contracts. In addition,
keynote speaker Yasmin Reyes
shared The Dupont Merck Pharma-
ceutical Company's success in
implementing its WasteWise pro-
gram, particularly in the area of
employee motivation, and Bell
Atlantic's Maureen Burke
informed prospective partners on
the many benefits of WasteWise
membership.
Regional forums are an effective
way for current partners to share
experiences and for prospective
partners to learn about the Waste-
Wise program. Recent events
included another forum in Dallas,
Texas, on June 3, and two partner
network meetings in Northern Cal-
ifornia on April 30 and New York
City on May 11.
For more information, contact
the WasteWise Helpline at 800
EPA-WISE (372-9473) or access the
WasteWise Web site at
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