United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pollution, Prevention, and Toxics EPA/742/F-00/001 Winter 2000 . Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse (PPIC) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Reference & Referral 401 M Street, SW (7407) 202-260-1023 Washington, DC 20460 Fax . (Operated by GCI Information Services) 202-260-4659 E-mail Address ppic@epa.gov Winter 2000 NEW PUBLICATIONS Mail, phone, fax, or e-mail requests to the address and numbers above. EPA documents and fact sheets are provided at no cost based on availability. Please allow 3 weeks for delivery and limit your request to a total of 10 items. DESIGN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT PRINTED WIRING BOARDS EPA/742/F-99/021 EPA/742/F-99/022 IPC/EPA Printed Wiring Board Project Publishes Direct Metallization Results and Evaluates Alternative Surface Finishes (4pp) March 1999 Design for the Environment Printed Wiring Board Project: A Partnership to Identify Cleaner Technologies (4pp) January 1999 These two articles both summarize the results of the Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment (CTSA) conducted by the Design for the Environment Printed Wiring Board (PWB) Project for making holes conductive technologies. Project partners analyzed the comparative risk, performance, cost, and natural resource use of the electroless copper process and several direct metallization technologies. The Project is also conducting a similar CTSA for the hot air solder leveling process , and five lead-free PWB surface finishes. ENVIRONMENTAL LABELING CONSUMER LABELING EPA/742/F-98/022 Consumer Labeling Initiative: Fact Sheet (2pp) November 1999 This document, newly updated in 1999 to include the latest data, will serve as a general information source for the CLI. It includes the objectives, background research process, and projects underway. Web Site: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/labeling 1 ------- EPA/742/R-99/004 Consumer Labeling Initiative: Phase II Report (4pp) ; October 1999 A study of consumer product labels in three product categories (indoor insecticides, outdoor pesticides, and household hard surface cleaners). Included in this report are the findings based on the quantitative and qualitative research condacted over a three year period. This report also includes the surveys and graphics used during the qualitative and quantitative study. ; Web Site: http://www.epa.gpv/opptintr/labeling ENVIRONMENTAIJ.Y PREFERABLE PURCHASING EPA/742/N-99/002 EPP Update #5 (llpp) ! September 1999 This update is the fifth in a series of periodic updates intended to inform other federal agencies and the public of the EPP program's activities, progress and direction. Highlights include: Fort Bragg's Printing, Ei?P Final Guidance, Environmental Purchasing Tool for Local Governments, Green Conferencing, EPP in the Classroom, Green Alternatives for Government Purchasing, DOI Purchasing, EPP Standards Development, and Web-based tools. Web Site: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp/update5.pdf EPA/742/Z-99/002 Final Guidance on Environmentally Preferable Purchasing for Executive Agencies; Notice (58pp) • August 1999 This guidance is designed to assist Executive agencies in identification and purchase of environmentally preferable products and services, i.e., those which minimize harmful effects on human health and the environment. Web Site: http://www.epa.giov/opptintr/epp/finalguide.htm EPA/742/R-99/005 Painting the Town Green: Aberdeen Proving Ground's Paint Pi-iot Project (26pp) j November 1999 This case study document's Aberdeen Proving Ground, a Department of Defense (DoD) installation in Maryland, pilot project to reduce the number, volume, and environmental effects of the paints used on the installation. Now, Aberdeen buys a variety of paints from manufacturers of 73 proq.ucts that meet the environmental standards established in this project. As a result, the Defense Department will save $60K in the first year of implementation. Web Site: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp/paint.pdf ------- |