United States
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Pollution,
Prevention, and Toxics
EPA/742/F-00/004
Fall 2000
Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse(PPIC)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, SW (7407)
Washington, DC 20460
(Operated by GCI Information Services)
PREVENTION
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E-mail Address
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Fall 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 THEENVIRONMENT
FLEXOGRAPHY
EPA/744/R-00/004a & b, FLEXOGRAPHIC INK OPTIONS: A CLEANER TECHNOLOGIES
SUBSTITUTES ASSESSMENT (Draft)
October, 2000
This is the draft version of the DfE Flexography Project's full
technical report, the Flexographic Inks Cleaner Technologies Substitutes
Assessment (CTSA). It includes information 'on the comparative risk,
performance; cost, and pollution prevention opportunities associated
with flexographic ink technologies.
Available online at http://www.epa.gov/dfe/flexography/flexography.html
ENVIRONMENTAT.T.Y PREFERABLE*. PURCHASING
EPA/742/N-00/002, ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING UPDATE #7
September, 2000
The seventh in a series of updates on Environmentally-Preferable
Purchasing includes features on: "Buy Clean" — a new federal initiative
to aid schools in buying products and services with reduced adverse
respiratory effects on children; the wealth -of EPP activities being
implemented by the US Postal Service; and utilizing Integrated Pest
Management, or IPM, as a way to reduce pesticide use.
Available online at http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp/docupdates.htm
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EPA/742/F-00/008, FEDERAL PIONEERS: ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING
SUCCESS STORIES FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
September, 2000
This short brochure includes descriptions of 27 successful applications
of Environmentally-Preferable Purchasing in the US federal government.
The examples are scattered among a broad range of products and services,
from photocopiers to custodial services, and among a diverse group of
agencies, from the Department of Interior to the US Navy —
demonstrating the different ways EPP can be applied and providing models
for other federal purchasers. Each short description includes a link to
a more detailed description on the Internet.
Available online at http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp/docpage.htm
PERSISTENT. BIOACCUMUIATIVE AND TOXIC (PBT) CHEMICALS
EPA/742/R-00/003, 1999 PBTI ACCOMPLISHMENTS REPORT: EPA'S AGENCY-WIDE
MULTIMEDIA PERSISTENT, BIOACCUMULATIVE, AND TOXIC POLLUTANTS INITIATIVE
July 2000
The PBT Initiative is an integrated approach for addressing widespread
problems associated with toxic chemicals that persist and bioaccumulate
in the environment. This Report demonstrates the Agency's PBT commitment
by summarizing accomplishments made in the areas of "Actions," "Policy,"
and "Science" in 1999.
Available online at http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/pbt/accomp99.htm :;
CONSUMER LABELING INITIATIVE
EPA/735/H-00/001, WHY READ LABELS? REASONS ARE ALL AROUND US (Poster)
October, 2000
This poster is designed as part of the "Read the Label First" campaign.
It complements the previously released set of brochures, which are also
available from the Clearinghouse. Government, industry, and other
groups are working together in the CLI to make it easier for consumers
to find, use, and understand the safety and health information on
household consumer product labels. The poster and brochure encourage
consumers to read this safety information before they use the products
in their homes.
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