United States
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Pollution,
Prevention, and Toxics
EPA-742-F-02-002
Winter 2002
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PREVENTION
Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse (PPIC)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW (7407)
Washington, DC 20460
(Operated by Vistronix, Inc.)
Reference & Referral
202-260-1023
Fax Line
202-260-4659
E-mail Address
ppic8epa.gov
Or Visit the PPIC Koiae Page:
www.epa.gov/opptintr/iibrary/libppic.htm
QUARTERLY LIST
POLLUTION PREVENTION RESOURCES
Winter 2002
The Clearinghouse is primarily a distribution center for EPA documents and fact sheets dealing
with source reduction and pollution prevention. It also provides a reference and referral service
for pollution prevention questions.
Note: Resources for which URLs are provided should be accessed online. Documents
without URLs listed may be ordered with the order form at the end of this list.
Order documents by writing the EPA Publication Number on the attached order form. Mail, call,
fax, or e-mail requests to the address and numbers above. Documents can also be ordered on-
line at www.epa.gov/opptintr/library/ppicdist.htm. EPA documents and fact sheets are provided
at no cost based on availability.
Many older pollution prevention documents no longer distributed in hard copy are available on
the PPIC Archive web page, at: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/library/ppicarchive.htm.
PLEASE ALLOW 3 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY AND LIMIT YOUR REQUEST TO A
TOTAL OF TEN (10) ITEMS.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
General P2 Information & Policy 3
General
Policy
Education
Business Practices & Sector Information. . .4
Environmental Accounting
Finance
P2Rx .
Pollution Prevention Incentives for States
Compliance Assistance .6
Sector Notebooks
P2 & Enforcement
Federal Facilities
Assistance Centers
Green Purchasing and Labeling 9
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
Consumer Labeling Initiative
Environmental Labeling
Toxics in the Environment 13
PBT Program ,
Hospitals for a Healthy Environment
Design for the Environment.... 14
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Green Chemistry
Green Engineering
PPIC Order Form 24
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GENERAL P2 INFORMATION & POLICY
GENERAL
EPA Definitions of Pollution Prevention and Source Reduction
http://www.epa.gov/p2/p2policy/definitions.htmftsource
EPA Guides to Pollution Prevention (by sector)
http://www.epa.gov/ttbnrmrl/Guides.htm
EPA's Pollution Prevention Framework
http://www.epa.gov/p2/p2policy/framework.htm
PPIC's Pollution Prevention Conferences List
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/library/ppicconf.htm
Promoting Environmental Justice Through Pollution Prevention
EPA-742-K-00-001 * (20 pp) * September 2000
Recommended Pollution Prevention General Information Resources:
Why Should You Care About Preventing Waste: Pollution Prevention
Pocketbook
EPA-742-E-01-001 * .(8 pp) * July 2001
Order also the related National P2 Resource Guide and the
resource guide for your region listed below:
P2 Pocketbook "National Pollution Prevention Resource Guide"
EPA-744-F-01-023 * (12 pp) * July 20Q1 ,
EPA New England P2 Resources (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)
EPA-742-F-01-010 * (4 pp) * July 2001
EPA Region 2 Resources(NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)
EPA-742-F-01-011 * (4 pp) *• July 2001
EPA Region 3 Resources (DE, MD, PA, VA, WV, DC)
EPA-742-F-01-012 * (4 pp) * July 2001
EPA Region 4 Resources (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)
EPA-742-F-01-013 * (4 pp) .* July 2001
EPA Region 5 Resources (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI) .' •
EPA-742-F-01-014 * '(4 pp) * July 200,1
EPA Region 6 Resources (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX)
EPA-742-F-01-015 * (4 pp) * July 2001
EPA Region 7 Resources (IA, KS, MO, NE) - ,
EPA-742-F-01-016 * (4 pp) * July 2001 ,
EPA Region 8 Resources (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)
EPA-742-F-01-017 * (4 pp) * July 2001
EPA Region -9 Resources (AZ, CA, HI, NV, Guam, American Samoa)
EPA-742-F-01-018 * (4 pp).* July 2001
EPA Region 10 Resources (AK, ID, OR, WA)
EPA-742-F-01-019 * (4 pp) * July 2001 ' • •'
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Pollution Prevention at EPA
EPA-742-F-01-026 * (2 pp) * November 2001
PPIC Quarterly List of Pollution Prevention Publications
EPA-742-F-02-002 * Winter 2002
PPIC New Documents List
EPA-742-F-02-001 * (2 pp) * Winter 2002
Pollution Prevention Fact Sheet: Pollution Prevention Information
Clearinghouse
EPA-742-F-01-025 * (1 p) * November 2001
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POLICY
Pollution Prevention Act of 1990: Public Law
EPA-742-L-90-100 * (8 pp) * November 1990
EDUCATION
Center for Sustainable Systems at the University of Michigan
(CSS)
http://css.snre.umich.edu/
The CSS develops life-cycle based models and sustainability
metrics to evaluate the performance and guide the continuous
improvement of industrial systems for meeting societal needs. A
variety of educational compendia are offered covering: *
Accounting, Agriculture, Architecture, Business Law, Industrial
Engineering and Operations Research, Industrial Ecology,
Marketing, and Strategic Environmental Management.
BUSINESS PRACTICES & SECTOR INFORMATION
ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING
Environmental Accounting Concepts
An Introduction to Environmental Accounting as a Business
Management Tool: Key Concepts and Terms
EPA-742-R-95-001 * (39 pp) * May 1995
http: //www. epa. gov/opptintr/acctcr/pdf /busmgmt. pdf
The Lean and Green Supply Chain: A Practical Guide for Materials
Managers and Supply Chain Managers to Reduce Costs and Improve
Environmental Performance
EPA-742-R-00-001 * (48 pp) * January 2000
Environmental Accounting and EMSs: Pollution Prevention Review
EPA-742-K-96-002 * (9 pp) * Spring 1995
Federal Facility Pollution Prevention Project Analysis: A Primer
for Applying Life Cycle and Total Cost Assessment Concepts
EPA-300-B-95-008 * (62 pp) * July 1995
A Primer for Financial Analysis of Pollution Prevention Projects
EPA-600-R-93-059 * (39 pp) * April 1993
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Environmental Accounting Reports and Tools
Environmental Accounting Case Study Database
http://www.epa.gov/oppt/acctg/casestudy.htm
Enhancing Supply Chain Performance with Environmental Cost
Information: Examples from Commonwealth Edison, Andersen.
Corporation, and Ashland Chemical
. EPA-742-R-00-002 *' (52 pp). * April 2000
Applying Environmental Accounting to Electroplating Operations:
An In-Depth Analysis
EPA-742-R-97-003 * (54 pp) * May 1997
Environmental Cost Accounting for Chemical and Oil Companies: A
Benchmark Study
EPA-742-R-97-004 * (59 pp) * June 1997
FINANCE
The Pollution Prevention Business Development and Finance Program
promotes environmental stewardshipi by assessing a potential role
for the financial community. •
http://www.epa.qov/p2/programs/finance.htm
P2Rx
The Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange (P2Rx) is a national
collaborative effort to reduce redundant efforts, establish
information standards, and develop a larger vision for a
national network that serves all regional pollution prevention
programs.
http://www.p2rx.org
POLLUTION PREVENTION INCENTIVES FOR STATES (PPIS)
The Pollution Prevention Incentives for States grants program is
announced each year in the Federal Register. EPA provides about
$5 million annually through PPIS to help develop and sustain
state P2 program activities and to pioneer new P2 approaches in
the states.
http://www.epa.qov/p2/programs/ppis.htm
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Grant Products by Industry Sector
METALS
Pollution Prevention in Metal Painting and Coating Operations: A
Manual for Technical Assistance Providers
EPA-749-B-98-002 * (159 pp) * April 1998
http://nuclear.hazard.uiuc.edu/packets/coatings/toe.htm
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Pollution Prevention in the Primary Metals Industry: A Manual for
Pollution Prevention Technical Assistance Providers
EPA-749-B-98-003 * (35 pp) * April 1998
Pollution Prevention for the Metal Finishing Industry: A Manual
for Pollution Prevention Technical Assistance Providers
EPA-742-B-97-005 * (185 pp) *'February 1997
http://nuclear.hazard.uiuc.edu/packets/finishing/tocl.htm
MUNICIPAL WATER
Pollution Prevention at POTWs: Case Studies
EPA-742-F-94-001 * (brochure) * Winter 1994
Drinking Water, Pollution Prevention and Public Health
EPA-742-F-97-004 * (8 pp)' * February 1997
PERMITS
Multimedia Pollution Prevention Permitting Report: Project Report
EPA-902-R-97-003 * (65 pp) * August 1997
PRINTING
Pollution Prevention for the Printing Industry: A Manual for
Pollution Prevention Technical Assistance Providers
EPA-742-B-97-004 * (123 pp) * February 1997
http://nuclear.hazard.uiuc.edu/packets/printina/toc.htm
STATE & LOCAL
CIS, Pollution Prevention, and Public Health
EPA-742-B-98-005 * (12 pp) * September 1998
COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE
SECTOR NOTEBOOKS
The EPA's Office of Compliance has developed a series of profiles
or Industry Sector Notebooks containing information on selected
major industries, including dry cleaning, printing, and wood
furniture. Each notebook provides comprehensive industrial
process information, regulatory requirements, and pollution
prevention techniques. These documents may be viewed online, or
printed copies can be ordered for a fee (between $6 and $25,
depending on length) from the Government Printing Office by
calling 202-512-1800.
http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sector/
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P2 & ENFORCEMENT
Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) are environmental
projects that a violator voluntarily agrees to as part of the
settlement of an enforcement action. EPA's Supplemental
Environmental Projects web site provides guidance documents and a
database of information on cases that have included SEPs in
environmental enforcement settlements.
http://es.epa.gov/oeca/sep/index.html
Supplemental Environmental Projects
EPA-300-B-00-007 * (8 pp) * July 2000
FEDERAL FACILITIES
FedSite is the first stop for information about environmental
laws and regulations that affect Federal departments and
agencies. • •
http://es.epa.gov/oeca/fedfac/cfa/
Executive Order 12856: Federal Facility Environmental Outreach
Guide
EPA-745-B-96-001 * (28 pp) *.August 1996
Executive Order 12856: Federal Compliance with Right-to-Know Laws
and Pollution Prevention Requirements: Questions and Answers
EPA-745-R-95-011 * (52 pp). * March 1995
Guidance for Implementing Executive Order 12856: Federal
Compliance with Right-to-Know Laws and Pollution Prevention
Requirements
EPA-300-B-95-005 *' (47 pp) * April 1995
Federal Facility Pollution Prevention Project Analysis: A Primer
for Applying Life Cycle and Total Cost Assessment Concepts
EPA-300-B-95-008 * (62 pp) * July 1995
Federal Facility Pollution Prevention Planning Guide
EPA-300-B-94-013 * (30 pp) * December 1994
ASSISTANCE CENTERS
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/ in partnership with
industry, academic institutions, environmental groups, other
federal and state agencies and local governments, has established
ten sector specific Compliance Assistance Centers. Visit the
Centers for comprehensive, easy to understand compliance
information targeted specifically to each sector's-needs.
http://www.assistancecenters.net/
Compliance Assistance Centers: Innovative Partnerships for
Environmental Compliance
EPA-305-F-98-032b * (brochure) * Fall 1998
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Compliance Assistance Tools
EPA-305-K-98-003 * (20 pp) * July 1998
CCAR-GreenLink - Helps the automotive service and repair
conutmnity identify flexible, common sense ways to comply with
environmental requirements. •
http://www.ccar-greenlink.org/
Paints and Coatings Resource Center - Provides regulatory
compliance and pollution Prevention information to organic
coating facilities, industry vendors and suppliers, and others.
http://www.paintcenter.org/
ChemAlliance - Provides innovative web site .features to direct
chemical manufacturers to information resources and
plain-language compliance assistance materials.
http://www.chemalliance.org/
Printed Wiring Board Resource Center - Provides regulatory
compliance and pollution prevention information to printed wiring
board manufacturers, industry vendors and suppliers,and others.
http://www.pwbrc.org/
Local Government Environmental Assistance Network - Serves as a
first stop shop by providing environmental management, planning,
and regulatory information for local government officials,
managers, and staff.
http://www.lgean.org/
Printers' National Environmental Assistance Center - Provides
compliance and pollution prevention fact sheets, case studies,
and training, as well as 2 e-mail discussion groups on technical
and regulatory issues.
http://www.pneac.org/
National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center - Offers
comprehensive easy to understand information on environmentally
protective and agriculturally sound approaches to compliance.
http://es.epa.gov/oeca/ag/
Transportation Environmental Resource Center - Provides
compliance assistance information for each mode of transportation
- air, shpping and barging, rail, and trucking.
http://www.transource.org/
National Metal Finishing Resource Center - Provides comprehensive
environmental compliance, technical assistance, and pollution
prevention information to the metal finishing industry.
http://www.nmfre.org/
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FedSite - The first stop for information about environmental laws
and regulations that affect Federal departments and agencies.
http://es.epa.gov/oeica/fedfac/cfa/
GREEN PURCHASING AND LABELING
ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING
EPA's Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Program has
developed tools and resources to help you do EPP, including:
policy documents, updates, product/service-based guides, training
tools, case studies, and a database of environmental information
•on products.
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp/
BACKGROUND
Final Guidance on Environmentally Preferable Purchasing for
Executive Agencies; Federal Register Notice
EPA-742-Z-99-002 *' (58 pp) * August 1999
Executive Order 13101: Greening the Government Through Waste
Prevention, Recycling, and Federal Acquisition
EPA-742-A-98-001 * (9 pp) * September 1998
Development of Voluntary Consensus Standards for Environmentally
Preferable Goods and Services(FRL-6041-6)
EPA-742-Z-99-001 * (2 pp) * January 1999
EPP UPDATES
Update #10: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program
EPA-742-N-02-001 * (12 pp) * January 2002
Highlights: EMS and EPP, EPP Pioneer - Cathy Berlow, Product
Fact Sheets, Federal Electronics Stewardship Forum, -Biobased
Lubricants, National Park Service Partnership, EPP Grants
Update #9: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program
EPA-742-N-01-002 * (12 pp) *.August 2001
Highlights: Carpets, EPP Pioneer—Sue Hunt, Paper standards,
WasteWise on EPP, King County, Sustainability,
Eco-label web sites
Update #8: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program
EPA-742-N-01-001 * (12 pp) * February 2001
Highlights: Electronics MOD, Greening RTP, EPP Training
Tool, New Documents, DOI's Green Store, Certified Wood,
International EPP Programs, ASTM Green Building, Measurement
Update #7: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program
EPA-742-N-00-002 * September 2000
Highlights: New FAR Green Purchasing Language, EPP
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pioneer—Bob Cox, Buy Clean Initiative, Web-based Tools,
USPS Green Message, Integrated Pest Management, Pentagon
Renovations, BEES 2.0, NPS Green Uniforms, JWOD MOA
Update #6: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program
EPA-742-N-00-001 * (12 pp) * April 2000
Highlights: JWOD, Interview with Federal Environmental
Executive, Green Cleaning Products, Local Government, ASTM
Sustainability Questionnaire, EPP Pioneer—Kent Bullard,
Hospitals for a Healthy Environment, EPA's Photocopier
standards
Update #5: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program
EPA-742-N-99-002 * (11 pp) * September 1999
Highlights: Fort Bragg's Printing, EPP Final Guidance,
Environmental Purchasing Tool for Local Governments, Green
Conferencing, EPP in the Classroom, Green Alternatives for
Government Purchasing, DOI Purchasing, EPP Standards
development, Web-based Tools
Update #4: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program
EPA-742-N-99-001 * (12 pp) * March 1999
Highlights: Are Biobased Products Environmentally
Preferable?, Environmental Information to be Added to Supply
Database, Pentagon Staff Gives Thumbs up to EPP Training,
Final Guidance to Result from New Executive Order
Update #3: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program
EPA-742-F-98-019 * (12 pp) * September 1998
Highlights: New Pilot Approach for EPP, Parking Lot Pilot
Update, "Green" Conference Planning, EPA Initiates Copier
Paper Pilot Project, EPP Events, EPP Resources
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp/pdfs/epp9-98.pdf
Update #2: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program
EPA-742-F-97-002 * (12 pp) * November 1997
Highlights: BEES Software, DOD's "Green" Parking Lots,
Recent EPP Publications, Coming Publications, NACO's EPP
Project, Cleaning Products Pilot Update, EPP Pioneers
EPP TOOLS '
EPA's EPP Program has developed the following documents and web-
based tools to help purchasers consider the environment, along
with price and performance, when buying a product or service.
EPP Guides
Greening Your Purchase of Food Serviceware
EPA-742-B-01-007 * (6 pp) * December 2001
Greening Your Purchase of Copiers
EPA-742-B-01-008 * (6 pp).* December 2001
Greening Your Purchase of Cleaning Products
EPA-742-B-01-002 * (6 pp)* December 2001
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Greening Your Purchase of Carpet
EPA-742-B-01-003 * (6 pp) * December 2001
Greening Your Purchase of Electronics
EPA-742-B-01-Q05 * (6 pp)* December 2001
Greening Your Meetings and Conferences
EPA-742-B-01-004 * (6 pp)* December 2001
General EPP Training Tool - Covers basic EPP principles and
mandates, along with more in-depth applications of EPP, in an
entertaining multimedia format.
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp/gentt/
Database of Environmental Information for Products and Services -
A searchable database of product-specific information (e.g.
environmental standards and guidelines or contract language)
developed by government programs, both domestic and
international, as well as third parties.
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp/database.htm
Promising Practices for Greener Contracts - A series of short
case studies highlighting successful strategies for incorporating
environmental factors into a variety of product and service
contracts.
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp/ppg/
Tips for Buying Green with the Government Credit Card - Tips to
help government credit card holders maker greener choices when
buying products, such as electronics.
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp/creditcard.htm
Cleaning Product Attributes Ranking Tool - An interactive tool
which helps the user choose a greener cleaning product by
prioritizing environmental attributes (e.g. skin irriation
potential, VOCs, recycled packaging).
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp/cleaners/select/
TOOLS FOR VENDORS
Selling Environmental Products to the Government: Your Map to the
Federal Marketplace .
EPA-742-K-97-002 * (20 pp) * October 2000
BEES 2.0: Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability
EPA-742-K-00-002 * (manual + 1 CD-ROM) * June 2000
Pathway to Product Stewardship: Life Cycle Design as a Business
Decision Support Tool
EPA-742-R-97-008 * (76 pp) * December 1997
Environmental Marketing Claims
EPA-744-F-97-005- * (8 pp) * April 1997
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CASE STUDIES
Cleaning National Parks: Using Environmentally Preferable
Janitorial Products at Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks
EPA-gOS-R-OO-OOl * (71 pp) * November 2000 .
State and Local Government Pioneers: How State and Local
Governments Are Implementing Environmentally Preferable
Purchasing Practices
EPA-742-R-00-004 * (56 pp) * November 2000
Federal Pioneers: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Success
Stories from the Federal Government
EPA-742-F-00-008 * (brochure) September 2000
Painting the Town Green: Aberdeen Proving Ground's Paint Pilot
Project
EPA-742-R-99-005 * (26 pp) * November 1999
Private Sector Pioneers: How Companies are Incorporating
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
EPA-742-R-99-001 * (48 pp) * June 1999 . '
Defending the Environment at the Department of Defense: Using
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Procedures to Maintain the
Pentagon and Other DOD Facilities
EPA-742-R-99-002 * (22 pp) * July 1999
The City of Santa Monica's Environmental Purchasing: A Case Study
EPA-742-R-98-001 * (27 pp) * March 1998
Parking Lot Project Fact Sheet: Paving the Road to Success
EPA-742-F-97-003 * (2 pp) * November 1997
Parking Lot Project Fact Sheet: An EPP Pilot Project Update
EPA-742-F-98-025 * (4 pp) * September 1998
Paving the Road to Success: The Department of Defense's Parking
Lot Repair and Maintenance Contract, An Environmentally
Preferable Purchasing Case Study
EPA-742-R-97-007 * (40 pp) * December 1997
Leading By Example: Two Case Studies Documenting How the EPA
Incorporated Environmental Features into New Buildings
EPA-742-R-97-006 * (75 pp) * December 1997
Cleaning Products Pilot Project Fact Sheet
EPA-742-F-97-001 * (4 pp) * February 1997
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/epp/pdfs7cleanfct.pdf
Cleaning Products Pilot Project (Case Study)
EPA-742-R-97-002 * (20 pp) * February 1997
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CONSUMER LABELING INITIATIVE
EPA's Consumer Labeling Initiative (CLI) is a government,
industry and private partnership working to provide consumers
with better and clearer information on household product labels.
CLI is currently leading a nationwide education campaign
encouraging consumers to "Read the Label First!" •
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/labeling/
Read the Label First! Protect Your Kids
EPA-740-F-00-001 * (2 pp) * February 2000
Read the Label First! Protect Your Pet
EPA-740-F-00-002 * {2 pp) * February 2000
Read the Label First! Protect Your Garden
EPA-740-F-00-003 * (2 pp) * February 2000
Read the Label First! Protect Your Household
EPA-740-F-00-004 * (2 pp) * February 2000
Consumer Labeling Initiative: Phase 1 Report
EPA-700-R-96-001 * (162 pp) * September 1996
Consumer Labeling Initiative: Phase II Report
EPA-742-R-99-004 * (557 pp) * October 1999
ENVIRONMENTAL LABELING
The Environmental Labeling Website offers information about
environmental labeling issues, policies arid practices worldwide.
The site provides access to reports as well as links to other
environmental labeling resources. •
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/environmental-labeling/
Environmental Labeling Issues, Policies, and Practices Worldwide
EPA-742-R-98-009 * (322 pp) * December 1998
"Green" Advertising Claims
EPA-530-F-92-024 * (brochure) * October 1992
Determinants of Effectiveness for Environmental Certification and
Labeling Programs
EPA-742-R-94-001 * (107 pp) * April 1994
TOXICS IN THE ENVIRONMENT
PBT STRATEGY .
EPA's cross-program Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT)
Pollutants Program is working to further reduce risks to human
health and the environment from existing and future exposure to
priority PBT pollutants. While the Program'emphasizes prevention
as a means to stop the transfer of PBT pollutants across ,
environmental media,, it is designed to utilize all of the
Agency's tools.
http: //www. epa. crov/pbt/
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2000 PBT Accomplishments
EPA-742-R-01-003 * (28 pp) * November 2001
1999 PBTI Accomplishments Report: EPA'S Agency-Wide Multimedia
Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Pollutants Initiative
EPA-742-R-00-003 * (12 pp) * July 2000
Draft Multimedia Strategy for Priority Persistent,
Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT) Pollutants .
EPA-742-D-98-001 * (29 pp) * November 1998
Draft Mercury Action Plan
EPA-742-D-98-002 * (23 pp) * November 1998
Draft Multimedia Strategy for Priority Persistent,
Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT) Pollutants Fact Sheet
EPA-742-F-98-020 * (2 pp) * November 1998
Draft EPA Action Plan for Mercury Fact Sheet
EPA-742-F-98-023 * (2 pp) * November 1998
HOSPITALS FOR A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT
Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E) is an effort led by the
American Hospital Association and the U.S. EPA to advance
pollution prevention efforts in our nation's hospitals. Through
activities such as the development of best•practices, model plans
for total waste management, resource directories, and case
studies, the project hopes to provide hospitals and healthcare ,
systems with enhanced tools for minimizing the volumes of waste
generated and the production of persistent, bioaccumulative and
toxic pollutants.
http://www.h2e-online.org/
Memorandum of Understanding Between the United States
Environmental Protection Agency and the American Hospital
Association
EPA-742-F-99-018 * (11 pp) * June 1998
Hospitals for a Healthy Environment: Voluntary Partnership with
the American Hospital Association to Reduce Hospital Waste
EPA-742-F-99-016 * (1 p) * October 2000
DESIGN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT (DfE)
GENERAL DfE INFORMATION
Design for the Environment is an example of EPA-industry
partnerships which promote the design of safer products and
processes in areas such as dry cleaning, screen printing, and
electronics.
http://www.epa.gov/dfe/
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Integrated Environmental Management Systems: Implementation Guide
EPA-744-R-00-011 * (301 pp) * October '2000
Integrated Environmental Management Systems: Company Manual
Template for Small Business
EPA-744-R-00-012 * (301 pp) *' December 2000
EPA's Design for the Environment Program: Partnerships for a
Cleaner Future
EPA-744-F-00-020 * (brochure) * March 2001
Design for the Environment: EPA and the Navy: A Pollution
Prevention Partnership
EPA-744-B-99-001.*. (8 pp) * April 1999
Design for the Environment Program Poster: It's a Big Ocean, Be a
Leader
EPA-744-H-98-001 * (poster) * July 1998
Environmental Management Systems for Printers: It's a Bottom Line
Benefit
EPA-744-V-99-001.'* (video) * January 1999
Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment: A Methodology and
Resources Guide
EPA-744-R-95-002 * (540 pp) * December 1996
Environmental Management Systems Bulletin #1: Using Design for
the Environment Concepts in Your EMS
EPA-744-F-98-004 * (6 pp) * July 1998
COMPUTER DISPLAYS
Design for the Environment Computer Display Project Fact Sheet
EPA-744-F-98-010 * (2 pp) * August 1998
Computer Display Industry and Technology Profile
EPA-744-R-98-005 * (67 pp) * December 1998
GARMENT AND TEXTILE CARE
Program Documents
Garment & Textile Care Program Fact Sheet: Cleaner Clothes,
Cleaner Neighborhoods, arid Cleaner Solutions
EPA-744-F-98-012 * (2 pp) * February 1999
Garment & Textile Care Program Fact Sheet: Cleaner Clothes,
Cleaner Neighborhoods, Cleaner Solutions(Korean translation)
EPA-744-F-98-012k *' (2 pp) * May 1999
Garment & Textile Care Program Fact Sheet (Spanish translation)
EPA-744-F-98-012s * (2 pp) * May 1999
Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment for Professional
Fabricare Processes: Fact Sheet
EPA-744-F-98-011 * (2 pp) * June 1998
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Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment for Professional
Fabricare Processes (Korean Translation) EPA-744-F-98-011K * (2
pp)* June 1998
Evaluacion de Substitutes con Technologia Menos Contaminante para
Procesos Profesionales de Limpieza de Tejidos (Cleaner
Technologies Substitutes Assessment for Professional Fabricare
Processes-Spanish translation)
EPA-744-F-98-011S * (2 pp) * May 1999
Frequently Asked Questions About Drycleaning
EPA-744-K-98-002 * (7 pp) * August 1998
Frequently Asked Questions About Drycleaning (Korean translation)
EPA-744-K-98-002k * (7 pp) * August 1998
Preguntas Frecuentes sobre la Limpieza a seco (Frequently Asked
Questions 'About Drycleaning-Spanish translation)
EPA-744-K-98-002s * (7 pp) * August 1998
Garment and Textile Care: An Eye to the Future, 1998 Conference
Proceedings
EPA-744-R-98-006 * (340 pp) * March 1998
Technical Reports
Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment for Professional
Fabricare Processes
EPA-744-B-98-001 * (450 pp) * June 1998
Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment for Professional
Fabricare Processes: Summary
EPA-744-S-98-001 * (49 pp) * June 1998
Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment for Professional
Fabricare Processes: Peer Review Process
EPA-744-S-98-002 * (130 pp) * June 1998
Reference Information
The Cleaner Guide: A List of Professional Cleaners Offering
Wetcleaning, Liquid Carbon Dioxide, and Silicone Cleaning
Processes
EPA-744-F-01-007 * (9 pp) * June 2001
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/dfe/pubs/garment/gcrg/cleanguide.htm
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/dfe/pubs/garment/gcrg/cleanguide.pdf
Wetcleaning Directory
EPA-744-B-99-002 * (16 pp) * May 1999
Garment & Textile Care Resource Guide
EPA-744-K-98-005 * (8 pp) * June 2001
OECA Sector Notebook: Profile of the Dry Cleaning Industry
EPA-310-R-95-001 * (84 pp) * September 1995
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List of Major Federal Regulations and Standards Affecting
Petroleum Cleaners: Fact Sheet ,
EPA-744-F-99-'005 * . (4 pp) * May 1999
Chemicals in the Environment: Perc
EPA-749-F-94-020 * (brochure) .* December 1994
Plain English Guide for Perc Dry Cleaners
EPA-305-B-96-002(65 pp) * August 1996
Plain. Korean Guide for Perc Dry Cleaners
EPA-305-B-97-001 * (64 pp) * May 1999
Training/Educational Materials
Training Curriculum for Alternative Clothes Cleaning Vol. 1:
Curriculum; Vol. 2: Instructor's Manual and Presentation
Materials
EPA-744-R-97-004a * (114 pp) * May 1997
EPA-744-R-97-004b * (180 pp) * May 1997
Case Studies
Garment & Textile Care Program Fact Sheet: Military Uniform
Cleaning Study
EPA-744-F-01-003 * (2 pp) * June 2001
Garment & Textile Care Case Study: 100% Wetcleaning Facility:
Route-only Service
EPA-744-F-01-004 * (4 pp) * May 2.001
Garment & Textile Care Case Study: Wetcleaning Systems for
Garment Care
EPA-744-F-98-016 * (8 pp) * May 1999
Garment & Textile Care Case Study: Liquid Carbon Dioxide
Surfactant System for Garment Care
EPA-744-F-99-002 * (8 pp) * May 1999
Garment & Textile Care Case Study: Water-Based Cleaning System
for Suede and Leather
EPA-744-K-98-017 * (4 pp) * May 1999
Making the Most of Your Cleaning Business: Dry Cleaning /Wet
Cleaning Case Studies and Financial Analysis Work Sheets (Draft)
EPA-742-B-97-006 * (54 pp) * March 1997
PRINTED WIRING BOARDS
DfE Printed Wiring Board Publications List
EPA-744-F-98-019 * (4 pp) * November 1998
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Project Summaries
Design for the Environment Printed Wiring Board Project Fact
Sheet
EPA-744-F-99-006 * (2 pp) * February 2000
IPC/EPA Printed Wiring Board Project Publishes Direct
Metallization Results and Evaluates Alternative Surface Finishes
EPA-742-F-99-021 * (4 pp) * March 1999
Design for the Environment Printed Wiring Board Project: A
Partnership to Identify Cleaner Technologies
EPA-742-F-99-022 -* (4 pp) * January 1999
IPC-EPA DfE Direct Metalization Seminars Wrap Up in Phoenix
EPA-742-F-98-024.* (2 pp) * February 1998
Design For the Environment Project Releases Direct Metallization
Performance Results
EPA-742-F-97-007 * (6 pp) * January 1997
Reference/Technical Reports
Implementing Cleaner Printed Wiring Board Technologies: Surface
Finishes
EPA-744-R-00-002 * (45 pp) * March 2000
Printed Wiring Board Surface Finishes: Cleaner Technologies
Substitutes Assessment, Vol. 1
EPA-744-R-01-003A * (479 pp) * June 2001
Printed Wiring Board Surface Finishes: Cleaner Technologies
Substitutes Assessment, Vol. 2 (Appendices)
EPA-744-R-01-003B * (418 pp) * June 2001 *
Alternative Technologies for Surface Finishing: Cleaner
Technologies for Printed Wiring Board Manufacturers
EPA-744-R-01-001 * (42 pp) * June 2001 *
Alternative Technologies for Making Holes Conductive: Cleaner
Technologies for Printed Wiring Board Manufacturers
EPA-744-R-98-002 * (44 pp) * September 1998
Printed Wiring Board Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment:
Making Holes Conductive: Volume 1
EPA-744-R-98-004a * (405 pp) .* August 1998
Printed Wiring Board Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment:
Making Holes Conductive: Volume 2
EPA-744-R-98-004b * (410 pp) * August 1998
Printed Wiring Board Pollution Prevention and Control Technology:
Analysis of Updated Survey Results
EPA-744-R-98-003 * (143 pp) * August 1998 ,
Printed Wiring Board Pollution Prevention and Control: Analysis
of Survey Results
EPA-744-R-95-006 * (102 pp) * September 1995
Implementing Cleaner Technologies in the Printed Wiring Board
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Industry: Making Holes Conductive
EPA-744-R-97-001 * (60 pp) * February 1997
Printed Wiring Board Industry and Use Cluster Profile
EPA-744-R-95-005 * (84 pp) * September 1995
Federal Environmental Regulations Affecting the Electronics
Industry
EPA-744-B-95-001 *. (67 pp) * September 1995
Case Studies
Printed Wiring Board Case Study #1: Pollution Prevention Work
Practices
EPA-744-F-95-004 * (4 pp) * July 1995
Printed Wiring Board Case Study #2: On-Site Etchant Regeneration
EPA-744-F-95-005 * (4 pp) * July 1995
Printed Wiring Board Case Study #3: Opportunities for Acid
Recovery and Management
EPA-744-F-95-009 * (4 pp) * September 1996
Printed Wiring Board Case Study #4: Plasma Besmear: A Case Study
EPA-744-F-96-003 * (4 pp) * September 1996 . , .
Printed Wiring Board Case Study #5: A Continuous-Flow System for
Reusing Microetchant
EPA-744-F-96-024 * (4 pp) * December 1996
Printed Wiring Board Case Study #6: Pollution Prevention Beyond
Regulated Materials
EPA-744-F-97-006 * (4 pp) * May 1997
Printed Wiring Board Case Study #7: identifying Objectives for
Your Environmental Management System
EPA-744-F-97-009 * (4 pp). * December 1997
Printed Wiring Board Case Study #8: Building an Environmental
Management System: H-R Industries' Experience
EPA-744-F-97-010 * (4 pp) * December 1997
Printed Wiring Board Case Study #9: Flexible Simulation Modeling
of PWB Costs
EPA-744-F-99-004 * (4 pp) .* May 1999
PRINTING
General
Federal Environmental Regulations Potentially Affecting the
Commercial Printing Industry
EPA-744-B-94-001' * (76 pp) .* April 1994
Printing Industry and Use Cluster Profile
EPA-744-R-94-003 * (183 pp) * June 1994
FLEXOGRAPHY
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Flexographic Ink Options: A Cleaner Technologies Substitutes
Assessment (Draft)
EPA-744-R-00-004 * (2 Volumes) * October 2000
Flexography Project Case Study #1: Reducing VOCs in Flexography
EPA-744-F-96-013 * (4 pp) * March 1997
Flexography Project Case Study #2: Learning from Three Companies
that Reduced VOC Emissions
EPA-744-F-96-016 * (4 pp) * June 1997
Inside Flexo: A Cleaner Run for the Money
EPA-744-V-98-001 * (Video - 19 min.) * June 1998
LITHOGRAPHY
Lithography Project Fact Sheet: Blanket Wash Solutions for Small
Printers
EPA-744-F-95-008 * (2 pp) * July 1995
DfE Lithography Project Publications List
EPA-744-F-96-022 * (4 pp) * March 1997
Lithography Case Study #1: Managing Solvents and Wipes
EPA-744-K-93-001 * (4 pp) * October 1995
Lithography Project Case Study #2: Pollution Prevention at Custom
Print
EPA-744-F-96-001 * (4 pp) * August 1996
Lithography Project Bulletin #1 : Substitute Blanket Washes -
Making them Work
EPA-744-F-96-002 '* (4 pp) * August 1996
Lithography Project Bulletin #2: Workplace Practices Make The
Difference
EPA-744-F-96-008 * (4 pp) * September 1996
Lithography Project Bulletin #3: Vegetable Ester Blanket Washes
EPA-744-F-96-014 * (4 pp) * October 1996
Lithography Project Bulletin #4: A Worksheet to Help You Choose a
Better Wash
EPA-744-F-96-015 * ' (6 pp) * October 1996
Summary of Focus Group Discussions with Screen Printers and
Lithographers for the Design for the Environment Printing Project
EPA-742-R-94-004 * (89 pp) * June 1994 . .
Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment: Lithographic Blanket
Washes
EPA-744-R-97-006 * (500 pp) * October 1997
CTSA Booklet: Solutions for Lithographic Printers: An Evaluation
of Substitute Blanket Washes
EPA-744-F-96-009 * (30 pp) * September 1997
SCREEN PRINTING
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Help Your Business Succees: P/2 Finance for Screen Printers
Software, Version 2.0
.EPA-742-F-98-018 * (brochure) * March 1998
Software download:
http://www.sgia.org/p2finance/
DfE Screen Printing Project Publication List (English/Spanish)
EPA-744-F-96-021 .* (8 pp) * March 1997 [PDF 453 KB]
Screen Printing Project Case Study #1: Reducing the Use of
Reclamation Chemicals in Screen Printing
EPA-744-F-93-015 * (4 pp) * October 1995 •
Screen Printing Project Case Study #2: Changing Equipment and
Reducing Solvent Use In Screen Reclamation
EPA-744-F-96-011 * ' (4 pp) * September 1996
Screen Printing Project Case Study #3: Innovations in Adhesives,
Screen Cleaning, and Screen Reclamation
EPA-744-F-96-012 * (4 pp) .* September 1996
DfE Screen Printing Project: Pollution Prevention at Action
Graphics, Inc. (Video Case Study)
EPA-744-V-96-001 * (17 min) * Description
Summary of Focus Group Discussions with Screen Printers and
Lithographers for the Design for the Environment Printing Project
EPA-742-R-94-004 * (89 pp) * June 1994
Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment Executive Summary
Draft (Screen Printing)
EPA-744-R-94-005 * (23 pp) * September 1994
Cleaner Technologies Substitutes Assessment Draft Full Report
(Screen Printing)
EPA-744-R-9.4-005a * (680 pp) * September 1994
Screen Printing Project Bulletin #1: Technology Alternatives for
Screen Reclamation
EPA-742-F-95-008 * (4 pp) * July 1996
Screen Printing Project Bulletin #2: Smarter, Safer, Screen
Reclamation: Alternative System Epsilon
EPA-742-F-95-009 *' (4 pp) * July 1996
Screen Printing Project Bulletin #3: Work Practice Alternatives
for Screen Reclamation
EPA-742-F-95-010 * (4 pp) * July 1996 ,
Screen Printing Project Bulletin #4: Smarter, Safer Screen
Reclamation: Alternative System Chi
EPA-742-F-95-011 * (4 pp) * July 1996
Designing Solutions for Screen Printers: An Evaluation of Screen
Reclamation Systems
EPA-744-F-96-010 * (52 pp) * September 1996
Your Screen Reclamation System
EPA-744-F-96-023 * (4 pp) * May 1997
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EN ESPANOL
Proyecto de Litografia Caso de Estudio 2: La prevencion de la
contaminacion en la compania Custom Print
EPA-744-F-96-001a * (4 pp) * October 1996
Proyecto de Litografia Boletin 1: Haciendo funcionar los
solventes substitutes en el lavado de mantillas o placasde goma
EPA-744-F-96-002a * (4 pp) * August 1996
Proyecto de Litgrafia Boletin 2: La diferencia radica en la
practica empleada en el trabajo
EPA-744-F-96-008a * (4 pp) * August 1996
Proyecto de Litografia Boletin 3: Esteres vegetables usados como
solventes para el lavado de mantilla
EPA-744-F-96-014a * (4 pp) * October 1996
Proyecto de Litografia Boletin 4: Un formulario de trabajo para
ayudarle a escoger un mejor solvente para ellavado de mantillas
EPA-744-F-96-015a * (6 pp) * October 1996
Diseno Para el Ambiente Proyecto de Impresion de Serigrafia:
Diseno de Soluciones para la Impresion de Serigrafia
EPA-744-F-95-003a * (2 pp) * September 1996
Proyecto de Impresion de Serigrafia Boletin 1: Serigrafia
Alternativas Tecnologicas en la Recuperacion de Tamices
EPA-742-F-95-008a * (4 pp) * July 1996
Proyecto de Impresion de Serigraia Boletin 2: Serigrafia
Alternativas Quimicas en la Recuperacion de Tamices: Sistema
Alterno Epsilon
EPA-742-F-95-009a * (4 pp) * July 1996
Proyecto de Impresion de Serigrafia Boletin 3: Serigrafia
Practicas de Trabajo Alternativas Para la Recuperacion de Tamices
EPA-742-F-95-010a * (4 pp) * July 1996
Proyecto de Impresion de Serigrafia Boletin 4: Serigrafia
Recuperacion de Tamices: Sistema Alterno Chi
EPA-742-F-95-011a * (4 pp) * July 1996
Caso de Estudio #1 del Proyecto de Serigrafia: Reduccion del Uso
de Reactivos Quimicos de Recuperacion en Serigrafia
EPA-744-F-93-015a * (4 pp) * July 1996
Caso de Estudio #2 del Proyecto de Serigrafia: Cambio de Equipo y
Reduccion del Uso de Solvente en la Recuperacion de Tamices ,
EPA-744-F-96-011a * (4 pp) * September 1996
Caso de Estudio #3 del Proyecto de Serigrafia: Innovaciones de
Adhesivos, Limpieza de Tamices, y Recuperacion de Tamices
EPA-744-F-96-012a * (4 pp) * September 1996
Caso de Estudio #1 del Proyecto de Flexografia: Reduccion de VOC
en la Flexografia
EPA-744-F-96-013a * (4 pp) * March 1997
Caso de Estudio #2 del Proyecto de Flexografia: Aprendiendo de
tres companiasque redujeron las emisiones de VOC
EPA-744-F-96-016a * (4 pp) * May 1997
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GREEN CHEMISTRY
Green Chemistry is the design, manufacture, and use of
environmentally benign chemical products and processes in areas
such as dry cleaning, screen printing, and electronics.
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/greenchemistry/
The Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards Program:
Nomination Package for 2002 Awards
EPA-744-K-01-001 * (6 pp) * August 2001 . • '
GREEN ENGINEERING
The goal of the Green Engineering Program is to incorporate
risk-related concepts into chemical processes and products
designed by academia and industry.
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/greenengineering/
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