V-/EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Administration and Resources Management August 1991 Facilities Management and OOOMQ"! Services Division (PM-2'5) £\)£.\v\J \ Recycling Update , 8S1 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGEtO LIBRARY, REGION V, IN THIS ISSUE Research Triangle Park, NC 2 The History of the Recycling Symbol ... 2 Re-Use, Reduction and Saving $$ . 3 REC Center Recycled Items 3 Libraries in Need of Books 3 Glass and Aluminum Update for HQ 4 Federal Agency Recycling Conference . 4 Memo to All EPA Employees: I am happy to bring you our latest issue. We think if is full of interesting bits of information as well as useful points of contact if you're tracking EPA's progress in recycling. Since our last issue, we celebrated Recycling Month at HQ in April, Recycling Awareness Day in Region II New York and I have traveled to Regions IV, VII, X, and the Corvallis and Athens labs. Each location has a group of dedicated volunteers working on improving recycling and waste reduction programs. 1 he labs can also apply the philosophies of composting to their grounds!! All programs however, are suffering from a lack of markets for collectibles. In order to encourage more market development we must consciously purchase products with recovered materials. An affirmative procurement program has been initated by the Procurement and Contracts Division at HQ. Amendments to the Contracts Management Manual, Chapter 14, were effective May 9,1991. For more information contact our office on FTS-382-6980 (Note after 8/23/91 the number will be FTS-260-6980). We have listened to your concerns concerning the routing and distribution of this publication. We are working with the Mail Distribution section to improve waste reduction incentives. Additionally, due to the difficulty of recycling colored paper in the regions, the HQ-Printing Management Section issued a notice to all managers and supervisors suggesting that all printed and photocopied materials with regional distribution should be on WHITE paper (for easier recycling)!! One step at a time... Gail Miller Wray EPA Recycling Coordinator In 1991, we will throw away enough office paper to build a wall 12 feet high from New York to Los Angeles. Office of Administration Facilities Management and Services Division Printed on Recycled Paper ------- Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Since 1975, RTP has saved over 40,000 trees and 136 tons of paper, 4,250 Ibs of aluminum and 23,750 Ibs of glass!!! In May RTP began recycling plastic through curbside drop-off. Prior to plastic, a cardboard program was initiated with a goal of recycling 40,000 Ibs per year. Aluminum is collected inside EPA buildings as well as curbside along with newspaper and glass. Cincinnati, Ohio At the request of the Greater Cincinnati Area Federal Exec- utive Board, the AWBERC Pollution Prevention Com- mittee has prepared a recycling im- plementation pack- age for distribution to all local Federal agencies. The request was one result of our successful workshop, "Govern- ment and the Environments: A Pollu- tion Prevention Partners Workshop," held last September. A follow-up regional one-day workshop is being planned for November 1991, at AWBERC in Cincinnati. The deci- sion to conduct another workshop is a result of the many favorable comments expressed by last year's attendees. A major theme will be source reduction, in addition to the how-to's of starting an office recycling program. The work- shop audience is anticipated to be Fed- eral Executive Board agencies, as well as EPA regional IV and V personnel, in addition to local and regional regula- tory agencies. Gail Wray in Region I Gail visited Region I this past Spring. Pictured here with Julie Belaga, Re- gional Administrator, Gail commented, "The enthusiasm for recycling within the [recycling] committee is outstand- ing!!" The History of the Recycling Symbol The Recycling symbol, familiar to all of us, was created by Container Corpora- tion of America (CCA). As a special event for Earth Day 1970, CCA con- ducted a contest for graphic art students to design a symbol representing paper recycling. Over 1,000 entries were submitted; the win- ner was Gary Anderson, a student at the University of California, Berkeley. The symbol was modified by William Lloyd, CCA manager of design. CCA applied for registration of the symbol as a service mark, and for a nominal fee, licensed its use to other recycled pa- perboard manufacturers such as the American Paper Institute (API). API distributes guidelines on the sym- bols use on recycled paperboard. API does not explain the symbol's im- plications when it appears on other paper grades, such as printing paper or letterhead. A brochure explaining the use of the recycling symbol on corru- gate containers and recycled paper- board products can be obtained by writing the Recycled Paperboard Divi- sion, American Paper Institute, 260 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016. Recycled FAX Paper in the Communications Center!!! George T. Kranich The EPA Unclassified Communica- tions Center, which supports EPA pro- gram offices with over 20,000 facsimile transmissions monthly, averaging 6.5 pages per document, satisfactorily used recycled facsimile paper for a three-month trial. The recycled thermal facsimile paper is produced using 50% recycled paper and 10% post-con- sumer waste. The facsimile paper is treated with antistatic ingredients to en- sure performance, and the recycled contents meets current EPA guidelines for printing and writing papers. Excel- lent performance results were obtained from all facsimile machines used in the center, and recycled thermal facsimile paper has now been adopted for stan- dard use by the EPA Unclassified Communications Center. Currently the Communications Center is testing "plain paper" fax machines, in order to not only use recycled paperbut recyclable. The principal concern, based on trials conducted earlier, is the capability of the plain paper machines to handle large volumes. Results from this testing will be reported to the HQ Recyclig Office in mid-August. Recycling Update ------- Re-use, Reduction and Saving Tina Maragousis Before joining the Site Assessment Branch, OSWER, I worked in the Superfund Docket. We always had plenty of paper to find a home for, and also had plenty of notebooks that didn't have a home. We would take the note- books that otherwise would have been thrown away to the Free Supply Store run by the Facilities Management and Services Division. I always wondered if anyone ever used these notebooks, or did people just buy new ones because they didn't know about the Free Supply Store. Well, last November and De- cember as the SAB training coordina- tor, I used 850 3-ring notebooks from the Free Supply Store for the Hazard Ranking System (HRS) Orientation course. The course participants genu- inely liked the idea of using recycled notebooks. At one of the training ses- sions, when we told the trainees about the recycled notebooks, EPA received a round of applause. By using the Free supplies, SAB saved $4675 ($44.50/ notebook + $1.00 service fee/note- book) in contract dollars, and approxi- mately 142 square feet of landfill space. If you would like to donate excess office supplies to the HQ Free Supply Store: D Box supplies O Label box "Surplus supplies* CD Complete EPA form 5100-8 (Facilities Re- quest Form) Or if you would like to collect some previously owned supplies for your of- fice; stop by the EPA Supply Store in G100 (the Free Supply Section is within the Store). Note: Several EPA regional offices including Region I and Region IV also collect, clean and re-use 3-ring bind- ers!! Tip: If you are re-using screen printed binders, most cleaning solvents (e.g. nail polish remover) will remove the printed information from the binders. New Facsimile Transmittal Saves Agencies can save dollars and paper when sending facsimile transmittals through the use of new 4x1-1/2 inch "FAX TRANSMITTAL" Option Form 99. The new transmrttal form has a pressure-sensitive, adhesive back and can be placed on the first page of your document. This eliminates the need for a cover page and saves 32 cents, the average cost of long distance facsimi- les. To order Fax Transmittals, Na- tional Stock Number 7540-01-317- 7368, send a FEDSTRIP requisition to the Furniture Commodity Center, GSA 3FNI-CO, Washington, D. C. 20406. This item is available in the EPA-HQ Supply Store. Rural Mississippi Libraries in Need of Books Public libraries in rural Mississippi often do not have adequate funding for books. The following is a list of libraries currently in need of books. They have indicated what type of books they need. Books can be sent at a reason- able cost through the US Post Office. Be sure to label the box BOOKS and tell the Post Office you wish to send the box "Library Rate." Rolling Fork Public Library Kathleen Hawkins, Librarian 300 East China Rolling Fork, MS 39159 Need: Black history books, black biog- raphies, children's books. Tchula Public Library Yvonne Clark, Librarian P.O. Box 248 Tchula, MS 39169 Need: Adult and children non-fiction, Western fiction books, black history books. Inverness Public Library Creba Jones, Librarian P.O. Box 206 Inverness, MS 38753 Need: Children's books (picture books and easy readers especially), adult non-fiction, classics and literature books. Drew Public Library Maxine Stringfellow, Librarian West Park Avenue Drew, MS 38737 Need: Adult fiction, any children's book in good condition. Kath Jun Sherif Library Fay Robinson Librarian P.OBox178 Moorhead, MS 38761 Need: Only accepts paperbacks. Any kind needed, especially romance and children's books. In 1988, recycling aluminum cans saved enough energy to supply the residential electric needs of New York City for six months. August 1991 ------- EPA-HQ News EPA Rec Center Glass and Aluminum Update forHQ Headquarters Recycling Office 382-6980 Gail Miller Wray Rebecca Hockman Rose Henderson Jess Bate man David Cohen Headquarters Recycling Coordinators You asked for it and you GOT it!!! The Rec Association Store (Room 3130 Mall) now hag the following recycled °* Betty wonkovich 382-7950 items in stock: Wanting glass collection inside Water- OAR Peter cosier 382-7755 n , side Mall and Fairchild?? Well at long OARM JoAnn Levin 382-2085 D Facia, tissue. 100 soft tissues per box (no ^ h , F.irchiW Dan Levesque 245-3793 treeswerecutfortheseproducts,. August. ^ Reding Technicians wil, D Bathroom tissue. Rolls of 500 sheets. *» Placin9 throughout Fairchild and ^ ^ wrapped in paper, not plastic Waterside Mall metal containers: one ^ Caf0| Sjnger for cans and one for glass. Glass and OECM Charlie can™ .... 475-7088 U Storage Bags. These bags are made from cans will be collected from these con- QQC Ann Ryan 245-4139 100% plant fiber!! They keep food fresh and tainers ONLY!!! They will be Stationed O)A Brian Muehling .... 245-3532 leave no odors as plastic will. Microwavabie generally in the area already occupied Oio Barbara vandermer.. 308-8227 and freezabte too!!! by 3 Corrugated Aluminum box. The HQ QPPE StuartMiles-McLean . 382-7206 Recycling Off ice is still investigating op- OPTS Martha Price 382-3473 D Stationery. Simple and elegant designs re- tions for our Crystal City buildings and ORD LoisRiley 475-7139 fleeting the beauty of nature; 12 designed hope to have proposals to Facilities OSWEB Terry Grist 475-8518 sheets, 12 blank second sheets and 12 Management by fall. OW Caren Rothstein . . . 382-5695 matching envelopes. REG. OPER. Susie Deller 332-4719 -Not* on August 23,1991 all EPA-HQ phone LJ Business Cards. Business cards are now numbers will be switching to the WITS system. available on recycled paper. Regional Recycling Contacts O Notecards. Blank inside for you to send thank you greetings or warm wishes white R-«Ion' m Holbrook 835-3396 . . « a. • Region II Mike DeBonis 264-0002 demonstrating your concern for the environ- ....... . . Region III Lillian Smith 597-1180 ment! Eight cards and envelopes per pack- Theresa Marte||a 5g7.7936 age. Region IV Marion Hopkins .... 257-3776 l_i:i^:M«. lf*r* MM •»;•*«« t_i:M*n ReglonV SteveButch 886-1183 Hiking/Camping Hints RegionVI oan^ansen 2*w —"""—^———-—-—--——-———-——^—-——^ Region VII Cathy Tortonci .... 276-7435 Region VIII Judith Wong 330-1667 If your planning on camping or hiking trip in the wilderness, pay some attention to R«gion ix Bobcato 484-1654 hOW yOU Clean Up: Region X Carolyn Gangmark . . 399-4072 EPA Labs D Try washing with soaptess hot water—even the mildest of soaps puts a strain on the environment Montgomery, AL Herbert Reed 228-3408 GuH Breeze, FL Jimmy Stokes 934-9250 Athens, GA Sandy Bird 546-3372 n Remember to shampoo or wash at least 50 yards from natural water sources—not right in lakes Lexington, MA Cheryl O'Halloran ... 860-4633 or streams. Duiuth.MN Jeff Denny 780-5518 Slennl* Spue Ctr., MS JosephFerrano . . 601-688-3212 Federal Agency Recycling Conference II mm £££. S22 1;^^^^^;^^=^=:^^^==^^^=^=^=^==:^^=^^==^= LMVegu,NV Marianne Carpenter . 545-2168 Cincinnati, OH William Turley 684-7213 The FARC II has been scheduled for December 3,1991. This conference will host **•OK jfT Smith '' ™"™ . ~* .. -^i. j • i -Hi. n ^ * -j Corv«lli»,OH Betty Livingston . . . . 420-4654 all federal agencies in DC-Metro area. The dual focus will be on collection of and „.„„„„,„ WA RonBiair 390-1253 procurement of recyclables. With one general session and working groups for AnnArbo,,Mi chnsKeiier 374-8480 building managers, recycling coordinators and procurement personnel. We hope H.ien«.MT Debbiecievenger'.'.'. 585-5432 to answer specific questions from each group. This conference is being hosted by EPA-HQ and GSA-NCR. To be added to the mailing list contact the HQ Recycling Office on FTS-382-6980. Recycling Update ------- |