NPEP Success Stones
Many partners have benefitted significantly from their
participation in NPEP. Here are a few examples.
• The United States Postal Service Michigan Districts
enrolled in NPEP to reduce lead and mercury use. By
replacing lead wheel weights on fleet vehicles with lead-
free alternatives, they avoided the potential release of
1,000 pounds of lead into the environment. They also
reduced the amount of mercury used onsite and recycled
0.5 pound of mercury. This partner also recycles tires,
cardboard, shrink wrap, batteries, and other materials.
• Public Service Electric and Gas Company of New Jersey
successfully removed 1.3 million pounds of lead through
programmatic replacement of paper insulated lead cable
(PILC) with a lead-free cable, thereby reducing the risk of
inadvertent exposure or release into the environment.
• The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians established a
recycling program to collect fluorescent lamps, electronics,
batteries, food waste, and other materials from its casino.
They collected and recycled more than 13,000 feet of tubular
fluorescent lamps, 768 pieces of U-tubes and rounds,
598 compact fluorescents, and other mercury-containing
devices. These activities prevented the release of 5 pounds
of mercury and 29 pounds of PCBs into the environment.
• • Our facility received essential help
from the NPEP program to enable
us to recycle rather than landfill
lead...We've been able to recycle
100% of what we generated. J J
— Fred Goodson, Shell Chemical
Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (5306P)
EPA530-10-005
March 2010
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NPEP Partners
Examples of NPEP partners:
* Power producers
* Oil and gas companies
* Manufacturers and retailers
• Foundries
« Airports
• Schools
* Hospitals and hotels
* Federal and state agencies
• Towns, cities, tribes, and counties
• Academic institutions and laboratories
Better Environment,
Better Neighbor,
Better Business
The National Partnership for Environmental Priorities
(NPEP) is a partnership program of the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) focused on
reducing the use and release of potentially hazardous
chemicals from products, processes, and wastes.
By forming partnerships with EPA, NPEP partners
representing industry, businesses, municipalities,
federal facilities, and tribes are reducing the use of
and/or recycling toxic chemicals, including mercury
and lead.
NPEP strives to improve chemical management to
reduce the potential release of chemicals into the
land, air, or water, where they could affect human
health and the environment.
Chemical management offers numerous benefits, not
just for the environment, but also for your business.
For example, minimizing the use of chemicals
almost always saves money. Plus, source reduction,
recycling, reuse, and reclamation practices can help
you improve production efficiency, enhance product
quality, and reduce your environmental liabilities.
Partnership Benefits
EPA provides a variety of opportunities for NPEP
partners to earn recognition for their efforts.
An enrollment plaque is presented to all organizations
that join NPEP. Other benefits include the following:
• Public recognition for voluntary chemical
management achievements.
• Technical assistance.
• Information about your organization and your goals
posted on the NPEP Partners Web page.
• The opportunity to network with other NPEP
partners and members of the materials
management community.
• Your environmental achievements and success
stories posted on the NPEP Web site.
• The opportunity to display your NPEP membership
plaques and achievement awards for customers,
suppliers, employees, and stockholders.
One of our key process changes
we made that saved us money and
helped the environment was a dent
puller...In our old cab shop we
used a lead solder.. .With this dent
puller, we were able to eliminate the
soldering process entirely...It was a
process that cost us less than $2,000
to implement. As a result, we saved
about $200,000 on supply costs.
There's just no reason not to join
the NPEP program. JJ
- Tim McDaniel, International Truck
and Engine Corporation
Enroll Today!
Becoming a partner is easier than you think. When
you join NPEP, you agree to reduce the quantity
of one or more priority chemicals currently found
in your products, processes, or releases using
techniques such as source reduction, recycling,
and/or other materials management practices. In
your enrollment application, you will identify one
or more voluntary goals that you believe you can
achieve as a partner in this program.
For more information and to become an NPEP
partner, visit www.epa.gov/npep.
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