&EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Communications and
Public Affars
(A-108)
22K-1003
December 1991
The Administrator's
Awards Program
Pollution Prevention
Awards
Pollution Prevention Division
(PM-222B)
'ollution
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Administrator's
Statement
Pollution
Prevention is
U.S. Policy
Who is Eligible
I In.1 I'liiled Stales Hnv ironmcn-
i.il I'roiection Agency (HPA)
invites all sectors of societv lo
participate in the I-.PA Admin-
istrator's Awards Program.
I l'.\ Administratoi William K..
Keilly established this annual
national program to recogni/e
excellence in efforts to work
toward a cleaner environment.
The program will highlight differ-
ent areas of progress each vear.
This vear. the awards will show-
cast.' achievements in pollution
prevention. Award-winning pro-
jects will ser\e as national models
to inspire all of us to lind innov;i-
tive solutions to our environmen-
tal problems
.Awards will be announced
by the Administrator in April
during l-.nrth Day celebrations.
The deadline for applications is
l-ebruarv 13. IW2.
I am pleased lo announce the sec
ond annual EPAAdministrator's
Awards. Nothing has proven
more effective in abating pollu-
tion than preventing it in the first
place. That is why this year's
awards program will focus on
iiulsi.iruling achievements in pol-
lution prevention. I am confident
that we will be discovering some
of the nation's best examples of
promess in this area.
Many individuals and organi/a-
tions in all segments of society
have already begun programs to
prevent pollution. Some are
remarkably innovative or cost-
effective. The awards program
will offer recognition tor these
achievements and encourage
others lo follow their lead. This
certainly was the case with last
year's awards for achievements
in recycling which generated
great public attention and height-
ened awareness.
Public awareness ol'lhe impor-
tance of pollution prevention is
critical to its success. Join HPA in
this program and in recognizing
our nation's accomplishments in
a vital area of environmental
policy.
William K. Kcillv
HPA Administrator
".A« ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure. "
Now here is this saying more true
than in the field of environmental
protection. One ol the top priori-
ties lor HPA in the 9()'s. pollution
prevention aims both to conserve
our finite natural resources and
to prevent the generation and
release of waste and pollutants.
In spite of the impressive gains
achieved b\ environmental regu-
lation in the last two decades.
regulations alone are not the
answer to the rising tide of pollu-
tion and waste. Nor can we con-
tinue to focus exclusively on
"end-of-pipe" pollution control.
HPA's principal hope in improv-
ing environmental quality lies
in a systematic effort to prevent
pollution before it occurs.
Pollution prevention is now our
national policy, forrnali/ed in the
Pollution Prevention Act of 1490.
The Act declares that "pollution
should be prevented or reduced
at the source whenever feasible."
Pollution prevention encom-
passes many different activities
thai reduce or eliminate the gen-
eration of pollutants and wastes
at the source. These can include
new technologies that save
energy or other resources: prod-
uct reformulation or substitution
to use fewer toxic materials: and
modifications and new processes
or procedures which reduce pol-
lution and better protect human
health and the environment.
Opportunities for pollution
prevention abound in all sectors
of economic life — in industry.
agriculture, energy and trans-
portation, in the design and use
of consumer products, and in our
homes, schools, offices, stores.
and factories.
1'veryone is eligible to apply! The
Administrator will present awards
in each of the following cate-
gories:
• Individual (.'iti/ens
• Environmental. Community.
and Non-Profit Organizations
• Business. Industry, and Trade
Professional Organ!/ at ions
• Hducational Institutions
• Federal. State. Local, and
Tribal Governments
Because of the wide spectrum of
pollution prevention activities.
applicants should define their
achievements in one of the follow-
ing three areas:
• Education, communication,
and technology transfer.
I \amples include outreach
efforts, media campaigns and
clearinghouses.
• Cooperative geographic
efforts.
Applicants in this area would
demonstrate city-wide, county-
wide, regional, inultistate.
or nation-wide programs that
are cooperative in nature and
involve more than one partici-
pating entity or agency/gov-
ernment.
• Technologies, initiatives,
and incentives.
Innovative regulatory pro-
grams, and the development
or use of clean products, tech-
nologies, or practices thai
prevent pollution would be
included in this area.
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Selection
Criteria
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Selection
Process
To Submit an
Application
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Applications will he evaluated
based on the following criteria:
• Success in defining environ-
mental needs, meeting pollu-
tion prevention goals, and
overall improvements to the
quality of air. land, and water.
• Use of innovative approaches.
techniques, and/or technolo-
gies.
• Soundness ol approach.
rationale, scientific design.
and cost-effectiveness.
• Duration of program or pro-
ject and effectiveness in fos-
tering presention as the
preferred approach over the
long term.
• Ability of program or activity
to serve as a model for other
efforts.
• Clarity and effectiveness of
application.
Compliance with EPA, state and
local environmental regulations
will be considered during the
selection process. In preparing
applications, candidates should
be as clear as possible and should
specifically address the selection
criteria above and provide exam-
ples of results achie\ ed.
The Administrator's Awards
competition is a two-stage
process. To enter, candidates
submit applications to their
respective U.S. EPA Regional
Offices. 11 appropriate, candi-
dates may apply to more than
one award category, but must
prepare a separate application
for each category. C'andidates
ma\ he self-nominated or nomi-
nated by someone else.
Each Regional Office will
review its applications and select
Regional nominations. These
Regional nominations will be
sent to the Administrator and
will be eligible for the national
award. Each Regional Office
can submit up to six national
award nominations for each
category.
Next, a non-EPA panel ot
experts will narrow the field of
regional nominations to a select
group of finalists. The panel will
be drawn from a broad spectrum
of fields, including academia: the
scientific and environmental
communities; business and indus-
try: and all levels of government.
The EPA Administrator will
choose the national award win-
ners from these finalists.
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Applications for .Administra-
tor's Awards should be submitted
to the appropriate U.S. 1 I1 \
Regional Office no later than
February 13, 1992. (Addresses
are listed on the back of this
brochure.) C'andidates whose
activities fall within more than
one region should apply to the
Regional Office where their
headquarters are located.
On one 8.5" by 11" sheet of paper,
provide the following information
in this order:
1 Name of program, project, or
activity (as you would like to see
it on the award).
2 Award category (if more
iluin one, submit a separate
application for each category):
• Individual citi/en
• Environmental, community.
or non-profit organization
• Business, industry, trade/pro-
fessional association (Specify):
Small
Large
Association
• Educational institution
(Specify):
Preschool
K-12
Vocational
College/University
• Government (Specify):
Federal
State
Local
Tribal
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3 Area of application— select
only ONE of the three areas which
best describes your application:
1 ducat ion. communica-
tion, technology transfer
('oopcrative geographic-
efforts
Technologies, initia-
tives, incentives
4 Responsible individual;s) or
organizations), address, and
telephone and facsimile numbers.
5 If applicable, name, address.
telephone and facsimile numbers
of individual preparing the appli
cation.
6 Project dates (beginning and
ongoing/ending date).
7 A one-paragraph description
of the project.
Provide a separate summary of
the project, program, or activity,
specifically addressing each of the
selection criteria listed above.
Summaries should be a maximum
of 4 typewritten pages, not includ-
ing supporting material.
Because judges cannot \ isit all
programs or view all projects
first-hand, applicants are encour-
aged to submit a reasonable
amount of supporting materials
\%ith their applications. Examples
may include photographs, news
clippings, press releases, publica-
tions, and other materials thai
can gixe judges \\ more compre
bensive view of a program or
project.
Neither applications noi support
ing materials can be returned.
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EPA Regional Offices
U.S. EPA- Region I
Frank Mclntyre
JFK Federal Building/RPM
Boston, MA 02203
617-565-9026
Connecticut, Massachusetts,
Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, Vermont
U.S. EPA - Region II
Teresa Ippolito (OEP)
26 Federal Plaza, Room 905
New York, NY 10278
212-264-2980
New Jersey, New York, Puerto
Rico, Virgin Islands
U.S. EPA-Region III
Danielle Algazi (3ES43)
841 Chestnut Building
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-597-1168
Delaware, Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Virginia,
West Virginia, District of
Columbia
U.S. EPA - Region IV
Carol Monell
345 Courtland St., NE
Atlanta, GA 30365
404-347-7109
Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee
U.S. EPA - Region V
Corinne Kruse (5PI-19J)
77 W.Jackson
Chicago, IL 60604
312-886-7935
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
U.S. EPA - Region VI
Laura Townsend (6-M-PP)
First Interstate Bank Tower
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
214-655-6525
Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico,
Oklahoma, Texas
U.S. EPA - Region VII
Alan Wehmeyer
726 Minnesota Avenue
Kansas City, KS66101
913-551-7050
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
U.S. EPA - Region VIII
Sharon Childs (8PM-SIPO)
999 18th Street, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202-2405
303-293-1471
Colorado, Montana, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
U.S. EPA-Region IX
Jessie Baskir (H-1-B)
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105-3901
415-744-2189
Arizona, California, Hawaii,
Nevada, American Samoa, Guam,
Trust Territories of the Pacific
U.S. EPA - Region X
Carolyn Gangmark
1200 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
206-553-4072
Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Office of Communications and
Public Affairs (A-108)
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
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