NEWS FOR AND ABOUT EPA EMPLOYEES
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VOLUME 3 NUMBER 8 May 1986
Ten Years
The paper recycling pro-
grain at EPA's Waterside Mall
headquarters celebrates its
tenth anniversary this year. If
you want to give the program
an appropriate anniversary
gift, send a package of waste
computer or duplicating
paper, or high-grade sta-
tionery. . .but don't bother
with ribbons and bows.
The program is growing up
nicely, thank you. Paper col-
lections are averaging 7,000-
8,000 pounds per week, and
the folks in charge hope to
cap a decade of growth by
doubling that amount this
year,
EPA's paper recycling pro-
gram was born when the
1976 RCRA amendments to
the Solid Waste Disposal Act
were signed. The amend-
ments charged EPA with re-
sponsibility for establishing a
program for resource con-
servation within the federal
government. EPA's Solid
Waste office developed con-
servation guidelines for EPA,
and for the General Services
Administration to distribute
to other federal agencies. The
EPA headquarters General
Services Branch initiated the
paper recycling program at
Waterside Mall.
Early on, headquarters em-
ployees were given white
desktop holders with a picture
of a tree on one side and the
slogan "WASTE NOT" on the
other. Empty copy-paper
boxes were scattered around
in various offices for collec-
tion purposes and the proj-
ect's promoters distributed
of "Using
bumper stickers and wall
posters that read, "USE IT
AGAIN, SAM." In the 1970s,
collections averaging 3,000-
4,000 pounds a week were
considered outstanding, but
conservation-minded EPA
staffers have kept increasing
the amounts of paper saved
for recycling year after year.
This growth has occurred de-
spite the fact that some
offices don't have collection
boxes any more and many-
new employees are not in-
formed of the program or told
what to do with the newer,
black-colored collection hold-
ers they may find on their
desks.
In the beginning, EPA's
paper collections were sent
to a company in Green Bay,
WI, that converted it to beige
colored photocopy paper
which was used at headquar-
ters. Today, the paper is col-
lected regularly by a GSA
contractor who pays the U.S.
Treasury $70 or more for
each ton of high grade "vir-
gin white" paper collected.
The EPA tonnage, along
with other collections, is
churned with water in a giant
"mixing bowl" until the
paper becomes pulpy and the
ink and other chemicals rise
to the top to be skimmed off.
The pulp is then processed
into recycled paper.
Today, there are red
cylindrical collection cans in
nil the big duplicating ma-
chine centers, and various
offices have red boxes for
collection of computer and
(Continued on Back.)
It Again"
Cecil Adams picks up waste paper from EPA offices to be
recycled into usable paper.
Mashing and pu/pmg the waste paper is one step in
recycling.

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People
Retirees: Eileen Mitchell, 10 years, Region 7. . .Stanley
Cuffe, 26 years, Research Triangle Park. . .Stanton Erickson,
22 years, Gulf Breeze, Josephine Jones, 34 years, Region
8. . .George Madeny, 8 years, Charles Miller, 37 years, and
Wilma Wells, 30 years, Region 5. . . Philip Mancuso, 30 years,
Region 4. . .Frank Powers, 36 years, Administration and
Resources Management. . .Jack Sceva, 28 years, Region 10.
Special Act Awards presented to: Sandra Bingham,
Douglas Barrett, Leslie Baldwin, Elizabeth Craig, Frederick
Garman, James Home, Alvin Pesachowich, John Alter, and
Shirley Ann Ruffin, Administration and Resources
Management. . .Thomas Stanley, Research and
Development. . .Thomas Kelly, Thomas Ingersoll, and Clifton
Bailey, Policy, Planning and Evaluation. . .David Rochlin and
Charles Hungerford, Enforcement and Compliance
Monitoring. . .Chilton McLaughlin, Gale Wright, and Stephen
Wurtz, Region 7.
Sustained Superior Performance Awards presented to:
John Santos, Office of the Administrator. . .Mark Hague,
Janvier Young, Jackye Selden, Loretta Stewart, Lynn Beasley,
Shirley Edwards, Bonnie Kane, Kimherly Griffith, Michael
Haley, Helen Price, Diane Uartlow, Anne Shoemaker,
William Boone, Wayne Anthofer, Ronald Bachand, Delia
Geraci, Elaine Williams, and Ethel McKay, Administration
and Resources Management. . .Bart Ostro, Barry Elman,
Karen East, and Zenita Thompson. Policy, Planning and
Evaluation. . .Barbara Jackson, Enforcement and Compliance
Monitoring . Catherine Turner, Pesticides and Toxic
Substances.
A Tribute of Appreciation was awarded to Georganne
Mullins, Region 7, for her outstanding achievement in
promoting the utilization of minority and women business
enterprise.
Ira Wilder, Chiet of the Release Control Branch in EPA's
Engineering Research Laboratory, received the Howard E.
Stanfield Distinguished Service Award from the Spill Control
Association of America.
Juelee Street of the Personnel Management Division \viuj|
awarded the Commitment to Excellence Award for the li^J
quarter of 1986. The OA Award was established this yeai^B
order to recognize those members of the OA staff whose
approach and dedication to his or her work exemplified the
OA organizational philosophy. Juelee is the first winner of the
award.
Fran Phillips, Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 6,
was selected in the Administrative Category to receive the
1986 Arthur S. Fleming Award. As the Deputy Regional
Administrator in Dallas, her leadership and influence is
strongly felt throughout the Agency. Her personal
responsiveness and cooperative attitude is widely regarded
among representatives of industry as well as her colleagues in
the public sector. For example, she was personally involved
with lengthy negotiations with industry leading to the
permitting of the first PCB incineration facilities in the
nation.
SES Rcassignments: Dick Bauer, Director of Region 10's
Environmental Services Division, becomes Deputy
Administrator of Region 10 . . . Don Clay, Director of the
Office of Toxic Substances, becomes Deputy Assistant
Administrator for Air and Radiation . . . Jim Elder moves
from Deputy Director to Director of the Oftice ot Water
Enforcement and Permits . . . where he replaces Rebecca
Hanmcr who has been named Deputy Assistant Adiiuiiislialor
for Water . . . Mike Quigley moves from Deputy Director to
Director, Office of Municipal Pollution Control . . . where he
replaces Bill Whittington who becomes Director. Office of
Water Rep,illations and Standards . . . Pat Tobin. Diroctor^J
Criteria and Standaids Division of the Office of Water. h^|
been selected as the new Director of the Waste Managem^(
Division in Region 4. ~
Around EPA
Recruits welcome for EPA's growing band. Especially
seeking Euphonium and French Horn players. Please call
382-2044.
The Region 2 office celebrated the Agency's 15th
Anniversary on Earth Day, April 22, in New York. At a
ceremony honoring veteran EPA employees, awards were
presented to 24 environmental activists, managers, scientists,
and reporters.
Available Information	
Energy, Natural Resources, and the Environment in the
Eighties: Report of the Panel on Energy, Natural Resources,
and the Environment. HD9502 .U52P35. 1981.
The Impact of Domestic Environmental Regulatory
Policies on U.S. International Competitiveness. By Joseph P.
Kalt. HC79 .E5K14. 1985.
Statutory Deadlines in Environmental Legislation:
Necessary but Need Improvement. KF3775.S7. 1985.
Conferences, Etc.
The Municipal Construction Division of the Office of Water
is conducting its 1986 Annual GICS User Group Meeting in
Atlanta on June 25-26. The meeting will involve those who
are responsible for all aspects of the construction grants
program. For more information, contact Sandra Duncan at
382-7383.
The first International Conference on Engineering
Management will be held September 21-24, 1986. at the Twin
Bridges Marriott Hotel in Crystal City, VA. The conference
theme will be "Engineering Management-- The Issues. The
Challenge, and The Promise.'' For more information, contact
Ross Curtis at 698-5300.
Training Opportunities	
The Government Printing Office is offering a course entitled
"Editorial Planning for Printing Production." The course is
designed for and limited to writers, editors, and editorial^J
assistants from grade GS-5 through GS-12. Participants
learn how to apply federal printing guidelines to their jol^^
The course will be held June 9-12 and is free to all
government agencies. For more information, contact Thomas
Green, 382-2125.

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^	Celebrating
^EPA will observe Wednesday, May 21, as Senior
Environmental Employee Recognition Day to honor and
compliment older workers who have returned to the
everyday work force. This celebration is in conjunction
with "Older Americans Month," as proclaimed bv the
President.
The SEE Program, administered by Patricia Powers of
the Office of Exploratory Research, ORD, is a national
program that supplements EPA's existing staff at
headquarters, in the regional offices, and in the
laboratories. There are presently several hundred SEEers
at headquarters and approximately 2000 in the field.
They provide clerical support, inspect for asbestos,
write, provide technical expertise to the toxics program,
handle Freedom of Information requests, and perform
Senior Day
many more duties. The SEE program is sponsored by six
organizations concerned with older Americans now
participating with EPA in cooperative agreements. They
are the American Association of Retired Persons,
National Association for Hispanic Elderly, National
Caucus/Center on Black Aged, National Council on
Aging, National Council of Senior Citizens, and
National Urban League.
There will be a short program of entertainment and
presentation by program office representatives of
certificates to those members who have come on board
at headquarters since last May. Howard M. Messner,
Assistant Administrator for Administration and
Resources Management is the featured speaker. The EPA
Choir will also perform.
Megamarketplace I
A first-of-its-kind procurement conference was held
April 17 at the Washington, D.C. Convention Center. One
of its goals was to increase the visibility of women
business owners among government and corporate
contractors, as well as with the media and the general
public. The conference was also designed to offer an
unprecedented day of direct marketing contacts with
public and private sector buyers, and with other women
business owners.
Margie Wilson of EPA's Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business/Utilization was EPA's
representative to the Conference. Katherine M. Bulow,
Assistant Secretary of Administration at the U.S.
•tment of Commerce and one of the conveners of
inference, said, "Over 800 women have
ipated, [as did] 300 procurement officials from
various agencies of the government. It has provided
countless marketing opportunities for women business
owners that they might not have had otherwise."
From left to right: Caroline Privy, EPA; Eleanor Norment.
EPA; Katherine Bulow, Department of Commerce; Margie
Wilson, EPA; Pat Cox, EPA: Carolyn Williams, EPA. Not
shown: Ika Joiner, EPA. Participants at the Megamarketplace
I conference, April 17.

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Ten Years of Using It Again (Cover Story)
duplicating paper. And, of
course, many employees have
the desktop holders.
If you work at Waterside
Mall, you can get a holder, or
advice on what to do about
central collection boxes in
your office, by calling the
paper recycling office at 382-
2140. This is also the number
to call to get yourself on the
collection route that brings
the paper cart to every
part of the building an
average of once a week.
And, if you have any ques-
tions or bright ideas on how
to help double our col-
lections, call Margaret Pfeif-
fer, Acting Chief, Property,
Supply, and Transportation
Management Section, at 382-
2144; or Don Walters, project
manager for the labor ser-
vices contractor at 382-2140. ~
What Goes in the Box?
Q: Do I have to remove staples before putting
papers in a recycling box?
A: No
Q: Can I put colored paper in the box, or is only white paper
acceptable?
A: Only white paper.
Q: Arc there any other restrictions on the papor that can be
recycled?
A: Only white paper, computer paper, Xerox paper. No
colored paper, carbon paper, no newspaper, onion skin, or
glossy paper.
Q: There is no collection box in our office. How do we get
one?
A: Call the paper recycling office at 382-2140.
New Bonds Increase Interest
Have you heard about the
major improvement in U.S.
savings bonds? Bonds now
offer a variable interest rate.
Series EE bonds earn market
rates and have the added pro-
tection of a guaranteed mini-
mum return of 7.5 percent
when held at least five years.
The rate is adjusted every
May and November to reflect
changes in the market. If
market rates rise, savings
bond interest keeps pace.
If you have considered
joining the payroll savings
plan for savings bonds,
but hesitated because of
the interest rate, it is time to
take another look at bonds.
One of your fellow em-
ployees will contact you soon
to ask you to sign up for
payroll savings or increase
your present allotment. )oin
our other smart savers and
say "yes." ~
As part of the observance of National Secretaries Day on April
23, an anonymously authored "Secretary's Prayer" was
circulated throughout many EPA offices. For those readers
who may have missed it, we are reprinting it here "sui
for framing."
The Secretary's Prayi;r
Dear Lord, help me to do my work well; to
have the memory of an elephant, or at least
three years long. Help me, by some miracle,
to be able to do five tilings at once—to answer four
telephones at the same time, while typing a letter
that must go out today. And, when that letter
doesn't get signed until tomorrow, please give me
the self-discipline to keep my mouth shut
Dear Lord, never let me lose patience, even
when the boss has me searching the files
for hours for data that is later discovered on
his desk.
A
bove all, O Lord, in the midst of the hustle
and bustle, and the compliments and sheer
attery about how absolutely indispensable^
my counterparts and I arc to the success of this ™
institution, let me not be aillicted with delusions ol
grandeur.
H
elp me to keep a level head and my feet on
the ground so that mv secretarial
performance will be a proper reflection of
those pioneer women who made a place for me in
the business world and who established me in this
profession.
And finally, Lord, when the year ends, please
give me the foresight not to throw out
records that will be asked for in a few days,
even though I was told emphatically, "Destroy
these. They are cluttering up the place."
AMI I.NYM) II IS
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