National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP) Bulletin

National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP)
Bulletin
Fall 2006
Welcome to the latest edition of
the NPEP Bulletin. The NPEP
Bulletin will be delivered to you quarterly
to keep you informed of the latest NPEP
and Waste Minimization news and events.
Each issue will have a different theme.
This Issue: NPEP Awards Ceremony
and National Meeting. We distribute the
Bulletin electronically in order to minimize
waste, conserve resources, and promote the
"Paperless Office."

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Disclaimer: The mention of any company,
product, or process in this publication does
not constitute or imply endorsement by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Susan Bodine, Assistant Administrator of the Office of Solid Waste and
Emergency Response, presents the NPEP Champion Award to Dave Heinlen of
Bowling Green State University and the 100th NPEP Partner Award to Cathy
Scheirman of Tinker Air Force Base.

2006 NPEP Awards Ceremony

On October 19, 2006, 20 NPEP partners were recognized for their successes at the
Second Annual NPEP Awards Ceremony in Arlington. Susan Bodine, Assistant
Administrator of the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, presented
Achievement Awards to those partners who completed their NPEP goals by
reducing or eliminating priority and other toxic chemicals. The ceremony began
with the presentation of a special plaque to Tinker Air Force Base, NPEP's 100th
partner, and concluded with the presentation of the NPEP Champion Award to
Dave Heinlen of Bowling Green State University.

In her opening remarks, Ms. Bodine noted, "Our common challenge is to find
ways to ensure that these chemicals are properly used, safely contained, and
properly disposed of- and kept out of the wastestream as much as possible."
She added, "You've gone above and beyond what's required to help protect the
environment, and I thank you for it." Our 2006 NPEP Achievement Award
recipients have indeed risen to this challenge, reducing 1,280,928 pounds of
priority chemicals at their facilities. For more information on this year's
awardees, see the articles starting on page 2.
Introducing NPEP's New Municipality Program

In our continuing effort to encourage innovations and best practices in materials
management, NPEP is now reaching out to municipalities. This program is
designed to reduce the generation of PC waste by promoting improvements in
municipality-run facilities management. When local governments and the public
understand how chemicals move through and affect their communities, they can
identify opportunities to eliminate PCs.

The City of Dallas, Love Field Airport, was the first municipal facility to enroll
in NPEP and committed to removing PCB-containing ballasts and replacing them
with PCB-free ballasts. Blacksburg, Virginia is our first community enrollee.
The Blacksburg priority chemical reduction program focuses on recycling
fluorescent lamps, lead tire weights, cadmium and lead acid batteries, and
electronic waste. Congratulations to our municipality partners for taking the first
step to reduce PCs in their community.
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New Partner Spotlight

Region 2
Vishay Intertechnology
Niagara Falls, New York
Chemical: Lead

Region 3
• Philips Lighting Co.
Fairmont, West Virginia
Chemicals: Lead and Mercury

• PolyOne Corporation
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Chemical: Lead

• Prior Coated Metals, Inc.
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Chemical: Naphthalene

Reeion 5
• The Dow Chemical Company
Michigan Operations: 298 Bldg.
Midland, Michigan
Chemicals: Diethyl Ether,
Ethanol, Ethyl Chloride,
Ethyl ene, Toluene

• The Dow Chemical Company
Michigan Operations: 963 Bldg.
Midland, Michigan
Chemical: Methanol

• Parker Hannifin HPD
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Chemical: Chromic Acid

Reeion 6
Dell Inc.
Round Rock, Texas
Chemical: Lead

• DPW Environmental Division
Fort Hood, Texas
Chemical: Mercury

• Merisol USA LLC
Houston, Texas
Chemicals: Dibenzofuran,
Mercury, Naphthalene, PAH

• Schirm USA, Inc.
Ennis, Texas
Chemical: Mercury
NPEP Champion Award
Dave Heinlen, Bowling
Green State University

The NPEP Champion Award recognizes
individuals who not only lead their own
organization's efforts in waste
minimization, but also reach outside their
organization to discover and promote other
opportunities to achieve NPEP goals. This
year's recipient is Dave Heinlen of
Bowling Green State University (BGSU),
in recognition of his outstanding
contributions to NPEP.

BGSU started the Elemental Mercury
Collection and Reclamation Program in
1998. Since then, they have managed a
total of 14,400 pounds of mercury through
the collection and recycling of mercury-
containing equipment such as
thermometers and switches as well as
individual containers of mercury. This
program is available and free to
everybody. Through this program, BGSU
promotes the goals of NPEP by facilitating
mercury recycling.

As an NPEP partner, BGSU exceeded its
original enrollment goal by collecting and
recycling 4,345 pounds of mercury.
BGSU then set an additional goal to
recycle 3,750 pounds mercury by April,
2008. They are well on the way to
meeting that goal, too. BGSU is NPEP's
first Mercury Challenge Supporter,
supporting the goals of the Mercury
Challenge by offering to assist other NPEP
partners in recycling mercury.

Part of NPEP's growth and success results
from the efforts of people like Dave who
go above and beyond their responsibilities
as partners and champion NPEP to other
organizations. The NPEP Team thanks
and congratulates Dave Heinlen. We also
extend our congratulations and
appreciation to Joe Rader of Rader
Environmental Services for his assistance
in BGSU's efforts.
NPEP 100th Partner
Enrollment Award
Tinker Air Force Base

This summer, NPEP welcomed Tinker
Air Force Base, Oklahoma, as our 100th
partner. Exhibiting leadership among
military installations in reducing priority
chemicals, Tinker has committed to
actively seeking alternatives to products
containing naphthalene, pendimethalin,
cadmium, mercury, and trifluralin.
2006 NPEP Achievement
Award Recipients

Region One

Osram Sylvania Products, Inc.:
Automotive Lighting, for significantly
reducing lead in the manufacturing of
automotive lighting.
Osram Sylvania, Hillsboro, New
Hampshire, manufactures automotive
lighting. Osram Sylvania eliminated
20,300 pounds of lead by transitioning
from the use of leaded to non-leaded
glass.

Region Two

Anderson Instrument Company, for
phasing out the production of mercury -
in-glass thermometers, thereby setting a
new industry standard for producing
environmentally-friendly equipment.
Anderson, Fultonville, New York,
manufactures instruments such as
thermometers to measure products in
various markets. Anderson is a leader in
creating safe and environmentally-
friendly equipment for monitoring public
health controls. Anderson eliminated
500 pounds of mercury after working
with the FDA to change old regulations
requiring the use of mercury
thermometers.

Brookhaven National Laboratory,
for reducing mercury as an NPEP
Mercury Challenge Partner and for
significantly reducing PCBs.
Brookhaven National Laboratory,
Upton, New York, is a Department of
Energy facility with a history of
outstanding scientific achievements. As
an NPEP Mercury Challenge Partner,
Brookhaven eliminated 197 pounds of
mercury by removing elemental mercury
and mercury-containing equipment from
their facility. Brookhaven also reduced
their onsite inventory of PCB-containing
equipment by over 90%, or 4,335
pounds of PCBs.

U.S. Postal Service: Northeast Area,
for recycling mercury from lamps as part
of an ongoing recycling and waste
prevention program. The Postal Service,
Albany, New York, delivers over 19
billion pieces of mail to 20 million
customers every year. Last year, the
Postal Service recycled over 66,000
mercury-bearing lamps.
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Region Three

E.I. du Pont de Nemours and
Company: Edge Moor, for
significantly reducing the generation of
dioxin in pigment production. DuPont,
Edge Moor, Delaware, is part of
DuPont's Titanium Technologies and
produces a white pigment used in paper,
plastics, and coatings. Titanium
Technologies reduced the generation rate
of dioxin and dioxin-like compounds by
over 60% or 144 pounds.

General Electric Consumer
Products: Bridgeville Glass Plant,
for significantly reducing lead from the
manufacturing of specialty glass tubing.
GE Bridgeville, Bridgeville
Pennsylvania, produces specialty glass
tubing for lighting applications. GE
Bridgeville eliminated 86,000 pounds of
lead from the manufacturing process
through material substitution as part of
GE's Ecomagination Initiative.

General Electric Consumer
Products: Winchester Lamp Plant,
for source reducing and recycling
significant amounts of lead from the
manufacturing of incandescent lamps.
GE Winchester, Winchester, Virginia,
produces incandescent lamps used in
domestic lighting fixtures. Through
source reduction and recycling, GE
Winchester reduced 796,148 pounds of
lead from the manufacturing process as
part of GE's Ecomagination Initiative.

K&L Microwave, for significantly
reducing lead in the manufacturing of
filters and filter assemblies. K&L
Microwave, Salisbury, Maryland,
produces RF and microwave filters and
integrated filter assemblies for defense
systems and commercial wireless
communication systems. By eliminating
the need for leaded solder, K&L reduced
309 pounds of lead from the
manufacturing process as part of an
Environmental Management System.

Kalas Manufacturing: Plant #2, for
significantly reducing lead in
manufacturing wire and cable products.
Kalas Plant #2, Denver, Pennsylvania,
produces and distributes electrical wire
and cable products for various markets.
Kalas reduced 80,000 pounds of lead by
switching to the use of lead-free materials
in the production of copper wire.
Kalas Manufacturing: Plant #3, for
significantly reducing lead in
manufacturing wire and cable products.
Kalas Plant #3, Denver, Pennsylvania,
produces and distributes electrical wire
and cable products for various markets.
Kalas reduced 21,000 pounds of lead by
switching to the use of solderless
terminals in the production of
engineered cable.

Sentara: Williamsburg Community
Hospital, for replacing mercury-
containing equipment as an NPEP
Mercury Challenge Partner.
Williamsburg Community Hospital,
Williamsburg, Virginia, is a 110 bed
facility offering a full range of medical
services. As an NPEP Mercury
Challenge Partner, Williamsburg
eliminated 32 pounds of mercury by
replacing over 160 blood-pressure cuffs
with electronic devices.

Sony Electronics, Inc., for
significantly reducing lead in the
manufacturing of cathode ray tubes.
The Sony Technology Center -
Pittsburgh manufactures large screen
color televisions. This year, Sony
recycled 34,465 pounds of lead by
separating lead waste at the source of
generation and using it as a material in
the glass manufacturing process.

Southern Graphic Systems Inc., for
eliminating lead in the manufacturing of
printing plates and cylinders. Southern
Graphic, Richmond, Virginia, supplies
digital graphic images and print media to
the consumer packaging industry and
manufactures plates and cylinders for the
printing industry. Southern Graphic has
eliminated 4,800 pounds of lead through
material substitution and no longer uses
lead in the manufacturing process.

Sylvin Technologies, Inc., for
becoming a lead-free facility by
eliminating lead from the manufacturing
of PVC compounds. Sylvin, Denver,
Pennsylvania, designs and manufactures
custom PVC compounds for wire and
cable markets. Last year, Sylvin
received an NPEP Achievement Award
for reducing 125,244 pounds of lead
from the manufacturing process. This
year, we recognize Sylvin for
eliminating an additional 99,508 pounds
of lead and becoming a lead-free facility.
Region Four

E.I. du Pont de Nemours and
Company: DeLisle, for significantly
reducing the generation of dioxin in
pigment production. DuPont, DeLisle,
Mississippi, is part of DuPont's
Titanium Technologies and produces a
white pigment used in paper, plastics,
and coatings. Titanium Technologies
reduced the generation rate of dioxin and
dioxin-like compounds by over 60% or
144 pounds.

E.I. du Pont de Nemours and
Company: New Johnsonville, for
significantly reducing the generation of
dioxin in pigment production. DuPont,
New Johnsonville, Tennessee, is part of
DuPont's Titanium Technologies and
produces a white pigment used in paper,
plastics, and coatings. Titanium
Technologies reduced the generation rate
of dioxin and dioxin-like compounds by
over 60% or 144 pounds.

Region Five

Consumers Energy, for significantly
reducing elemental mercury and
mercury-containing equipment as an
NPEP Mercury Challenge Partner.
Consumers Energy, Jackson, Michigan,
is a combination natural gas and electric
utility providing service to over six
million residents. As an NPEP Mercury
Challenge Partner, Consumers
eliminated 103 pounds of mercury.

Federal-Mogul: Driveline Products,
for becoming lead-free by eliminating
lead from the manufacturing of
automotive components. Federal-Mogul:
Driveline, Chicago, manufactures
automotive components, modules, and
systems. Federal-Mogul became lead-
free this year after eliminating lead
(24,903 pounds) as a component in
bearing cups used to manufacture
universal joints for motor vehicles.

General Electric Consumer
Products: Circleville Lamp Plant,
for recovering and recycling significant
amounts of lead and mercury from the
manufacturing of fluorescent lamps.
GE's Circleville Lamp Plant, Circleville,
Ohio, manufactures specialty fluorescent
lamps. GE Circleville recovered 570
pounds of mercury and 76,000 pounds of
lead from the manufacturing process as
part of GE's Ecomagination Initiative.
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Honeywell International, for ending
production of mercury switches, thereby
eliminating significant amounts of
mercury and lead. Honeywell, Freeport,
Illinois, manufactures sensors, switches,
and control devices. Last year,
Honeywell decided to stop making
mercury switches and eliminated 25,346
pounds of mercury and 6,266 pounds of
lead. Honeywell also reduced their use
of chromic acid by 99% or 3,385 pounds
by switching to the use of a less toxic
chrome coating for component parts.

Congratulations to all of our 2006
Achievement Award recipients. Visit
www. epa.gov/wastemin/success.htm to
read more about the successes of our
awardees.


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National Vehicle Mercury
Switch Removal Program

The National Vehicle Mercury Switch
Removal Program (NVMSRP) is a new
voluntary program designed to reduce
the presence of mercury switches in the
scrap metal supply chain. Mercury
switches are primarily found in
automobile lighting and anti-lock
braking systems. Removing these
switches before automobiles are crushed
and sent to electric arc furnaces will
prevent up to 15 tons of mercury
emissions over the next 15 years.
Visit www.epa.gov/mercury/switch. htm
to learn more about the NVMSRP.


Take the NPEP
Mercury Challenge


The NPEP Mercury Challenge website
has been updated:
www.epa.gov/wastemin/mercchalLhtm

2006 WasteWise and NPEP
Conference: Partnering for
Success in Sustainability

The 2006 WasteWise and NPEP
Conference: Partnering for Success in
Sustainability was held October 19-20,
in conjunction with the achievement
award ceremonies. This year, NPEP
teamed up with WasteWise to offer
informational sessions for partners,
including the following.

• Partnering for the Environment: An
Overview of NPEP and WasteWise. A
discussion of the benefits, structure, and
resources of each program.
• Priority Chemical Strategies:
Chemicals as a Product and as a
Constituent. A presentation of the two
roles of chemicals, as potentially
hazardous constituents and as necessary
components in products or processes,
including best practices and successes
and innovations in chemical management.

• Financial Impacts of Climate Change.
How global climate change impacts
insurance rates, stock values, and other
financial areas of concern.

• Industrial Materials Recycling.
How using industrial materials can
benefit NPEP and WasteWise partners.
• Sustainability. Corporate Sustainability
efforts that help reduce waste and
increase profits.

Through these engaging sessions, NPEP
and WasteWise partners were able to
expand their knowledge of waste issues
and share their waste minimization
experiences with each other.


WasteWise: Preserving
Resources, Preventing Waste

WasteWise is a voluntary EPA program
through which organizations eliminate
costly municipal solid waste and
selected industrial wastes, benefiting
their bottom line and the environment.

Visit www.epa.gov/wastewise to learn
more about WasteWise.

Director's Corner
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National
for
Environ menial
Priorities

Jim Berlow,
Director, Hazardous Waste Minimization
and Management Division

This year's Awards Ceremony and National
Meeting were a big success. I would like to
thank everybody for all their hard work. I
would also like to thank our NPEP awardees
for attending. This year's award winners
reduced 1,280,928 pounds of priority
chemicals at their facilities. This was almost
twice as much as they had committed to
reducing and we are very pleased with that
increase. In my opinion, this shows that the
NPEP program is even more successful than
we had thought previously. Most of our
partners end up with greater reductions than
they originally planned to achieve and that is
big news and great incentive for all of us.

I am proud to report that NPEP membership
has grown to 1 12 partners. That's almost
twice as many partners as we reported last
year at this time. Our partners have already
achieved reductions of over 5.2 million
pounds of priority and other toxic chemicals.
This achievement was over 1.2 million
pounds greater than they had committed to
reducing. Our partners have pledged to
reduce over 6. 1 million more pounds of
priority chemicals and about 3.5 million
more pounds of a number of other chemicals
of interest to EPA. These are significant
reductions in the use and/or disposal of
chemicals that, if released, could harm the
environment. NPEP partners should be
proud of their achievements.

I congratulate everybody involved in making
NPEP a success — our NPEP awardees, all of
our partners, and our headquarters, regional,
and state staff. Thank you for all of the hard
work you have put in to making NPEP a
success.
Contact Us to Subscribe:
www.epa.gov/wastemin/contactus.htm
Visit the National Waste
Minimization website today.
www. epa.gov/wastemin

Contact the Editors:
Linda Malcolm, 301-865-1454
malcolm.linda@epa.gov

Christine Guitar, 703-308-0017
guitar.christine@epa.gov
EPA530-N-06-006

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