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Bulletin
National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP)
Fall 2005
Welcome to the latest edition of
the NPEP Bulletin. The NPEP
Bulletin is delivered 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
Recruiters Meeting. We distribute the
Bulletin electronically to minimize waste,
conserve resources, and promote the
"Paperless Office."
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to help the environment while improving
your bottom line? NPEP encourages
public and private organizations to form
voluntary partnerships with EPA to reduce
the use and/or release of any of 31 Priority
Chemicals (PCs). Enroll today:
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Current Query - NPEP Bulletin
See page three for more on our Current
Query: What would you like to see on the
NPEP website? Contact the editors with
your answers and comments.
Upcoming Events:
November 28-30
Byproduct Beneficial Use Summit:
Philadelphia, PA
www. byproductsummit. com
January 18-20, 2006
2006 Waste Management National
Meeting, Arlington, VA
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Send us your event today. Visit the
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First Annual NPEP Awards Ceremony,
October 25, 2005
(1) Matt Hale, left, Director ofEPA's Office of Solid Waste, and Thomas P. Dunne, right, Acting Assistant
Administrator ofEPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, present Fred Goodson, Waste Program
Coordinator for Shell Chemical, with an NPEP Achievement Award. (2)Fromleft, Tim McDaniel, Manager of
Environmental Health and Safely, accepts A chievement A ward for International Truck and Engine Corporation,
Matt H:.*l*. and '\'iarty Leigh from International Truck and Engine Corporation.
On October 25, 2005, 21 NPEP partners were awarded for their outstanding
contributions to waste minimization and environmental protection at the first
annual NPEP Awards Ceremony in Arlington, Virginia. Thomas P. Dunne,
Acting Assistant Administrator of the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency
Response, presented NPEP Achievement Awards to these partners for
reducing or eliminating priority and other toxic chemicals in products and
manufacturing processes.
NPEP also presented its first Champion Award to Tim McDaniel of
International Truck and Engine Corporation. Read more about the Champion
Award and the NPEP Awards on page two.
NPEP awardees employed waste minimization methods, including source
reduction, recycling, and recovery, to prevent the release of about 800,000
pounds of priority chemicals and about 2 million pounds of other toxic
chemicals to the environment. The NPEP Team congratulates all of the
awardees for their contributions to this successful effort. To learn more about
the achievements of all of these companies, visit
vfvfvf.epa.gov/minimize/success.htm
NPEP Launches the Mercury Challenge
NPEP proudly announces the launch of the Mercury Challenge. NPEP
created the Mercury Challenge to encourage industrial facilities across the
country to actively participate in the reduction or elimination of mercury in
the environment. The Mercury Challenge also promotes the use of mercury-
free alternatives. Prospective and current NPEP partners are invited to accept
the Challenge.
Facilities interested in taking the Mercury Challenge can visit the Mercury
Challenge website to help identify possible sources of mercury and access
information on mercury-free alternatives to current products. Facilities will
also learn how to build successful Mercury Reduction Programs through
teamwork, training, and other activities designed to promote mercury
reduction. To learn more about the Mercury Challenge visit
www.epa.gov/minimize/mercchall.htm.
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2005 NPEP Award Recipients
Tim McDaniel Receives First
NPEP Champion Award
NPEP presented its first Champion
Award to Tim McDaniel of International
Truck and Engine Corporation. As a
result of Mr. McDaniel's commitment to
waste minimization and NPEP,
International Truck and Engine
Corporation was able to reduce more
than 150,000 pounds of priority and
toxic chemicals. Tim was also
instrumental in accelerating International
Truck's approval of solder-free battery
cables supplied by Kalas Manufacturing,
a current NPEP partner. The approval
offered Kalas Manufacturing the
opportunity to commit to their NPEP
goal.
NPEP is an ever-expanding network of
industrious organizations committed to
the reduction of priority and toxic
chemicals. Part of our growth comes
from the efforts of individuals who go
above and beyond their responsibilities
as partners and champion NPEP to other
organizations. The NPEP Team thanks
and congratulates Tim McDaniel for
being our first NPEP champion.
Region Two
Two NPEP partners from Region Two
received NPEP Achievement Awards.
Madison Industries was awarded for
reducing 227,000 pounds of lead in lead
bearing waste through raw material
substitutions and process engineering
changes.
Old Bridge Chemicals was awarded for
reducing lead waste disposal by 337,000
pounds through process modification
and raw materials substitution.
Region Three
Nine NPEP partners from Region Three
received NPEP Achievement Awards.
American Video Glass Company was
recognized for reducing lead by 8,700
pounds per year and decreasing total
lead waste disposal by over 95 percent
through facility re-design, internal reuse,
and source reduction.
Baldwin Hardware Corporation was
awarded for reducing 1,000 pounds of
Region 3
lead, 35,000 pounds of copper, and
21,000 pounds of zinc in furnace-slag
waste through enhanced recycling and
process modification.
Federal-Mogul was recognized for
eliminating 19,000 pounds of lead by
changing to a non-leaded solder in its
manufacturing process.
Flowserve Corporation was recognized
for eliminating the use of 125 pounds
methyl ethyl ketone through enhanced
recycling.
Material Sciences Corporation was
awarded for reducing naphthalene in
their coating process by 25,000 pounds
through the use of naphthalene-free paint.
Moog Components Group, Inc. was
awarded for eliminating, through source
reduction, 250 pounds of lead in the
production of commercial slip rings.
Sylvin Technologies, Inc. was awarded
for reducing the use of lead by over
125,000 pounds by switching to newly
developed lead-free versions of its old
compounds.
U.S. Steel Corporation: Mon Valley
Works was awarded for reducing lead
use by more than 7,000 pounds and
chromium acid waste generation by
5,900 pounds through equipment and
process modification.
Wirerope Works, Inc. was awarded for
eliminating 27,000 pounds of process-
related lead emissions and recovery of
80,000 pounds of lead through enhanced
recycling.
Region Four
Two NPEP partners from Region Four
received NPEP Achievement Awards.
Chase Scientific Glass, Inc. was
recognized for eliminating the use of all
lead-based paints and reducing annual
lead emissions by 98 pounds.
Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) was
awarded for reducing 122 pounds annual
of direct emissions of lead through
product redesign and process
modification and for reducing 5,000
pounds of petroleum naphtha/lead
through enhanced recycling.
Region Five
Five NPEP partners from Region Five
were recognized at the NPEP Awards
Ceremony. Bowling Green State
University was awarded for collecting
and recycling almost 12,000 pounds of
elemental mercury.
Crown Equipment Corporation was
awarded for eliminating 55,000 pounds
of chromium from its painting operations
through source reduction and recycling.
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana,
Inc. was awarded for reducing the use of
purge solvents by 3.5 pounds per
vehicle, resulting in a 1.3 million pound
reduction in solvent waste.
Uniseal, Incorporated was recognized for
eliminating 1,200 pounds of lead through
reformulation of nitrile vinyl cellular
foam rubber manufactured for use in the
automotive industry.
Representatives of Norco Cleaners, Inc.
were not able to attend the ceremony.
Norco avoided emissions of almost
5,500 pounds of naphthalene by reducing
the consumption of dry cleaning
solvents.
Region Six
Three partners from Region Six received
NPEP Achievement Awards. General
Motors Corporation received an NPEP
award for eliminating 400,000 pounds of
acetone and 230,000 pounds of naphtha
through recycling.
Shell Chemical was awarded for
recovering 24,000 pounds of lead from
spent catalyst through expanded
recycling.
Sheppard Air Force Base was recognized
for eliminating, through product
substitution, more than 1,000 pounds of
hazardous materials, such as chromic
and phosphoric acid, previously
generated in aircraft depainting/painting
operations.
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New Partner Spotlight
Region 2
Partner: Comus International,
Clifton, New Jersey.
Goal: Reduce 4,500 pounds of
mercury in switches by developing
non-mercury replacements.
Partner: Sanmina-SCI Corporation,
Owego, New York.
Goal: Reduce 1,000 pounds of lead
by developing low-cost, lead-free
alternatives and marketing alternatives
to customers.
Partner: U.S. Postal Service -
Northeast Area, Albany, New York.
Goal#l: Recover 5,830 pounds of
lead through recycling of computer
components.
Goal #2: Reduce one pound of
mercury by establishing contracts for
recycling fluorescent bulbs.
Region 3
Partner: Precoat Metals division
Sequa Coatings - McKeesport Plant,
McKeesport, Pennsylvania.
Goal: Reduce 2,000 pounds of
naphthalene by switching to coatings
with "naphthalene-depleted" solvents.
Partner: Virginia Automotive
Recyclers Association, Richmond,
Virginia.
Goal: Reduce 30 pounds of mercury
by initiating a pilot program to remove
mercury switches from automobiles
during salvage operations.
Region 5
Partner: Consumers Energy, Jackson,
Michigan.
Goal: Reduce 103 pounds of mercury
by eliminating elemental mercury and
mercury-containing equipment.
Partner: Precoat Metals division
Sequa Coatings - Granite City Plant,
Granite City, Illinois.
Goal: Reduce 13,000 pounds of
naphthalene by switching to coatings
with "naphthalene -depleted" solvents.
NPEP Recruiters Meeting:
October 26-27, 2005
On October 26-27, 2005, the National
Partnership for Environmental Priorities
hosted the NPEP Recruiters Meeting in
Arlington, VA. A total of six state and
19 EPA regional representatives were in
attendance.
The goals of the October meeting were
to develop strategies for growing and
marketing the NPEP program; and,
create teams designed to tackle specific
industries and priority chemicals. Matt
Hale, Director of the Office of Solid
Waste, opened the meeting with a
discussion on NPEP and the future of the
RCRA program. Other presentations
included: NPEP Marketing Strategies,
Petroleum Refineries Sector Strategies,
Expanding NPEP through Existing
Partners, Achieving Mercury Reduction
through NPEP, Regional Trends Report,
Design for the Environment Marketing
Strategies, and Green Suppliers Network
Marketing Strategies.
Key outcomes from the meeting
included the creation of five cross-
regional and state teams focusing on
mercury, naphthalene, lead, petroleum,
and federal facilities; and, commitments
from various regions to contact sister
facilities of current NPEP partners and
other facilities with similar
manufacturing processes.
Current Query: NPEP
Website?
The NPEP Team is now dedicated to
examining our website at
wwfi.epa.gov/wastemin. We will be
evaluating its effectiveness, and
improving it.
We need your input on our website.
Which topics are most informative?
Which pages do you visit? What new
topics do you think we should add?
Please visit our latest news page at
www.epa.gov/minimize/latestnews.htm
today to give us your input. The NPEP
Team looks forward to your comments.
Director's Corner
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NPEP Awards
Jim Berlow
Director, Hazardous Waste Minimization
and Management Division
As I write this column, I am very proud
to report that NPEP membership has
grown to 68 partners. These partners
have already achieved reductions of
almost 3 million pounds of priority and
other toxic chemicals. Partners have
pledged to reduce over 1.3 million
pounds more of priority chemicals and
about 80,000 pounds more of a number
of other chemicals of interest to EPA.
This is a significant reduction in the use
and/or disposal of chemicals that, if
released, could harm the environment.
NPEP partners should be justifiably
proud of their achievements.
At the NPEP Awards in October 2005,
we recognized partners and individuals
who have worked hard to reduce the use
of priority chemicals. I'm particularly
pleased to note that we awarded our first
NPEP Champion Award to Tim
McDaniel, International Truck, for his
exceptional work in reducing lead in
truck manufacturing. 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 make
NPEP a continuing success.
In our Next Issue: State and Regional
Waste Min Programs
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Contact the Editors
Linda Malcolm, 301-865-1454
Malcolm.Linda@epa.gov
Shayla Workman, 703-308-0319
Workman. Shayla@epa.gov
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