From tom.rhodes@ncmail.net Wed Aug 1 22:20:26 2001 From: tom.rhodes@ncmail.net (Tom Rhodes) Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 17:20:26 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] source separation ordinances Message-ID: <003801c11acf$c861f560$bdb704cf@administrator> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C11AAE.412EC3A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Good day, friends and colleagues, I am forwarding the following message to you on behalf of = Mecklenburg County, NC. If you can assist, please respond to Michael = Talbert at talbemj@co.mecklenburg.nc.us=20 Mecklenburg County, NC (Charlotte) and the cities and towns within the = County have adopted a mandatory source separation ordinance for = commercial office paper and OCC. Businesses are not required to source = separate these items if they contract with a "certified mixed waste = recycler" who will do the separation for them. We must now draft = certification rules for these mixed waste recyclers. Does anyone know = of similar certifications or rules which we could look at. Please reply = to Michael Talbert, talbemj@co.mecklenburg.nc.us=20 Kindest Regards, Tom Rhodes P2assist Listserv Tom Rhodes Waste Management Analyst NC DENR Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance 1639 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27629-1639 (919) 715-6516 "To The Greater Good....." tom.rhodes@ncmail.net www.p2pays.org Join the P2pays Listserv at http://ncc-1701d.p2pays.org/mailman/listinfo/p2assist ------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C11AAE.412EC3A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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Mecklenburg County, NC (Charlotte) = and the=20 cities and towns within the County have adopted a mandatory source = separation=20 ordinance for commercial office paper and OCC.  Businesses are not = required=20 to source separate these items if they contract with a "certified mixed = waste=20 recycler" who will do the separation for them.  We must now draft=20 certification rules for these mixed waste recyclers.  Does anyone = know of=20 similar certifications or rules which we could look at.  Please = reply to=20 Michael Talbert, talbemj@co.mecklenburg.nc.us= =20

Kindest Regards,
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------=_NextPart_000_0035_01C11AAE.412EC3A0-- From tom.rhodes@ncmail.net Tue Aug 7 18:40:58 2001 From: tom.rhodes@ncmail.net (Tom Rhodes) Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 13:40:58 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] chemical spill prevention and management Message-ID: <002b01c11f68$1e40af20$bdb704cf@administrator> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C11F46.96F51360 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Good day P2assist Listserv members. We just received this inquiry and = sent the attached response. We'd love to hear your thoughts as well. To: P2assist: I would like to obtain a guidance document (not overly detailed) or a = sample outline to help me prepare a Spill Prevention, Control and = Countermeasure Plan for a chemical manufacturing plant. I am also looking for the same guidance for a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan. Can you advise. Thanks Our Response: Hi, Thanks for your question. Our P2 library contains thousands of documents that cover a wide variety of pollution prevention techniques. The library can be accessed by clicking here http://www.p2pays.org/search/ As always, you can find many great references and information at our = home page www.p2pays.org Specific to your question, check out these links to documents about = spill prevention and control. http://www.p2pays.org/search/pdfframe.asp?pdfurl=3D/ref/02/01093.pdf http://www.p2pays.org/ref/10/09690/chapter2.htm Here are documents about storm water pollution prevention http://www.p2pays.org/search/pdfframe.asp?pdfurl=3D/ref/09/08107.pdf http://www.p2pays.org/search/pdfframe.asp?pdfurl=3D/ref/09/08898.pdf We invite any and all listserv members to respond to this request as = well!!! That's what P2assist is all about.....environmental stakeholders and professionals sharing their wisdom. Have a wonderful day, Tom Rhodes Tom Rhodes Waste Management Analyst NC DENR Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance 1639 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27629-1639 (919) 715-6516 "To The Greater Good....." tom.rhodes@ncmail.net www.p2pays.org Join the P2pays Listserv at http://ncc-1701d.p2pays.org/mailman/listinfo/p2assist ------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C11F46.96F51360 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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I am also looking for the same guidance for a Storm Water=20 Pollution
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------=_NextPart_000_0028_01C11F46.96F51360-- From PThomas@nclm.org Tue Aug 7 18:55:19 2001 From: PThomas@nclm.org (Paula Thomas) Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2001 13:55:19 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] (no subject) Message-ID: From PThomas@nclm.org Tue Aug 7 18:55:47 2001 From: PThomas@nclm.org (Paula Thomas) Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2001 13:55:47 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] confirm 726033 Message-ID: confirm 726033 From Greg.Flynn@ncmail.net Tue Aug 7 21:38:22 2001 From: Greg.Flynn@ncmail.net (Greg Flynn) Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2001 16:38:22 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] chemical spill prevention and management References: <002b01c11f68$1e40af20$bdb704cf@administrator> Message-ID: <3B7051BE.2A22146D@ncmail.net> Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plan, for compliance with 40 CFR 112 "Oil Prevention Pollution" must be prepared by a Professional Engineer. More detailed information can be found at http://www.epa.gov/oilspill/ >From what I know a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan is sometimes prepared in conjunction with a Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plan. SWPPPs are often associated with construction activities (DENR Land Resources, or local gov.), and usually with particular measures for specific industrial activities in specific locations (DENR Water Quality). Go to http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/su/stormwater.html and http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/su/Forms_Documents.htm#Stormwater for more info Two simple overviews (based on transportation industry) can be found at: Oil Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures Plans http://www.transource.org/Shared_files/1350.htm Do I Need a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan? http://www.transource.org/Shared_files/swppp.htm There is a lot of info on the web including some sample plans. My weapon of choice is http://www.google.com Do separate searches for SWPPP, or SWPP, and for SPCC, or SPCC pollution. Environmental engineering firms usually address these requirements for industry.. Greg Flynn -- Greg Flynn, Facility Architect NC Division of Forest Resources 1616 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1616 919-733-2162 x 210 919-218-4820 cell 919-733-2835 fax From tom.rhodes@ncmail.net Tue Aug 7 21:42:06 2001 From: tom.rhodes@ncmail.net (Tom Rhodes) Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 16:42:06 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] chemical spill prevention and management References: <002b01c11f68$1e40af20$bdb704cf@administrator> <3B7051BE.2A22146D@ncmail.net> Message-ID: <001301c11f81$6bd2bda0$bdb704cf@administrator> Excellent resources, Greg. Thanks! Tom Rhodes Waste Management Analyst NC DENR Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance 1639 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27629-1639 (919) 715-6516 "To The Greater Good....." tom.rhodes@ncmail.net www.p2pays.org Join the P2pays Listserv at http://ncc-1701d.p2pays.org/mailman/listinfo/p2assist ----- Original Message ----- From: Greg Flynn To: P2assist Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 4:38 PM Subject: Re: [P2assist] chemical spill prevention and management > Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plan, for compliance with > 40 CFR 112 "Oil Prevention Pollution" must be prepared by a Professional > Engineer. More detailed information can be found at > http://www.epa.gov/oilspill/ > > From what I know a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan is sometimes > prepared in conjunction with a Spill Prevention, Control and > Countermeasure Plan. SWPPPs are often associated with construction > activities (DENR Land Resources, or local gov.), and usually with > particular measures for specific industrial activities in specific > locations (DENR Water Quality). Go to > http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/su/stormwater.html and > http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/su/Forms_Documents.htm#Stormwater for more > info > > Two simple overviews (based on transportation industry) can be found at: > > Oil Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures Plans > http://www.transource.org/Shared_files/1350.htm > Do I Need a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan? > http://www.transource.org/Shared_files/swppp.htm > > There is a lot of info on the web including some sample plans. My > weapon of choice is http://www.google.com > Do separate searches for SWPPP, or SWPP, and for SPCC, or SPCC > pollution. Environmental engineering firms usually address these > requirements for industry.. > > Greg Flynn > > -- > Greg Flynn, Facility Architect > NC Division of Forest Resources > 1616 Mail Service Center > Raleigh NC 27699-1616 > 919-733-2162 x 210 > 919-218-4820 cell > 919-733-2835 fax > > > _______________________________________________ > P2assist mailing list > P2assist@lists.p2pays.org > http://lists.p2pays.org/mailman/listinfo/p2assist > From Greg.Flynn@ncmail.net Tue Aug 7 22:39:32 2001 From: Greg.Flynn@ncmail.net (Greg Flynn) Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2001 17:39:32 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] Re: Chemical spill prevention and management References: <002b01c11f68$1e40af20$bdb704cf@administrator> <3B7051BE.2A22146D@ncmail.net> <001301c11f81$6bd2bda0$bdb704cf@administrator> Message-ID: <3B706014.3BF8006D@ncmail.net> Also a lot of chemical industry specific information at: Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/ Greg Flynn -- Greg Flynn, Facility Architect NC Division of Forest Resources 1616 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1616 919-733-2162 x 210 919-218-4820 cell 919-733-2835 fax From tom.rhodes@ncmail.net Wed Aug 8 19:15:39 2001 From: tom.rhodes@ncmail.net (Tom Rhodes) Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 14:15:39 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] Topics of conversation Message-ID: <005101c12036$20c097a0$bdb704cf@administrator> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004E_01C12014.998D65E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Good day friends and colleagues, P2assist has been a bit quiet today, so I thought I'd throw out a = topic for discussion to see if we might get some conversation rolling. = And the question is......(the envelope, please)....."What do you find is = the most significant environmental issue you are faced with currently = and why is it of concern to you?" P2assist is set up in such a way that your response can be sent = either to the whole listserv or only to the individual who posted the = original message by clicking either the "reply" or "reply all" button on = your e-mail. To post a message, click here p2assist@lists.p2pays.org Kindest regards, Tom Rhodes Tom Rhodes Waste Management Analyst NC DENR Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance 1639 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27629-1639 (919) 715-6516 "To The Greater Good....." tom.rhodes@ncmail.net www.p2pays.org Join the P2pays Listserv at http://ncc-1701d.p2pays.org/mailman/listinfo/p2assist ------=_NextPart_000_004E_01C12014.998D65E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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------=_NextPart_000_004E_01C12014.998D65E0-- From KHales@ci.cary.nc.us Wed Aug 8 20:21:11 2001 From: KHales@ci.cary.nc.us (KHales@ci.cary.nc.us) Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 15:21:11 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] Most Significant Environmental Issue Message-ID: I think that the most significant environmental issue is the trend of increasing trash tonnage and decreasing recycling tonnage. This could be attributed to the reduction in urgency of the situation that was around with the "trash barge". Landfill fees have not increased as much as originally sited, and I think that people are feeling why go through the trouble. Karen Hales Recycling/Solid Waste Specialist TOWN of CARY 462-3873 voice 469-4304 fax khales@ci.cary.nc.us From tom.rhodes@ncmail.net Wed Aug 8 21:27:20 2001 From: tom.rhodes@ncmail.net (Tom Rhodes) Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 16:27:20 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] Most Significant Environmental Issue References: Message-ID: <000f01c12048$86979620$bdb704cf@administrator> A number of factors have come into play, reducing recycling rates and soaring disposal rates. Economics, loss of interest, reduced sense of urgency and other factors have contributed to this. Hopefully, we as stakeholders can support and encourage one another to hang in there to keep environmental programs alive and healthy. That's what P2assist is all about. Here is an interesting "point/counterpoint" view of the recycling vs. disposal argument. http://www.environmentaldefense.org/issues/NYTrecycle.html Thanks Tom Tom Rhodes Waste Management Analyst NC DENR Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance 1639 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27629-1639 (919) 715-6516 "To The Greater Good....." tom.rhodes@ncmail.net www.p2pays.org Join the P2pays Listserv at http://ncc-1701d.p2pays.org/mailman/listinfo/p2assist ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 3:21 PM Subject: [P2assist] Most Significant Environmental Issue > I think that the most significant environmental issue is the trend of > increasing trash tonnage and decreasing recycling tonnage. This could be > attributed to the reduction in urgency of the situation that was around > with the "trash barge". Landfill fees have not increased as much as > originally sited, and I think that people are feeling why go through the > trouble. > > Karen Hales > Recycling/Solid Waste Specialist > TOWN of CARY > > 462-3873 voice > 469-4304 fax > khales@ci.cary.nc.us > > > > > _______________________________________________ > P2assist mailing list > P2assist@lists.p2pays.org > http://lists.p2pays.org/mailman/listinfo/p2assist > From ron@landofsky.org Wed Aug 8 21:46:39 2001 From: ron@landofsky.org (Ron Townley) Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 16:46:39 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] Most Significant Environmental Issue In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <4.1.20010808163140.00951b70@landofsky.org> I believe the most significant issue holding back waste reduction and recycling is its lack of association with the sustainability movement as a whole. Bridges need to be built with the "competing" environmental efforts associated with air quality, water quality, green space preservation, energy efficiency, etc. Only by making sure waste reduction is integrated into the entire sustainability picture will it get the attention it deserves on an ongoing basis (instead of during a landfill crisis, hurricane, flood, or other event). I have heard of sustainability workshops/conferences where speakers presented on just about every environmental issue but solid waste. Our representatives were not on the agenda, they were in the audience. That needs to change. Ron Townley At 03:21 PM 8/8/01 -0400, KHales@ci.cary.nc.us wrote: >I think that the most significant environmental issue is the trend of >increasing trash tonnage and decreasing recycling tonnage. This could be >attributed to the reduction in urgency of the situation that was around >with the "trash barge". Landfill fees have not increased as much as >originally sited, and I think that people are feeling why go through the >trouble. > >Karen Hales >Recycling/Solid Waste Specialist >TOWN of CARY > >462-3873 voice >469-4304 fax >khales@ci.cary.nc.us > > > > >_______________________________________________ >P2assist mailing list >P2assist@lists.p2pays.org >http://lists.p2pays.org/mailman/listinfo/p2assist Ron Townley Ph: (828) 251-6622 Land-of-Sky Regional Council Fax: (828) 251-6353 25 Heritage Drive ron@landofsky.org Asheville, NC 28806 www.landofsky.org From jkbl@novozymes.com Wed Aug 8 22:11:51 2001 From: jkbl@novozymes.com (JKBL (Jack Blackmer)) Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 23:11:51 +0200 Subject: [P2assist] Most Significant Environmental Issue Message-ID: Making it as easy as possible for people to recycle (such as the Town of Cary's curbside pick-up) goes a long way toward its success. We have recently provided considerably more containers for recycling glass and plastic at our facility and it is making a difference. Another important factor is to strive for ways to reduce the cost of recycled goods and to encourage their use. Without this market, the loop will not be closed. I was saddened several years ago when I was a part of an effort to implement curbside recycling in a community only to later learn that some of the recycled paper had to be landfilled for a period of time because there was not enough of a market to handle it all! Jack W. Blackmer Environmental Coordinator Novozymes North America, Inc. Franklinton, NC -----Original Message----- From: KHales@ci.cary.nc.us [mailto:KHales@ci.cary.nc.us] Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 3:21 PM To: p2assist@ncc-1701d.p2pays.org Subject: [P2assist] Most Significant Environmental Issue I think that the most significant environmental issue is the trend of increasing trash tonnage and decreasing recycling tonnage. This could be attributed to the reduction in urgency of the situation that was around with the "trash barge". Landfill fees have not increased as much as originally sited, and I think that people are feeling why go through the trouble. Karen Hales Recycling/Solid Waste Specialist TOWN of CARY 462-3873 voice 469-4304 fax khales@ci.cary.nc.us _______________________________________________ P2assist mailing list P2assist@lists.p2pays.org http://lists.p2pays.org/mailman/listinfo/p2assist From ELDRIDGK@mail.rfweston.com Thu Aug 9 12:52:07 2001 From: ELDRIDGK@mail.rfweston.com (Eldridge, Kevin M.) Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 07:52:07 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] Most Significant Environmental Issue Message-ID: As a resident of Cary, I am pleased with the recycling program they have implemented. It makes recycling very convenient and most people participate. Two areas that Cary and many other cities struggle with is dealing with household hazardous waste and water supply. It is my understanding that household hazardous waste are not currently collected in Cary and this likely results in people dumping these waste in the street, sewer system, down the drain or sending them off with the regular trash. Water will be one of the biggest challenges facing NC in the coming years. With the large population increase, water demand has escalated tremendously in Cary and around the state. -----Original Message----- From: JKBL (Jack Blackmer) [mailto:jkbl@novozymes.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 5:12 PM To: 'KHales@ci.cary.nc.us'; p2assist@ncc-1701d.p2pays.org Subject: RE: [P2assist] Most Significant Environmental Issue Making it as easy as possible for people to recycle (such as the Town of Cary's curbside pick-up) goes a long way toward its success. We have recently provided considerably more containers for recycling glass and plastic at our facility and it is making a difference. Another important factor is to strive for ways to reduce the cost of recycled goods and to encourage their use. Without this market, the loop will not be closed. I was saddened several years ago when I was a part of an effort to implement curbside recycling in a community only to later learn that some of the recycled paper had to be landfilled for a period of time because there was not enough of a market to handle it all! Jack W. Blackmer Environmental Coordinator Novozymes North America, Inc. Franklinton, NC -----Original Message----- From: KHales@ci.cary.nc.us [mailto:KHales@ci.cary.nc.us] Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 3:21 PM To: p2assist@ncc-1701d.p2pays.org Subject: [P2assist] Most Significant Environmental Issue I think that the most significant environmental issue is the trend of increasing trash tonnage and decreasing recycling tonnage. This could be attributed to the reduction in urgency of the situation that was around with the "trash barge". Landfill fees have not increased as much as originally sited, and I think that people are feeling why go through the trouble. Karen Hales Recycling/Solid Waste Specialist TOWN of CARY 462-3873 voice 469-4304 fax khales@ci.cary.nc.us _______________________________________________ P2assist mailing list P2assist@lists.p2pays.org http://lists.p2pays.org/mailman/listinfo/p2assist _______________________________________________ P2assist mailing list P2assist@lists.p2pays.org http://lists.p2pays.org/mailman/listinfo/p2assist From sueb@netpath.net Thu Aug 9 15:04:06 2001 From: sueb@netpath.net (Susan Newman) Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 10:04:06 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] Biggest enviornmental issue Message-ID: I agree with the comments made yesterday concerning the recycling issues, and would simply like to add that the consumer seems to think that if one is recycling their milk jugs and soda bottles, they are doing their part. I ask anyone that gives me the opportunity if, when they go to K-Mart, WalMart,etc...if they ever look for recycled content in the products they buy. Typically the answer is an embarrassed "no". How can we expect manufacturers to use recycled material in their products if there is no demand from the consumer? Especially in a soft market like today, when off-spec virgin resins are being sold as cheap as re-pelletized plastic? Where is the manufacturer's motivation? It's certainly much easier to use virgin than deal with the potential contamination issues with recycled plastic, especially regrind. As a business owner, people not in this industry are forever telling me I must have a goldmine, and on the contrary, since opening in '98, I've eaten more hotdogs that I care to think about. I've been in this industry since the mid 80's and EVERY company I've worked for, and there have been several, have filed bankruptcy. There have certainly been other contributing factors than the recycling industrie's woes, but I have to remind folks that we're not in Europe, where recycling is so strong, but in America, where we are given a choice and this industry is still in the "toddler" stages. I have to challenge consumers to talk to managers at the department stores and demand more products with recycled content, be it plastic, paper, glass, and so on. I'll pose this question to those of you out there in this industry...When you go shopping, are YOU making it a point to look for products that have recycled content? See, most of us are guilty of this lack of effort, even if we are in this industry. Susan Newman-President New Life Plastic Recycling, Inc. From ron@landofsky.org Thu Aug 9 18:55:18 2001 From: ron@landofsky.org (Ron Townley) Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2001 13:55:18 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] Biggest enviornmental issue In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <4.1.20010809133036.00953cc0@landofsky.org> That is why the economics must work for recycling to succeed. People will not look past the price tag in the U.S. unless there is a significant quality difference that make the more expensive product a better value. We have a policy here at our office to buy recycled and we will pay up to 5% over the cost of virgin. This rarely happens with paper because there is always some great deal/sale on virgin paper that probably has timber price supports in the background somewhere, never mind the shear volume. ON the other side of the coin, numerous products containing recycled content do not post it on the package because they know it does not impact sales and their goal is to purchase the cheapest feed-stock available, whether virgin or whatever, so long as it meets spec. This is why overall collection, processing, transport, and other program efficiencies are so important. We have to compete. To do so the industry also needs a level playing field which, in my opinion, involves full cost accounting for the goods we consume. These issues, of course, point us to increased gvt. involvement in policy, which "interfere" with our supposedly free market system. Now take into account the new "global economy." Hmmm, looks like the circle of recycling is more complex than I could have ever imagined when I also got started in the 80's. I would love to here more comment from private sector industry folks using recycled content feed-stock on these issues. Ron LOSRC CRA-BOD At 10:04 AM 8/9/01 -0400, Susan Newman wrote: >I agree with the comments made yesterday concerning the recycling issues, >and would simply like to add that the consumer seems to think that if one is >recycling their milk jugs and soda bottles, they are doing their part. I ask >anyone that gives me the opportunity if, when they go to K-Mart, >WalMart,etc...if they ever look for recycled content in the products they >buy. Typically the answer is an embarrassed "no". How can we expect >manufacturers to use recycled material in their products if there is no >demand from the consumer? Especially in a soft market like today, when >off-spec virgin resins are being sold as cheap as re-pelletized plastic? >Where is the manufacturer's motivation? It's certainly much easier to use >virgin than deal with the potential contamination issues with recycled >plastic, especially regrind. > >As a business owner, people not in this industry are forever telling me I >must have a goldmine, and on the contrary, since opening in '98, I've eaten >more hotdogs that I care to think about. I've been in this industry since >the mid 80's and EVERY company I've worked for, and there have been several, >have filed bankruptcy. There have certainly been other contributing factors >than the recycling industrie's woes, but I have to remind folks that we're >not in Europe, where recycling is so strong, but in America, where we are >given a choice and this industry is still in the "toddler" stages. I have to >challenge consumers to talk to managers at the department stores and demand >more products with recycled content, be it plastic, paper, glass, and so on. > >I'll pose this question to those of you out there in this industry...When >you go shopping, are YOU making it a point to look for products that have >recycled content? See, most of us are guilty of this lack of effort, even if >we are in this industry. > >Susan Newman-President >New Life Plastic Recycling, Inc. > >_______________________________________________ >P2assist mailing list >P2assist@lists.p2pays.org >http://lists.p2pays.org/mailman/listinfo/p2assist Ron Townley Ph: (828) 251-6622 Land-of-Sky Regional Council Fax: (828) 251-6353 25 Heritage Drive ron@landofsky.org Asheville, NC 28806 www.landofsky.org From tom.rhodes@ncmail.net Thu Aug 9 19:16:32 2001 From: tom.rhodes@ncmail.net (Tom Rhodes) Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 14:16:32 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] Biggest enviornmental issue References: Message-ID: <001f01c120ff$6b062a40$bdb704cf@administrator> Excellent point, Susan. Closing the loop is essential to the survival of recycling programs. It takes bold entrepreneurs to work in the areas of collection and processing, but their work is all in vain unless we are there closing the loop behind them by purchasing goods made from recycled materials. On the marketing side, North Carolina's Recycling Business Assistance Center (RBAC) http://www.p2pays.org/rbac/ is striving to assist and encourage recycling businesses in the state. Market development is very important. RBAC also continually updates its Directory of Markets for Recyclable Materials http://www.p2pays.org/DMRM/ We all should be personally closing the loop to support all recycling businesses so recycling and reuse can be more successful. As Ron Townley pointed out, we should take a holistic approach to environmental stewardship. We are all responsible for all aspects of taking care of our environment, including reduction and recycling of solid waste, energy and water conservation, hazardous waste reduction, pollution prevention and so on. Tom Rhodes Waste Management Analyst NC DENR Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance 1639 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27629-1639 (919) 715-6516 "To The Greater Good....." tom.rhodes@ncmail.net www.p2pays.org Join the P2pays Listserv at http://ncc-1701d.p2pays.org/mailman/listinfo/p2assist ----- Original Message ----- From: Susan Newman To: Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 10:04 AM Subject: [P2assist] Biggest enviornmental issue > I agree with the comments made yesterday concerning the recycling issues, > and would simply like to add that the consumer seems to think that if one is > recycling their milk jugs and soda bottles, they are doing their part. I ask > anyone that gives me the opportunity if, when they go to K-Mart, > WalMart,etc...if they ever look for recycled content in the products they > buy. Typically the answer is an embarrassed "no". How can we expect > manufacturers to use recycled material in their products if there is no > demand from the consumer? Especially in a soft market like today, when > off-spec virgin resins are being sold as cheap as re-pelletized plastic? > Where is the manufacturer's motivation? It's certainly much easier to use > virgin than deal with the potential contamination issues with recycled > plastic, especially regrind. > > As a business owner, people not in this industry are forever telling me I > must have a goldmine, and on the contrary, since opening in '98, I've eaten > more hotdogs that I care to think about. I've been in this industry since > the mid 80's and EVERY company I've worked for, and there have been several, > have filed bankruptcy. There have certainly been other contributing factors > than the recycling industrie's woes, but I have to remind folks that we're > not in Europe, where recycling is so strong, but in America, where we are > given a choice and this industry is still in the "toddler" stages. I have to > challenge consumers to talk to managers at the department stores and demand > more products with recycled content, be it plastic, paper, glass, and so on. > > I'll pose this question to those of you out there in this industry...When > you go shopping, are YOU making it a point to look for products that have > recycled content? See, most of us are guilty of this lack of effort, even if > we are in this industry. > > Susan Newman-President > New Life Plastic Recycling, Inc. > > _______________________________________________ > P2assist mailing list > P2assist@lists.p2pays.org > http://lists.p2pays.org/mailman/listinfo/p2assist > From sharron.rogers@ncmail.net Thu Aug 9 19:39:28 2001 From: sharron.rogers@ncmail.net (Sharron Rogers) Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 14:39:28 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] Hazard Mitigation Conference Opportunity Message-ID: <002e01c12102$9f7041f0$e6b704cf@sys.p2pays.org> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C120E1.181B5760 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, list. This is an opportunity, not a question. =20 Blue Sky Foundation is sponsoring, along with a bunch of government = agencies a Forum on Markets for Mitigation at the McKimmon Center in = Raleigh on August 20 and 21. Agenda and Registration are available at: = http://www.bluesky-foundation.com Don Markle, Ex Dir has indicated = there are 'scholarships' available for government employees faced with = budget restrictions. Contact him at 919-424-4555. =20 Local, regional, and state governments, as well as industry, need to = heed the message of hazard mitigation in building design and may be = interested in this meeting. Hazard Mitigation design of buildings leads = to pollution prevention in many ways including reduced need for tearing = down damaged buildings (with massive C&D burden) and leads to quality, = efficient, long lived buildings (talk about Sustainable or High = Performance Buildings).=20 Also, check out the state's new Sustainable Lands and Buildings webpage = at: www.SustainableNC.org/thewaytogo (still ever so slightly = underconstruction) Sharron Sharron Rogers NC Div of Pollution Prevention & Env Assistance 919-715-6526 Sharron.Rogers@ncmail.net http://www.SustainableNC.org =20 ------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C120E1.181B5760 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi, list.  This is an opportunity, = not a=20 question. 
 
Blue Sky Foundation is sponsoring, = along with a=20 bunch of government agencies a Forum on Markets for=20 Mitigation at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh on = August 20=20 and 21.  Agenda and Registration are available at:  = http://www.bluesky-foundation.= com =20 Don Markle, Ex Dir has indicated there are 'scholarships' available for=20 government employees faced with budget restrictions.  Contact him = at=20 919-424-4555.  
 
Local, regional, and state governments, = as well as=20 industry, need to heed the message of hazard mitigation in building = design and=20 may be interested in this meeting.  Hazard Mitigation design of = buildings=20 leads to pollution prevention in many ways including reduced need for = tearing=20 down damaged buildings (with massive C&D burden) and leads to = quality,=20 efficient, long lived buildings (talk about Sustainable or High = Performance=20 Buildings). 
 
Also, check out the state's new = Sustainable Lands=20 and Buildings webpage at: www.SustainableNC.org/th= ewaytogo=20  (still ever so slightly=20 underconstruction)
 
Sharron
 
 
Sharron Rogers
NC Div of = Pollution=20 Prevention & Env Assistance
919-715-6526
Sharron.Rogers@ncmail.net
http://www.SustainableNC.org =20
------=_NextPart_000_002B_01C120E1.181B5760-- From tom.rhodes@ncmail.net Tue Aug 14 16:23:34 2001 From: tom.rhodes@ncmail.net (Tom Rhodes) Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 11:23:34 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] Changing recycling collection schedules Message-ID: <001801c124d5$155042a0$bdb704cf@administrator> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C124B3.8E24B200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Good day, dear P2assist friends, One of our NC colleagues is researching the impact of changing = recycling schedules. Here is a copy of part of the message for you to = ponder and respond to if you have any information that would be helpful: The City Manager has asked us (& the budget office) to provide a report = on switching to weekly recycling collection. We'll work with our budget = office and come up the $ impact. What I need is some data on other = communities who have made the change from biweekly or 2/month to weekly = - or - visa versa. ie. why did they change, did msw collection change at = the same time, did they see an increase in participation, tonnage, what = they did to inform the public, what public education efforts cost, = overall cost/savings to make the change????? Our City Manager seems to think the trend is to do the reverse. He = claims most cities are changing from weekly to biweekly. Do you know if = this is true? If so, why? We look forward to hearing from you, particularly those in North = Carolina who can answer from an NC perspective. Thanks. Kindest regards, Tom Rhodes P2pays Listserv Guy Tom Rhodes Waste Management Analyst NC DENR Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance 1639 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27629-1639 (919) 715-6516 "To The Greater Good....." tom.rhodes@ncmail.net www.p2pays.org Join the P2pays Listserv at http://ncc-1701d.p2pays.org/mailman/listinfo/p2assist ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C124B3.8E24B200 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Good day, dear P2assist = friends,
 
    One of our NC = colleagues is=20 researching the impact of changing recycling schedules. Here is a copy = of part=20 of the message for you to ponder and respond to if you have any = information that=20 would be helpful:
 
The=20 City Manager has asked us (& the budget office) to provide a report = on=20 switching to weekly recycling collection. We’ll work with our = budget office and=20 come up the $ impact. What I need is some data on other communities who = have=20 made the change from biweekly or 2/month to weekly – or – = visa versa. ie. why=20 did they change, did msw collection change at the same time, did they = see an=20 increase in participation, tonnage, what they did to inform the public, = what=20 public education efforts cost, overall cost/savings to make the=20 change?????
 
Our City = Manager seems=20 to think the trend is to do the reverse. He claims most cities are = changing from=20 weekly to biweekly. Do you know if this is true? If so,=20 why?
 
We look forward to hearing from you, = particularly those in North Carolina who can answer from an NC = perspective.
 
Thanks.
 
Kindest regards,
Tom Rhodes
P2pays Listserv Guy
 
Tom Rhodes
Waste Management = Analyst
NC=20 DENR Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental = Assistance
1639 Mail=20 Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27629-1639
(919) 715-6516
"To The = Greater=20 Good....."
tom.rhodes@ncmail.net
www.p2pays.org
Join the P2pays = Listserv=20 at
http://ncc= -1701d.p2pays.org/mailman/listinfo/p2assist
------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C124B3.8E24B200-- From Jason.Hale@ncmail.net Tue Aug 14 18:37:37 2001 From: Jason.Hale@ncmail.net (Jason Hale) Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 13:37:37 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] Changing recycling collection schedules References: <001801c124d5$155042a0$bdb704cf@administrator> Message-ID: <3B7961E1.7CE780B1@ncmail.net> --------------BB844F2BC21126A6F4ACE90D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit While I have no hard data at my fingertips on this subject, my understanding is that switching to a weekly system will result in more total tonnage collected, thought the amount per set-out may decrease. Obviously, such a switch would require a major capital expenditure and increase ongoing programatic costs considerably. The program would need two times the number of trucks and collectors, and that could get expensive. The extra tonnage may make it worthwhile, but I'd like to present a second alternative. Instead of sinking additional funds into a traditional curbside program, the city in question may want to take an "out of the box" approach. If additional diversion is what the city is after, C&D and organics programs could offer much more opportunity than increased recovery of bottles and cans. Perhaps looking at initiating curbside collection of household organics for composting would do the trick (as the city of Charlottesville, VA has been doing successfully for some time). This program could run bi-weekly, picking up bagged organics in a uni-body truck. Obviously, a fairly large or aggressive composting operation would need to be nearby or the city would need to be involved in one or start one, but costs could be somewhat in line with the proposed traditional curbside collection boost and the diversion potential would be much greater. I realize most of this message doesn't speak directly to the question posed, but other alternatives should be considered when looking at making dramatic and/or costly changes to a program. If the goal is more diversion, is their a better way to get that with the same level of investment, if not less? I hope this helps. Have a good one! -Jason Tom Rhodes wrote: > Good day, dear P2assist friends, One of our NC colleagues is > researching the impact of changing recycling schedules. Here is a copy > of part of the message for you to ponder and respond to if you have > any information that would be helpful: The City Manager has asked us > (& the budget office) to provide a report on switching to weekly > recycling collection. We’ll work with our budget office and come up > the $ impact. What I need is some data on other communities who have > made the change from biweekly or 2/month to weekly – or – visa versa. > ie. why did they change, did msw collection change at the same time, > did they see an increase in participation, tonnage, what they did to > inform the public, what public education efforts cost, overall > cost/savings to make the change????? "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />Our City Manager seems to > think the trend is to do the reverse. He claims most cities are > changing from weekly to biweekly. Do you know if this is true? If so, > why?We look forward to hearing from you, particularly those in North > Carolina who can answer from an NC perspective. Thanks. Kindest > regards,Tom RhodesP2pays Listserv Guy Tom Rhodes > Waste Management Analyst > NC DENR Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance > 1639 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27629-1639 > (919) 715-6516 > "To The Greater Good....." > tom.rhodes@ncmail.net > www.p2pays.org > Join the P2pays Listserv at > http://ncc-1701d.p2pays.org/mailman/listinfo/p2assist -- Jason Hale Market Development Specialist Recycling Business Assistance Center NC DPPEA (919) 715-6542, fax (919) 715-6794 "Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive." -Elbert Hubbard --------------BB844F2BC21126A6F4ACE90D Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit While I have no hard data at my fingertips on this subject, my understanding is that switching to a weekly system will result in more total tonnage collected, thought the amount per set-out may decrease. Obviously, such a switch would require a major capital expenditure and increase ongoing programatic costs considerably. The program would need two times the number of trucks and collectors, and that could get expensive. The extra tonnage may make it worthwhile, but I'd like to present a second alternative.

Instead of sinking additional funds into a traditional curbside program, the city in question may want to take an "out of the box" approach. If additional diversion is what the city is after, C&D and organics programs could offer much more opportunity than increased recovery of bottles and cans. Perhaps looking at initiating curbside collection of household organics for composting would do the trick (as the city of Charlottesville, VA has been doing successfully for some time). This program could run bi-weekly, picking up bagged organics in a uni-body truck. Obviously, a fairly large or aggressive composting operation would need to be nearby or the city would need to be involved in one or start one, but costs could be somewhat in line with the proposed traditional curbside collection boost and the diversion potential would be much greater.

I realize most of this message doesn't speak directly to the question posed, but other alternatives should be considered when looking at making dramatic and/or costly changes to a program. If the goal is more diversion, is their a better way to get that with the same level of investment, if not less?

I hope this helps. Have a good one!
-Jason

Tom Rhodes wrote:

Good day, dear P2assist friends,     One of our NC colleagues is researching the impact of changing recycling schedules. Here is a copy of part of the message for you to ponder and respond to if you have any information that would be helpful: The City Manager has asked us (& the budget office) to provide a report on switching to weekly recycling collection. We’ll work with our budget office and come up the $ impact. What I need is some data on other communities who have made the change from biweekly or 2/month to weekly – or – visa versa. ie. why did they change, did msw collection change at the same time, did they see an increase in participation, tonnage, what they did to inform the public, what public education efforts cost, overall cost/savings to make the change?????<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />Our City Manager seems to think the trend is to do the reverse. He claims most cities are changing from weekly to biweekly. Do you know if this is true? If so, why?We look forward to hearing from you, particularly those in North Carolina who can answer from an NC perspective. Thanks. Kindest regards,Tom RhodesP2pays Listserv Guy Tom Rhodes
Waste Management Analyst
NC DENR Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance
1639 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27629-1639
(919) 715-6516
"To The Greater Good....."
tom.rhodes@ncmail.net
www.p2pays.org
Join the P2pays Listserv at
http://ncc-1701d.p2pays.org/mailman/listinfo/p2assist

--
Jason Hale
Market Development Specialist
Recycling Business Assistance Center
NC DPPEA
(919) 715-6542, fax (919) 715-6794

"Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive."
-Elbert Hubbard
  --------------BB844F2BC21126A6F4ACE90D-- From EBBenson@co.cabarrus.nc.us Tue Aug 21 17:17:34 2001 From: EBBenson@co.cabarrus.nc.us (Eileen Benson) Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 12:17:34 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] TV's Message-ID: <683133968F18D5118CF0000629398A0F2E11C7@MOZART> I have just joined the mailing list so I apologize if this topic has already been discussed. I am very interested in getting TV's out of landfills and recycled now so that we are not overwhelmed in 2006 with the switch to digital. A group in my area has just set up with a recycler to take TV's for recycling and it will cost $12 per set. That seems very high to me and I know our budget will not be able to cover that cost, nor will our residents be willing to pay it themselves. If we force it on them I am afraid we will just see more TV's in creeks. Does anyone have information on a more economical means of keeping TV's out of the landfills and getting them recycled?? Thank you, Eileen Benson * Eileen Benson Waste Reduction/ Recycling Coordinator Cabarrus County Solid Waste (704)920-2953 ebbenson@co.cabarrus.nc.us From Greg.Flynn@ncmail.net Tue Aug 21 17:27:59 2001 From: Greg.Flynn@ncmail.net (Greg Flynn) Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 12:27:59 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] TV's References: <683133968F18D5118CF0000629398A0F2E11C7@MOZART> Message-ID: <3B828C0F.F7B084B0@ncmail.net> http://www.newsobserver.com/tuesday/news/Story/812467p-808375c.html Wake to recycle pallets and monitors To reduce waste and extend the life of its landfill, Wake County will begin recycling used woodenpallets and old computer monitors next month. County commissioners agreed Monday that the North Wake multi-material drop-off facility, in North Raleigh at 9004 Deponie Drive, will accept these items beginning Sept. 4 in a pilot recycling program. The North Wake landfill, originally supposed to fill up within two years, is now expected to last until 2005. A permit to build a replacement landfill in Holly Springs is tied up in court. Wake will charge $25 per ton to recycle pallets, with a charge of $2 for individual pallets. The program will cost the county $64,600 a year. To recycle monitors, businesses and commercial haulers will pay $5 per monitor; individual residents can recycle their monitors for free. The program will cost $199,600 annually. -- Greg Flynn, Facility Architect NC Division of Forest Resources 1616 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1616 919-733-2162 x 210 919-218-4820 cell 919-733-2835 fax From tom.rhodes@ncmail.net Tue Aug 21 18:33:29 2001 From: tom.rhodes@ncmail.net (Tom Rhodes) Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 13:33:29 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] TV's References: <683133968F18D5118CF0000629398A0F2E11C7@MOZART> Message-ID: <007101c12a67$646f5320$bdb704cf@administrator> Good day Eileen and illustrious members of P2assist, Electronics recycling is still in the development stage in many areas, and I am so glad that interested parties in your area have taken up the task to recycle television sets. Are they also collecting computer monitors? Eventually the cost for collection and recycling may even out so that the cost is not so burdensome on the community or its citizens. My personal prefence is to require manufacturers to be responsible for the disposal, but I can't see that happening anytime soon. Perhaps, in your community, the cost for disposal could somehow be shared by the community and the citizens. Check out DPPEA's Directory of Markets for Recyclable Materials to find markets for televisions and other electronics. http://www.p2pays.org/DMRM/ http://www.p2pays.org/DMRM/dmrm.asp?Page=3&matcode=EL-07&B1=Submit http://www.p2pays.org/DMRM/dmrm.asp?Page=3&matcode=EL-03&B1=Submit Thanks for using P2assist! Tom Rhodes P2assist Tom Rhodes Waste Management Analyst NC DENR Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance 1639 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27629-1639 (919) 715-6516 "To The Greater Good....." tom.rhodes@ncmail.net www.p2pays.org Join the P2pays Listserv at http://ncc-1701d.p2pays.org/mailman/listinfo/p2assist ----- Original Message ----- From: Eileen Benson To: 'p2assist@lists.p2pays.org' Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 12:17 PM Subject: [P2assist] TV's > I have just joined the mailing list so I apologize if this topic has already > been discussed. > > I am very interested in getting TV's out of landfills and recycled now so > that we are not overwhelmed in 2006 with the switch to digital. A group in > my area has just set up with a recycler to take TV's for recycling and it > will cost $12 per set. That seems very high to me and I know our budget > will not be able to cover that cost, nor will our residents be willing to > pay it themselves. If we force it on them I am afraid we will just see more > TV's in creeks. > > Does anyone have information on a more economical means of keeping TV's out > of the landfills and getting them recycled?? > > Thank you, > Eileen Benson > > > * > > Eileen Benson > Waste Reduction/ Recycling Coordinator > Cabarrus County Solid Waste > (704)920-2953 > ebbenson@co.cabarrus.nc.us > > > _______________________________________________ > P2assist mailing list > P2assist@lists.p2pays.org > http://lists.p2pays.org/mailman/listinfo/p2assist > From tom.rhodes@ncmail.net Wed Aug 22 13:57:58 2001 From: tom.rhodes@ncmail.net (Tom Rhodes) Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 08:57:58 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] Electronics recycling Message-ID: <002001c12b0a$118cec00$bdb704cf@administrator> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C12AE8.8A2F00C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable G'day Illustrious Colleagues, In following up on the television recycling message, I thought I'd = mention the NC DPPEA web page on electronics recycling. Here is the link = to that page. http://www.p2pays.org/electronics/ Also, here is an interesting news item about Panasonic's environmentally = friendly approach to manufacturing. http://www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=3D17549 May your lives be joyous always, Tom Rhodes P2assist Tom Rhodes Waste Management Analyst NC DENR Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance 1639 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27629-1639 (919) 715-6516 "To The Greater Good....." tom.rhodes@ncmail.net www.p2pays.org Join the P2pays Listserv at http://ncc-1701d.p2pays.org/mailman/listinfo/p2assist ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C12AE8.8A2F00C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

G'day Illustrious = Colleagues,
 
    In following up = on the=20 television recycling message, I thought I'd mention the NC DPPEA web = page on=20 electronics recycling. Here is the link to that page.
http://www.p2pays.org/electro= nics/
Also, here is an interesting news = item about=20 Panasonic's environmentally friendly approach to = manufacturing.
http:= //www.greenbiz.com/news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=3D17549
 
May your lives be joyous = always,
Tom Rhodes
P2assist
 
Tom Rhodes
Waste Management = Analyst
NC=20 DENR Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental = Assistance
1639 Mail=20 Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27629-1639
(919) 715-6516
"To The = Greater=20 Good....."
tom.rhodes@ncmail.net
www.p2pays.org
Join the P2pays = Listserv=20 at
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------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C12AE8.8A2F00C0-- From tom.rhodes@ncmail.net Wed Aug 22 19:32:19 2001 From: tom.rhodes@ncmail.net (Tom Rhodes) Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 14:32:19 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] GREENING GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS CONFERENCE Message-ID: <001101c12b38$c6ed7be0$bdb704cf@administrator> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C12B17.3F804E60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In an effort to minimize waste and stay true to the spirit of green, you will not receive a printed brochure for this conference...................... Please visit us at http://www.southface.org/ for more information and = to register. Greening Government Buildings Conference Sustainable Design, Construction and Deconstruction Training October 29 - 31, 2001 Swissotel Atlanta, GA A jam-packed itinerary includes benefits and principles of sustainable design, LEED Certification, materials selection, waste management, commissioning, resources, case studies and a 1/2 day training on deconstruction. Attendees will enjoy a Green-tour of Emory's, = Whitehead Research Building, a Leed Gold project and a reception at Southface Energy and Environmental Resource Center. Plus GSA is offering "Smarter Solutions for Buying Green" a tradeshow featuring green building products. Speakers and Trainers Don Horn, GSA, Brad Guy, University of Florida Chris Long, EPA Mike Barcik, Southface = Energy Institute Susie Spivey, BEERS Jay Enck, CH2MHill Linda Messaros, DOE Phil Bailey, SustainAbility Sandy Jones, GSA Pete Shubert, EPA For more info and to register go to http://www.southface.org/ and follow the links to "Greening Government Buildings". Conference Presented by: Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 General Services Administration Region 4 Pollution Prevention Assistance Division of Georgia Department of = Natural Resources in cooperation with......Southface Energy Institute Tom Rhodes Waste Management Analyst NC DENR Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance 1639 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27629-1639 (919) 715-6516 "To The Greater Good....." tom.rhodes@ncmail.net www.p2pays.org Join the P2pays Listserv at http://ncc-1701d.p2pays.org/mailman/listinfo/p2assist ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C12B17.3F804E60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In an effort to minimize waste and = stay true to=20 the spirit of green, you
will not receive a printed brochure for=20 this
conference......................

Please visit us at http://www.southface.org/  = for more=20 information and to
register.


Greening Government Buildings = Conference
Sustainable Design, Construction and Deconstruction=20 Training

October 29 - 31, 2001
Swissotel Atlanta, = GA


A=20 jam-packed itinerary includes benefits and principles of = sustainable
design,=20 LEED Certification, materials selection, waste = management,
commissioning,=20 resources, case studies and a 1/2 day training = on
deconstruction.  =20 Attendees will enjoy a Green-tour of Emory's, = Whitehead
Research
Building,=20 a Leed Gold project and a reception at Southface Energy = and
Environmental=20 Resource Center.


Plus GSA is offering "Smarter Solutions for = Buying=20 Green" a tradeshow
featuring green building = products.



Speakers=20 and Trainers
Don Horn,=20 GSA,           &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;       =20 Brad Guy, University of
Florida
Chris Long,=20 EPA           &nbs= p;            = ;      =20 Mike Barcik, Southface Energy
Institute
Susie Spivey,=20 BEERS           &n= bsp;        =20 Jay Enck, CH2MHill
Linda Messaros,=20 DOE           &nbs= p;         =20 Phil Bailey, SustainAbility
Sandy Jones,=20 GSA           &nbs= p;            = ;     =20 Pete Shubert, EPA


For more info and to register go to http://www.southface.org/ and = follow
the=20 links to "Greening Government Buildings".


Conference = Presented=20 by:
Environmental Protection Agency Region 4
General Services=20 Administration Region 4
Pollution Prevention Assistance Division of = Georgia=20 Department of Natural
Resources


in cooperation = with......Southface=20 Energy Institute
 
Tom Rhodes
Waste Management = Analyst
NC=20 DENR Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental = Assistance
1639 Mail=20 Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27629-1639
(919) 715-6516
"To The = Greater=20 Good....."
tom.rhodes@ncmail.net
www.p2pays.org
Join the P2pays = Listserv=20 at
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------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C12B17.3F804E60-- From tom.rhodes@ncmail.net Thu Aug 23 17:55:14 2001 From: tom.rhodes@ncmail.net (Tom Rhodes) Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 12:55:14 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] Points of reference Message-ID: <004f01c12bf4$618671a0$bdb704cf@administrator> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004C_01C12BD2.DA4B9EC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Good day P2 fans, I just wanted to remind you to that DPPEA has lots of resources = available to you, including the......... DPPEA Home Page http://www.p2pays.org/ Markets Directory http://www.p2pays.org/DMRM/ Industry Sector References http://wrrc.p2pays.org/industry/indsector.htm Environmental Management http://www.p2pays.org/category.asp?cat=3D6 Site Search http://www.p2pays.org/search/ .....the list goes on....... In case you lost the link to your subscription, here it is again: http://ncc-1701d.p2pays.org/mailman/listinfo/p2assist Thanks for being a part of p2assist. To the greater good, Tom Tom Rhodes Waste Management Analyst NC DENR Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance 1639 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27629-1639 (919) 715-6516 "To The Greater Good....." tom.rhodes@ncmail.net www.p2pays.org Join the P2pays Listserv at http://ncc-1701d.p2pays.org/mailman/listinfo/p2assist ------=_NextPart_000_004C_01C12BD2.DA4B9EC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Good day P2 fans,
 
    I just wanted to = remind you=20 to that DPPEA has lots of resources available to you, including=20 the.........
 
Markets Directory http://www.p2pays.org/DMRM/
Industry Sector References http://wrrc.p2pays= .org/industry/indsector.htm
Environmental Management http://www.p2pays.org= /category.asp?cat=3D6
Site Search http://www.p2pays.org/search/<= /FONT>
 
.....the list goes = on.......
In case you lost the link to your = subscription,=20 here it is again:
http://ncc= -1701d.p2pays.org/mailman/listinfo/p2assist
 
Thanks for being a part of=20 p2assist.
 
To the greater good,
Tom
 
 
Tom Rhodes
Waste Management = Analyst
NC=20 DENR Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental = Assistance
1639 Mail=20 Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27629-1639
(919) 715-6516
"To The = Greater=20 Good....."
tom.rhodes@ncmail.net
www.p2pays.org
Join the P2pays = Listserv=20 at
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------=_NextPart_000_004C_01C12BD2.DA4B9EC0-- From Norma.Murphy@ncmail.net Thu Aug 23 18:02:57 2001 From: Norma.Murphy@ncmail.net (Norma Murphy) Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 13:02:57 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] Caustic Liquid Waste Wanted Message-ID: <016601c12bf5$755967e0$92b704cf@sys.p2pays.org> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0163_01C12BD3.EE33F1C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm working with a metal fabrication company in Person County and they = are looking for a caustic liquid waste stream that they hope to use to = neutralize their acidic liquid waste. =20 They had an agreement with an aluminum door and window manfuacturer but = unfortunately the company went out of business. These types of = manufacturers would be good candidates for the metal finisher. The product should be at least 10-15% caustic with no heavy metals but = they will accept caustic containing aluminum. They are also willing to = share transportation charges. =20 They hope to find a source which would lower their wastewater treatment = costs and allow them to reuse another facilitiy's waste product. I appreciate any ideas! Norma Murphy Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance 1639 Mail Service Center=20 Raleigh, NC 27699-1639 919-715-6513 ------=_NextPart_000_0163_01C12BD3.EE33F1C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I'm working with a metal fabrication = company=20 in Person County and they are looking for a caustic liquid waste = stream=20 that they hope to use to neutralize their acidic liquid waste. =20
 
They had an agreement with an aluminum = door and=20 window manfuacturer but unfortunately the company went out of = business. =20 These types of manufacturers would be good candidates for the metal=20 finisher.
 
The product = should be at=20 least 10-15% caustic with no heavy metals but they will accept = caustic=20 containing aluminum.  They are also willing to share = transportation=20 charges. 
 
They hope to find a source which would = lower their=20 wastewater treatment costs and allow them to reuse another facilitiy's = waste=20 product.
 
I appreciate any ideas!
 
Norma Murphy
Division of Pollution = Prevention=20 and Environmental Assistance
1639 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, = NC =20 27699-1639
919-715-6513
 
 
------=_NextPart_000_0163_01C12BD3.EE33F1C0-- From diana.kees@ncmail.net Thu Aug 23 19:13:27 2001 From: diana.kees@ncmail.net (Diana Kees) Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 14:13:27 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] September Workshop Focuses on Ways North Carolina's Hospitality I ndustry Can Profit Through Efficiency Message-ID: ASHEVILLE - A conference designed to demonstrate the economic benefits of waste and efficiency improvements in the hospitality industry is slated for Tuesday, Sept. 4, at Asheville's Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort. The one-day conference will provide training on the business returns of environmental stewardship initiatives including: utility cost-reduction strategies, recycling programs, linen reuse, indoor air quality, and green purchasing. "We've shown area hotels how to save thousands of dollars through water and energy efficiency improvements - without sacrificing comfort to their guests," said Terry Albrecht, director of Waste Reduction Partners (WRP), which is sponsoring the conference in collaboration with the N.C. Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance (DPPEA), the Land-of-Sky Regional Council, the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Carolina Recycling Association. Albrecht said the conference has attracted national experts to share their expertise, including the president of the Green Hotels Association. "Being environmentally progressive has improved our bottom line," states Michael Kryzanek, manager of the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort. Personnel from hotels, motels, bed & breakfasts, resorts and other lodging establishments are encouraged to attend. The conference has tracks for both hotel/motel managers and maintenance staff. For registration information, contact Linda Herrera or Don Hollister at the Land-of-Sky Regional Council - (828) 251-6622 or www.landofsky.org . A $35 registration fee covers all conference materials, lunch and refreshments. WRP is a team of highly experienced volunteer engineers, architects and scientists that provides western North Carolina businesses with no-cost waste and energy reduction assessments. DPPEA provides free, non-regulatory technical assistance and education on methods to eliminate, reduce or recycle wastes before they become pollutants or require disposal. **************************** Diana Kees Public Information Officer/ Communications Specialist N.C. Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources Div. of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance 1639 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1639 (919) 715-6515/6500 diana.kees@ncmail.net www.p2pays.org From Greg.Flynn@ncmail.net Fri Aug 24 16:52:34 2001 From: Greg.Flynn@ncmail.net (Greg Flynn) Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 11:52:34 -0400 Subject: [P2assist] Forward: Go Green, Save Green Business Recycling Workshop Message-ID: <3B867842.CE427C2C@ncmail.net> Subj: [checcswman] Go Green, Save Green Business Recycling Workshop Date: 8/24/01 10:45:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time From: kdennings@co.wake.nc.us Reply-to: kdennings@co.wake.nc.us To: checcswman@listserv.unc.edu (The checcswman mailing list) Go Green, Save Green, Business Recycling Workshop Join Wake County on Monday, October 15, 2001 from 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM at the Sheraton Imperial in Research Triangle Park for a one-day recycling workshop for builders/contractors, hotel managers/restaurant owners and office managers/industry officials. Around 70% of Wake County's waste stream comes from the commercial sector. Because of this, Wake County is aggressively targeting businesses to reduce, reuse and recycle waste. About the Workshop This workshop is planned to provide assistance to businesses to help improve the bottom line while at the same time reducing their trash. Topics to be covered include: 1. Background information on the non-regulatory EPA program -Waste Wise, 2. Local business recycling programs, 3. Waste prevention ideas, 4. Establishing a recycling/reuse program, 5. Purchasing environmentally preferable products, 6. Reducing energy costs through energy efficiency, and 7. How to promote to the public and educate employees about a recycling program. Who should attend? This workshop will benefit Builders, Contractors, Hotel Managers, Restaurant Owners, Office Managers and Industry Officials. The introductory session will be of interest to all, while the three breakout sessions will offer more in depth information for each sector. This workshop is being coordinated with help from the NC Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance, EPA WasteWise, and RTP Recycles. For additional information and a registration brochure contact: Kelley Dennings PHONE (919) 856-5277 kdennings@co.wake.nc.us www.co.wake.nc.us/solidwaste -- Greg Flynn, Facility Architect NC Division of Forest Resources 1616 Mail Service Center Raleigh NC 27699-1616 919-733-2162 x 210 919-218-4820 cell 919-733-2835 fax