[P2assist] Fwd: Announcing the National Household Hazardous Waste Listserv and Topic Hub

[Ron Townley]

>Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 12:33:24 -0600
>From: Flora.David@epamail.epa.gov
>Subject: Announcing the National Household Hazardous Waste Listserv and Topic
> Hub
>To: Flora.David@epamail.epa.gov
>X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 5.0.7  March 21, 2001
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>
>Announcing the National Household Hazardous Waste Listserv and Topic
>Hub: HHWList.org
>
>Please take a moment to forward this announcement to all your contacts
>that may have an interest in HHW.
>
>If you operate (or plan to) a Household Hazardous Waste collection
>program or provide the public with educational or technical assistance
>this site has two simple tools to help you.
>
>Listserv
>
>You'll find years of HHW expertise among the close to 300 subscribers at
>the Listserv for the HHW professional. If you are looking for an answer,
>ask the members of the HHW list, they are dedicated to helping fellow
>HHW professionals. Be sure to check out the listserv archives at
>http://www.hhwlist.org/listserv/archives.cfm.
>
>To join simply go to www.hhwlist.org/listserv/join.cfm or send a blank
>e-mail to join-hhw@hhwlist.org.
>
>Topic Hub
>
>The WWW.HHWList.org Topic Hub offers a narrative guide to web resources
>for the HHW professional.  You may already know of some of the sites
>catalogued at the hub, but we offer a full text search capability of 75
>HHW web sites.  You simply can't find a better search for the topic.
>You even have the opportunity to write your own evaluation of a
>resource, or to suggest other resources that have not yet been added.
>
>     Background and Overview: This section contains basic information
>     about HHW and the scope of the issue in the U.S. This information
>     should prove useful to those seeking general understanding of HHW,
>     including policymakers, grant writers, trade groups, researchers,
>     journalists, and those newly assigned to the issue.
>
>     Management Options : Here is where you'll find information about
>     disposal and treatment options and the importance of a dedicated
>     HHW program. It contains references to some "how-to" documents on
>     operating programs. With user assistance, we will build a
>     collection of sample ordinances, regulations, and contracts used by
>     programs across the country.
>
>     Consumer Education: HHW disposal of is only the beginning. A
>     successful program reduces the amount of HHW by educating household
>     members. This section describes necessary components of a
>     successful education campaign. It includes references to general
>     HHW fact sheets for use in an outreach and education campaign.
>
>     Best Practice:  Strategies for reducing the environmental impact of
>     HHW include redesigning the goods purchased and placing
>     responsibility with the manufacturer. This section also contains
>     suggested alternatives for common HHW waste streams such as paint
>     and cleaners.
>
>     Complete List of Links:  This section is a complete list of
>     Household Hazardous Materials URLs. Some of these links have been
>     reviewed and rated by professionals with vast experience in
>     Household Hazardous Materials.
>
>HHWList.org is a national resource developed by the Pollution Prevention
>Regional Information Center in cooperation with the North American
>Hazardous Materials Management Association (NAHMMA),
>http://www.nahmma.org with grant support from Region 7 of the United
>States Environmental Protection Agency.
>The Pollution Prevention Regional Information Center, WWW.P2RIC.org,
>operated by the Nebraska Business Development Center at the University
>of Nebraska at Omaha, strives to improve resource sharing between the
>programs, businesses, and agencies of EPA Region 7 (Iowa, Kansas,
>Missouri, Nebraska) that provide waste reduction services and expertise
>to business and industry.
>
>NAHMMA is a professional organization dedicated to pollution prevention
>and reducing the hazardous constituents entering municipal waste streams
>from households, small businesses and other entities that may be exempt
>from local, regional or national regulations. NAHMMA will hold its 17th
>Annual Hazardous Materials Management Conference on Household,
>Universal, and Small Business Waste on September 3-6 in Dallas, Texas.
>
>David Flora
>Solid Waste Program Manager
>U.S. EPA Region 7 - Kansas City
>901 N. 5th Street
>Kansas City, KS 66101
>
>913-551-7523
>FAX 913- 551-9523
>

Ron Townley				Ph: (828) 251-6622
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