SOURCE REDUCTION TEAM

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SOURCE REDUCTION TEAM

• PROGRESS REPORT
• February 23, 2000

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SOURCE REDUCTION TEAM MEMBERS

• Bill Vondersmith, P2AD Co-Chair
• Mike Bien, Ft. Gordon Co Chair
• Nelson Rivera, Moody AFB
• Roger Cannon, Robins AFB
• Randy Jones, Ft. Stewart
• Robb Truver, USMC Depot
• Linda Willis, Lockheed Martin

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SOURCE REDUCTION ISSUES

• Survey to identify assessment candidates
• DoD funding for demonstration projects
• Conduct joint equipment evaluation
• Address NESHAPS
• Affirmative procurement/green products
• Results based budgeting

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ADDRESSINGSOURCE REDUCTION ISSUES

• Survey Top 3 candidates were vehicle
  maintenance, painting, and solvent cleaning
• Performed vehicle maintenance assessment at Ft.
  Gordon Draft report completed
• DoD funding for demonstration projects - Future
• Joint equipment evaluations - Future
• Address NESHAPS - Future
• Affirmative procurement - Part of assessments
• Results based budgeting ABC to justify
  economics

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SOURCE REDUCTION TEAMINITIAL MISSION

• Identify P2 opportunities at DoD facilities
• Conducted survey
• Select a project at one facility implement a
  solution
• Vehicle maintenance _at_ Ft. Gordon
• Disseminate details of solution to partnership
• Assessment Report Draft completed

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SOURCE REDUCTION TEAMVEHICLE MAINTENANCE
ASSESSMENT FT. GORDON

• SAMPLE OF P2 OPPORTUNITIES
• Closed Loop Re-refined Oil Program
• Potential 6,000/yr. Waste disposal savings
• No capital expenditure
• Install boiler to burn used oil for domestic hot
  water
• Estimated savings 9,821/yr. With 1.3 yr. Payback
• Labor to operate the boiler not included
• On-site antifreeze recycling
• Est. savings - 5,483 with 2.7 yr. Payback
• Equipment has been purchased

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SOURCE REDUCTION TEAMVEHICLE MAINTENANCE
ASSESSMENT FT. GORDON

• SAMPLE OPPORTUNITIES (continued)
• Shop Rag Reuse Program
• Estimated savings 2,158/yr.
• No capital expenditure

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SOURCE REDUCTION TEAMVEHICLE MAINTENANCE
ASSESSMENT FT. GORDON

• P2 IMPROVEMENTS IN USE
• Pulse charging system reduces sulfation of
  battery plates
• Purchased in 1998 has saved over 62,000
• Cost 5,000
• Parts cleaners with a self-renewable
  bioremediation aqueous cleaning system
• Non-hazardous
• Eliminates disposal of spent solvent
• Closed loop paint gun cleaner
• Reduces solvent usage hazardous waste

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SOURCE REDUCTION TEAMVEHICLE MAINTENANCE
ASSESSMENT FT. GORDON

• P2 IMPROVEMENTS IN USE (continued)
• HVLP paint guns
• Saves paint reduces paint waste improved
  transfer efficiency
• Peelable coating in paint booths
• Eliminates solvents to clean paint booth
• Reduces labor

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SOURCE REDUCTION TEAMNEED FOR CHANGE

• Performing Assessment with SRT Not Efficient
• Data gathering at facility by on-site contact
• Travel logistics to get all members on-site
• Difficult to involve all team members
• Need to Address Other Issues
• Research waste reduction methods technologies
• Document waste reduction improvements
• Locate funding for pilot projects
• Coordinate pilot projects document results

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SOURCE REDUCTION TEAMNEED FOR CHANGE

• Better Use of Team Resources
• Diversify team activities
• Increase team involvement
• Increase flow of information to partnership
• Provide a wide range of information

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SOURCE REDUCTION TEAMREORGANIZATION

• Waste Reduction Assessments
• Cross-functional team to be provided by facility
• SRT member to facilitate the assessment team
• SRT to identify assessment activity needs
• SRT to prepare a guide for conducting assessment
• Waste Reduction Best Practices
• Research best practices by activity/process
• Identify facilities applying best practices
• Verify and document applications

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SOURCE REDUCTION TEAMREORGANIZATION

• Funding For Demonstration Pilot Projects
• Research funding sources
• Identify projects
• Solicit facilities for projects
• Coordinate projects and document
• Provide results to the Tech Transfer Team
• Share results with partnership

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SOURCE REDUCTION TEAMREORGANIZATION

• Develop Handbook of Best Practices
• Cross reference by activity where used
• Provide User and vendor information and contacts