BNLs Pollution

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Brookhaven National Laboratory

• BNLs Pollution
• Prevention Program
• Peter D. Pohlot
• P2 Coordinator
• Environmental Waste Management Services
• May 3, 2005

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Presentation Overview

• Purpose
• Present BNLs P2 program to other DOE
  Laboratories
• Topics
• Overview of the BNL P2 Program
• Review of performance
• Engaging Scientific Staff
• Summary Resources
• Discussion and Questions

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Scope of BNL P2 Program

• Scope is multimedia
• Emissions, effluents, wastes (air, water, land)
• Priority focus on
• Radioactive, Hazardous, Mixed waste
• Multi-program
• Classical P2 Source Reduction, Reuse
• Recycling Program
• Resource Conservation Water, Energy
• Buy Recycled procurement policy

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Structure of the BNL P2 Programsee
http//www.bnl.gov/esd/pollutionpreve

• P2 Program Manager
• Establish strategy, goals, budget, and
  responsibilities
• Monitor performance
• P2 Council
• One rep from each Directorate
• Allocates investments
• Return-On-Investment Program
• Environmental Compliance Representatives

Organization
Technical Support
Continuous Improvement
Investment
Innovation
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P2 Council https//sbms.bnl.gov/SBMSearch/ld/ld16
/ld16d391.htm

• Charge Assist with development, establishment,
  management, and promotion of Lab-wide pollution
  prevention and waste minimization program.
• Structure One representative from each BNL
  directorate (10)
• Key Roles
• Communication Two-way information exchange
• Employee involvement awareness
• Shared decision making, allocate funding
• Systematic approach

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Return-On-Investment Programhttp//www.bnl.gov/es
d/pollutionpreve/P2ROIFY04.htm

• ROI Program invests in projects that
• Reduce waste via process changes, substitution,
  etc.
• ave money and improve capabilities
• Reduce risk (safety, regulatory, public)
• P2 Council
• Ranks proposals and Votes on how to allocate
  investments
• Environmental Compliance Reps
• Provide expert technical assistance to
  departments
• Share information on good ideas
• BNL invested between 90-100K/yr in FY04 FY05
• Average project returns investment in about one
  and a half years (Payback Period method)

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Waste Trends

• Significant Reductions in Waste from Routine
  Operations (since 1994)
• Hazardous down 87
• Radioactive down 75
• Mixed down 71
• Routine operations include all
• on-going processes and
• research activities

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Results BNL Photographic Waste Generation

• Reduced by 85
• High Tech Solution
• Conversion to digital
• Low Tech Solutions
• Segregate fixer from developer
• Silver recovery

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Results Metal Cleaning Waste Generation

• Completely eliminated TCA waste from degreasing
  operations
• High Tech Solutions
• Replaced acid/solvent cleaning system with
  ultrasonic systems using biodegradable detergents
• Low Tech Solutions
• Automobile service part washing provided by
  Safety Kleen (non-hazardous)
• Changed to petroleum (kerosene) cleaning in non
  critical operations
• Use non-chlorinated solvents

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Results Painting Waste Generation

• Paint solvent waste reduced by 72
• Simply changed paint specifications to use latex
  paints unless otherwise specified
• Six Basic Colors
• Eliminates solvent thinning and clean-up
• No noticeable change in performance

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Engaging Scientific Staffin P2

• Funds budgeted FY04 90,000
• 17 proposals submitted
• Many more from Science
• Annual costs savings 60,500
• From new projects in FY04
• Pollution Prevention (P2) Program saved
  1,717,431 in CY2004
• Reduced/recycled/reused 2,250,783 lbs. of
  industrial, sanitary, hazardous and rad waste
• P2 Program is Expanding
• Awareness and participation is increasing
• Cost savings are accumulating
• Capabilities are improving

• FUNDED in FY04
• Aqueous Solvent Brake Cleaner
• Mercury Utility Device Replacements
• ATF PCB Klystron Retro-fill
• Microwave Peptide Synthesizer
• Solvent Purification System
• Melt Spinner Closed-Cycle Water System
• PCB Equipment Removal
• Replacement of Hg Medical Equipment

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Criteria for Ranking P2 Proposals

• Aligning criteria with Laboratory objectives, the
  project.
• eliminates or significantly reduces a priority
  waste stream
• eliminates or significantly reduces the use of
  toxic, radioactive, and/or hazardous materials,
  particularly chemicals and ozone-depleting
  substances targeted for reduction by Section 503
  and Section 505 of Executive Order 13148
• corrects or prevents noncompliance and/or
  eliminates or significantly reduces environmental
  regulatory requirements in support of Section 303
  of Executive Order 13148
• supports and is aligned with the Laboratory
  Critical Outcomes and Performance Measures
• good return on investment (ROI)
• eliminates a source of mercury
• high likelihood of successful implementation
• can be implemented within the fiscal year

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FY04 Funded P2 Proposals
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FY05 Funded P2 Proposals
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FUNDED FY04 Closed-Cycle Water Recycling System
for Building 480 Melt Spinner

• Cost 6,000
• Annual Savings 10,000
• Benefits
• Saves 10,000 gallons of
• water per year.
• Will significantly extend
• the life of a 100 K piece
• of new equipment
• Will increase equipment
• operational stability.
• Status Completed!

• Materials Science Dept

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FUNDED FY05 Aerosol Can Disposal System

• Collider-Accelerator

• Cost 1,700 (for 2 units)
• Annual Savings 1000
• Benefits
• Eliminates 66 pounds of
• hazardous wastes
• Cans are recycled as scrap
• metal
• Eliminates potential regulatory
• risks of non-empty cans
• Status System Ordered

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The Bottomline

• Find WinWin Situations
• Reduce waste, cut costs, improve capabilities,
  reduce regulatory requirements, save time and
  materials
• Invest for Improvement
• Important source of improvement funding
• Share the power
• Create a P2 Council, with broad representation
• Give P2 Council funding decision authority
• Track and Report the Results
• Track and publicize the cost savings and waste
  reduction
• Recognize the Superstars
• Awards, newsletter articles, etc.

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Summary

• BNL has a long-term commitment to continuous
  improvement of environmental performance
• P2 a key objective of our ISO 14001 Environmental
  Management System (EMS)
• Engaging the Scientific staff in P2 has
  revitalized our P2 Program

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Resources

• BNL
• P2 Web Page, http//www.bnl.gov/esd/pollutionpreve
  
• George Goode goode_at_bnl.gov, 631-344-4549
• Peter Pohlot (P2 Coord) pohlot_at_bnl.gov,
  631-344-5660
• Web Sites
• P2Tech, http//www.great-lakes.net/lists/p2tech/se
  arch.html
• EPA P2 page, http//www.epa.gov/p2/index.htm
• Enviroense, http//es.epa.gov/