HISTORY

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History

• The Partners for Pollution Prevention (P4P2) is
  an association of industry, government, academic,
  and environmental organizations whose mission is
  to advance pollution prevention in Indiana.
• Organized in 1996 by IDEM, the purpose of this
  association is to assist industry in sharing
  pollution prevention successes and to advise IDEM
  on pollution prevention policy and programs.

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Mission

• The Partners for Pollution Prevention instills
  the passion for pollution prevention in
  businesses and organizations by promoting
  successful approaches to achieve measurable
  reductions in pollution in Indiana.

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Vision
Indiana becomes a place where people embrace
pollution prevention as a means to live and
prosper in a clean environment, while enjoying
and preserving our natural resources forever.
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Membership

• Membership consists of approximately 35
  businesses, organizations and individuals that
  agree to meet the Partners pollution prevention
  pledge.

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Partners For P2 Pledge

• Ensure employees are aware of our commitment to
  pollution prevention and understand their role in
  implementing pollution prevention objectives and
  goals
• Incorporate pollution prevention planning in the
  development of new products, processes, and/or
  services
• Establish a mechanism to monitor waste generation
  and identify realistic pollution prevention
  goals
• Establish a process to listen and respond to
  stakeholders concerns

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Partners For P2 Pledge (cont)

• Make available your general waste reduction and
  pollution prevention information to members of
  our community, IDEM, and the Partners, if
  requested
• Establish an outreach program for promoting and
  supporting pollution prevention efforts
• Participate in two or more Partners meetings
  annually
• Support the annual Pollution Prevention
  Conference and Trade Show and
• Submit an annual pollution prevention activity
  certification.

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Benefits of Taking the Pledge

• Your company will receive statewide recognition
  by IDEM and others for P2 efforts.
• Your P2 projects may be promoted through IDEM
  publications.
• Networking opportunities with IDEM
  representatives and leading P2 advocates in
  Indiana.
• Certificate of Participation from the Partners
  and the Commissioner of IDEM.

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Benefits of Taking the Pledge

• Use of the Partners for P2 logo on environmental
  reports and other company literature.
• Participate in coordinated efforts to provide
  input related to pollution prevention integration
  during IDEM policy and regulatory initiatives.
• Increased awareness of activities available from
  Indiana Clean Manufacturing Technology and Safe
  Materials Institute (CMTI) and a voice in their
  progress and activities.

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Partners Activities

• Quarterly meetings with speakers on various P2
  topics, updates on IDEM regulations, company P2
  success stories, networking
• Annual Pollution Prevention Conference and Trade
  Show
• Voluntary Pollution Prevention Challenge

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How to Become a Partner

• Sign the Partners Pledge
• This certifies that the company is working to
  meet the requirements of the Pledge and will
  continue to operate with these goals in mind.
• Complete the annual activity certification to
  re-certify that your company has continued to
  meet the pledge.
• Membership is free, completely voluntary, and
  conditional on support of the P2 Partners Pledge.

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Partners For P2

• Automotive Components Holdings, LLC
• A.T. Environmental, Inc.
• Altec Engineering, Inc.
• Arrowhead Plastic Engineering, Inc.
• Best Access Systems
• BP Products North America Inc.

• City of Elkhart Public Works and Utilities
• Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center
• Criterion Catalysts Technologies L.P.
• Delphi Electronics Safety
• Duke Energy Indiana
• Eli Lilly and Company

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Partners For P2

• Environmental Management Institute, Inc.
• Environmental Remediation Services, Inc.
• Fujitsu Ten Corp. of America
• GE Plastics Mt. Vernon, Inc.
• Guardian Automotive, Inc.
• General Seating of America

• GM Powertrain Bedford
• I/N Tek and I/N Kote
• Indiana Clean Manufacturing Technology and Safe
  Materials Institute
• Indiana Department of Environmental Management
• Lilly Tippecanoe Laboratories
• Madison Chemical Co., Inc.

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Partners For P2

• Rolls-Royce Corporation
• Spectra Tech, LLC
• Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, Inc.
• Uniseal Inc.
• United Technologies Carrier
• Utilimaster Corporation
• Vertellus Specialties, Inc.

• Mittal Steel USA Inc. Indiana Harbor East
• Nachi Technology, Inc.
• NC-M Chassis Systems, L.L.C.
• NiSource
• OFS/Styline Industries, Inc.
• Richmond Power Light

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Types of Pollution Prevention Projects that
Partners have Shared

• Equipment or technology modifications, process or
  procedure modifications.
• Reformulation or redesign of products,
  substitution of raw materials.
• Improvements in housekeeping, maintenance,
  training, or inventory control.

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Altec Engineering

• Converted several acetone applications to a
  material developed in coordination with U.S. EPA.
  
• Much more effective pound for pound and new
  material is not a hazardous waste.
• 70 80 reduction in acetone waste.
• 12,000 pound reduction annually of hazardous
  waste.

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Rolls-Royce Corporation

• Converted boilers from No. 6 oil to landfill gas.
• Reduced SO2, PM-10, NOX
• 400 tons annual reductions

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General Seating of America

• Eliminated a gluing process from one of its seat
  manufacturing lines.
• Changed to a snap/buckle system.
• Reduced hazardous air pollutant, volatile organic
  compound and particulate matter emissions by over
  90.
• 95.5 reduction in PM/PM-10, VOC and HAP
  emissions.
• 176,296 pound reduction in solid waste generated
  in 8 month period.
• Solid waste disposal costs dropped from 0.43/car
  set to 0.26/car set.
• Costs to implement ISO projects (12,000) were
  recovered within one year.

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• For More Information on
• Becoming a Partner,
• Contact Bobbi Steiff in IDEMs OPPTA Office at
• 1-800-988-7901
• or Visit our Website
• www.in.gov/idem/prevention/partners/