Pollution Prevention

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Pollution Prevention

• Pollution Prevention Planning
• April 4, 2012

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P2 PlanningReduce Energy ConsumptionU.S.
Primary Energy Consumption by Source and
Sector, 2007 (Quadrillion Btu)

Energy Information Administration statistics
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P2 Planning

• Reduce post-consumer waste
• Preserve natural resources
• Reduce use and release of toxic materials

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Pollution Prevention Planning

• Approach
• Legislation and executive orders
• Standards
• Organization

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Approach

• Know your audience (WIIFM)
• Sell it to the boss
• Institutionalize it into company systems

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P2 Planning ApproachEnvironmental Management
Systems

• that part of the overall management system
  which includes organizational structure,
  planning, activities, responsibilities,
  practices, procedures, processes and resources
  for developing, implementing, achieving,
  reviewing and maintaining the environmental
  policy.

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P2 Planning ApproachEnvironmental Management
Systems

• P2 planning procedures are unified into a
  comprehensive system for managing environmental
  impacts by industry
• ISO 14000 standards establish benchmarks for
  environmental management performance, and
  describe the measures that must be taken by
  industry to conform to these standards

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P2 Planning ApproachEnvironmental Management
Systems

• ISO 14001 Environmental Management Standards
• Environmental Management System
• Auditing
• Labeling
• Lifecycle assessment
• Environmental Performance Evaluation

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P2 Planning ApproachEnvironmental Management
Systems

• ISO 14000 Model Principles
• Commitment and Environmental Policy
• Environmental Management Plan
• Implementation
• Measurement and Evaluation
• Continual Review and Improvement

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P2 Planning Approach Environmental Audits

• Objective is to identify and characterize the
  waste streams associated with a process or
  service so that intelligent decisions can be made
  concerning pollution reductions.
• A systematic, documented, periodic, and objective
  review by regulated entities of facility
  operations and practices related to meeting
  environmental requirements.

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P2 PlanningBusiness Approach

• P2 Planning requires staff resources, changes to
  policies and processes, and a top management
  commitment if it is to be successful. As the P2
  Coordinator you must demonstrate a benefit to the
  company such as
• Improving the bottom line of the company ()
  through efficiencies and cost avoidances
• Achieving compliance with applicable regulations
• Communicating good stewardship to the stakeholder
  community

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P2 PlanningTechnical Approach

• Pollution prevention has as its priority
• Source reduction
• Produce less waste
• Recycle and reuse
• Find a beneficial reuse for wastes that are
  produced
• Treatment and reuse
• Develop processes to assist with the recycle and
  reuse of wastes
• Treatment and disposal
• Dispose of wastes of minimal volume and with the
  lowest potential for creating future
  environmental harm
• Requires a detailed understanding of how a
  company does business and how it makes its
  products

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P2 PlanningProgrammatic Approach

• Building support for the plan throughout the
  company
• Organizing the program
• Setting goals, objectives and targets
• Performing a preliminary assessment of P2
  opportunities
• Identifying potential problems and solutions
• Establishing a culture of continuous improvement
• The plan should provide a mechanism for
  comprehensive and continuous review of companys
  activities as they pertain to environmental issues

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Programmatic ApproachOrganizing the Program

• Essential that all company executives buy into
  the value of the plan from the start
• They should convey this message to all employees,
  probably in the form of a formal policy statement
• A team should be organized to develop the plan
  that represents all facets of the company, from
  the janitorial staff to the boardroom

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Executive Orders

• Executive Order 13101Greening the Government
  Through Waste Prevention, Recycling, and Federal
  Acquisition
• Executive Order 13149 of April 21, 2000 Greening
  the Government Through Federal Fleet and
  Transportation Efficiency
• Executive Order 13423 - Strengthening Federal
  Environmental, Energy, and Transportation
  Management
• Executive Order 13514 Federal Leadership in
  Environmental, Energy and Economic Performance

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EO 13423

• Use EMS to implement P2 Goals
• Water consumption intensity reduction
• Energy consumption intensity reduction
• GSA fleet fuel consumption efficient and use of
  PIH
• Use renewable energy sources
• Sustainable procurement practices
• EPEAT

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EPEATElectronic Product Environmental Assessment
Tool

• Developed using a grant by EPA and is managed by
  the Green Electronics Council (GEC)
• It is dedicated to informing purchasers of the
  environmental criteria of electronic products.
• Website provides guidance for purchasers and
  manufacturers and hosts the database of
  EPEAT-registered products.
• EPEAT-registered computer desktops, laptops, and
  monitors must meet an environmental performance
  standard for electronic products IEEE 1680 -
  2006.

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EPEATEnvironmental Benefits (2006)

• The first six months sales of EPEAT registered
  green computers when compared with traditional
  computers, produced the following environmental
  benefits
• Saved 13.7 billion kWh of electricity, enough to
  power 1.2 million U.S. homes for a year
• Saved 24.4 million metric tons of materials,
  equivalent to the weight of 189 million
  refrigerators
• Prevented release of 56.5 million metric tons of
  air pollution, including 1.07 million metric tons
  of gases -- the equivalent of removing 852,000
  cars from the road for a year
• Prevented release of 118,000 metric tons of water
  pollution
• Reduced toxic material use by 1,070 metric tons,
  equivalent to the weight of 534,000 bricks,
  including enough mercury to fill 157,000
  household fever thermometers
• Avoided the disposal of 41,100 metric tons of
  hazardous waste, equivalent to the weight of 20.5
  million bricks

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Sustainable BuildingsAchieving LEED Platinum

• From weapons to wetlands
• 1950s uranium foundry decommissioned, demolished
  and remediated
• Warehouse converted into LEED Platinum visitor
  center

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Sustainable Buildings

• From a pole barn receiving center/ equipment
  repository/break room 2002
• No heat, air condition, or water
• 10,800 square feet
• Transformed with a great deal of work and effort

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Sustainable Buildings

• Exhibit area part of sustainable design
• In the end, a Platinum GREEN USGBC certified
  building
• Biowetland
• Ground Source Heating Ventilation and Air
  Conditioning
• Low VOC paints
• Recycled materials for flooring, benches and
  exhibit backings

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Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

• Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) helps
  the federal government "buy green
• Uses the federal government's enormous buying
  power to stimulate market demand for green
  products and services.
• Geared first to help federal purchasers, this
  site can help green vendors, businesses, and
  consumers.
• Find and evaluate information about green
  products and services
• Identify federal green buying requirements
• Calculate the costs and benefits of purchasing
  choices
• Manage green purchasing processes.

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Environmentally Preferable Purchasing

• Databases
• Attributes
• Procurement guidance
• Contract language
• Environmental Benefits

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Programmatic ApproachContinuous Improvement
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Organizing the ProgramDevelop and Promulgate a
Policy Statement

• Our company will make Environment, Safety and
  Health an integral part of our work. We will
  follow safe and environmentally sound practices
  to the benefit of our employees, the public and
  the environment. Work processes will be
  continually evaluated through self-, management-
  and independent assessments to ensure that work
  is conducted in a safe and environmentally
  responsible manner and to achieve continuous
  improvement. We will objectively and fully
  communicate safety and environmental goals and
  performance to employees, stakeholders and the
  public.
• Signed by CEO

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Programmatic ApproachGoals, Objectives and
Targets

• Objectives and targets are based on the
  environmental policy, legal and other
  requirements, and consideration of significant
  environmental aspects, stated goals and mission,
  and the views of affected stakeholders.

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Programmatic ApproachPreliminary Assessment

• Objective of this phase is to review and evaluate
  existing data and establish priorities and
  procedures for detailed assessments
• Two primary factors to consider
• use a multi-media approach to P2
• objective is P2, not extensive data gathering

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Programmatic ApproachSetting Goals, Objectives
and Targets
Significant Environmental Aspects Activities/Products/Services Impacts (Environment / Worker Health and Safety) Objectives Goals/Targets
Paper Consumption / Use Preparation of reports / documents General office work Use of faxes, copiers, business machines Cleaning / maintaining office space Sampling activities Depletion of natural resources Impacts to local landfill space Non-hazardous waste generation Improve reporting processes and make greater use of electronic capabilities Move towards a paper-less work environment Promote Virtual Office concept Make greater use of tele-video conferencing Develop plan /process to make greater use of electronic capabilities in the following tasks 1) Task Order Requests, Plans, and Mods 2) Invoices 3) Monthly and Quarterly Status Reports and, 4) Contract Mods
Staff Transportation / Travel Travel to and from office (essential work activities) Travel to and from remote sites (essential work activities) Fuel consumption / depletion of natural resources Automotive air emissions Waste generation Employee accident / injury and property damage Determine transportation needs, then optimize usage Ensure efficient use of company vehicles Minimize employee accidents and injuries Minimize property damage to company vehicles Reduce Health and Safety incidents Perform analysis of vehicle usage to ensure that existing vehicle mix is appropriate for work activities
Energy Consumption Natural gas and electricity consumption at processing plants and at administrative offices. Energy consumption/depletion of natural resources. Air pollution. Analyze electricity and nat gas consumption and consumption patterns including lighting, HVAC, equipment efficiency. Reduce energy consumption by 5 this FY.

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P2 Plan Development

• Use the information from the preliminary
  assessment to write a detailed P2 plan that will
• define the P2 program objectives
• identify potential obstacles and solutions
• define the data collection and analysis
  procedures to be used in later P2 studies
• The P2 plan does not include recommendations for
  P2 projects it describes current practices and a
  methodology for evaluating proposed projects

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Developing and ImplementingP2 Projects

• First step of plan implementation is to conduct
  detailed assessments of potential areas of
  opportunity identified during preliminary
  assessment
• Assessment team then proposes and screens P2
  options
• Prioritize the options for implementation

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P2 ProjectsPrioritizing Options

• Use a system such as the EPAs Option Rating
  Weighted Sum Method
• determine important criteria in terms of the
  programs goals
• weight the criteria on a scale of 0 (no
  importance) to 10 (highly important)
• rate each option on each criterion and multiply
  by the weight of the criterion
• the sum of these products is the options overall
  rating

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P2 ProjectsExample ORWSM
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P2 ProjectsMeasuring and Communicating Progress

• Amount of P2 achieved should be continually
  measured so that everyone sees the value of the
  P2 philosophy
• Should document both successes and failures
• P2 progress should be measured on a quantitative
  basis
• Should normalize the results for changes in
  production
• Communicate via posters, emails, website
• Generate excitement