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33/50 Success Stories
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). A collection of more than a hundred examples of industrial innovations that have reduced pollution, focused corporate priorities, and very often have led to net economic savings. These Success Stories were written by the companies themselves, using a format designed by the 33/50 Program. They can be accessed according to a variety of interests: by chemical, by reduction techniques, by State, or by industrial sector. Or, you can search on keywords of particular interest to your own information needs.
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Agricultural Pollution Prevention
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. This general introduction shows how farmers can save money and reduce pollution by sensible use of fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides.
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BEES (Building for Environmental and Economic Sustainability)
By National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Building and Fire Research Laboratory. Software for balancing the environmental and economic performance of building products. BEES measures the environmental performance of building products by using the environmental life-cycle assessment approach in ISO 14000 standards.
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Business and Climate Change Web Site
By Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI). Focuses on business opportunities and risks related to the growing concern about global climate change. Includes case studies and quizes.
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California Materials Exchange (CalMAX)
By California Integrated Waste Management Board. A free service designed to help businesses find markets for non-hazardous materials they have traditionally discarded.
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Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) Database
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). A database of product-specific information (e.g., environmental standards and guidelines or contract language) developed by government programs, both domestic and international, as well as third parties.
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EPEAT
By Green Electronics Council. The Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) is a procurement tool to help institutional purchasers in the public and private sectors evaluate, compare and select desktop computers, notebooks, and monitors based on their environmental attributes. EPEAT also provides a set of performance criteria for the design of products, and provides an opportunity for manufacturers to secure market recognition for efforts to reduce the environmental impact of their products.
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Green Chemistry Expert System
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). Allows users to build a green chemical process, design a green chemical, or survey the field of green chemistry. The system is equally useful for new and existing chemicals and their synthetic processes.
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Green Cleaning Pollution Prevention Calculator
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). This tool quantifies the projected environmental benefits of purchasing and using green janitorial services and products.
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Green Conference Initiative
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT). Opportunities for conference planners and suppliers (e.g., hoteliers, convention centers, and food service providers) that can help reduce pollution, energy use, and water use at a conference.
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Green Vehicle Guide
By US Environmental Protection Agency. Find information about the air pollution emissions and fuel economy performance of different vehicles.
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H2E Self-Assessment Guide
By Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E). Helps health care facilities with a plan of action for reducing waste.
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Mercury Virtual Elimination Plan
By Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E). The Mercury Virtual Elimination Plan (PDF) provides a step-by-step approach for reducing mercury at your facility.
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Municipal Pollution Prevention Diagnostic Planner (CMAR 2.0)
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Based on the Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources' Compliance Maintenance Annual Report, this hypertext-based program serves as an early warning system for wastewater treatment plant operators
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Paint and Coatings Consumer Information
By National Paint and Coatings Association. Provides handy information on paints, including paint estimators, lead paint advice, what to do with leftover paint, and industry facts.
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Persistence, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Profiler (PBT Profiler)
By US Environmental Protection Agency. The PBT Profiler was developed as a voluntary screening tool to identify pollution prevention opportunities for chemicals without experimental data.
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Pollution Prevention
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Outlines the relevant environmental legislation and addresses pollution prevention (P2) in industry, agriculture, energy, government, and consumer sectors. Examples include more efficient manufacturing processes, alternative products and procedures that generate less or more benign end products, and ways to reduce the amount of raw materials used.
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Pollution Prevention Technology Template
By US Environmental Protection Agency. The Template is a format for presenting information on P2 technologies and for comparing technologies and their applications in different settings. A vendor or other originator of a P2 technology can use the Template as a format for preparing and presenting info on the technology to potential users, and have the resulting analysis posted on the EPA web site. The P2 Template itself can be used as a reference by a facility or assistance provider examining information on a P2 technology. Where there are gaps between the information the vendor provides and the variables covered in the Template, the reader can ask the vendor for more complete information.
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Proform
By Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. ProForm is a software tool designed to support a basic assessment of the environmental and financial impacts of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Given the necessary data, ProForm calculates basic financial indicators and avoided emissions of CO2 and local air pollutants expected from a project. Registration required.
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RCRA Biennial Report Data Files 1997
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste. The Biennial Reporting System (BRS) is a US national system that collects data on the generation, management and minimization of hazardous waste. BRS captures detailed data on the generation of hazardous waste from large quantity generators and data on waste management practices from treatment, storage and disposal facilities.
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Recycler's World
By RecycleNet Corporation. A world-wide trading site for information related to secondary or recyclable commodities, by-products, used and surplus items or materials.
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ReduceIt
By US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste. Helps solid waste managers plan for a source reduction program and determine the impact of various source reduction options on their community including residential (grasscycling, home composting, and clothing reuse) and commercial and industrial (office paper reduction, converting to multi-use pallets, and paper towel reduction).
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Residential Water Conservation Techniques
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Shows effective ways to save water inside and outside the house. Topics include efficient toilets, showerheads, faucets; leak detection, water efficient lawn care and gardening; car washing and pool operation. Save amazing amounts of money while protecting the environment! The expert system feature allows users to calculate how much they will save by installing water efficient devices in their homes. Useful for everyone from the general public to utility managers.
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Residential Water Conservation Techniques (Spanish version)
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Tecnicas para la Conservacion de Agua Residencial. Este programa tiene la intencion de proporcionar informacion acerca de la conservacion de agua adentro y alrededor de la casa.
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SOLV-DB
By National Center for Manufacturing Sciences. Information on commercially available solvents including health and safety considerations, chemical and physical data, regulatory responsibilities, and environmental fate.
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Tailpipe Tally
By Environmental Defense. Using Tailpipe Tally, you can compare the environmental and economic costs of different vehicles. Simply provide some basic information and get fuel consumption, fuel cost, and vehicle emissions for any vehicle (model year 1978 to present) you choose.
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Water Sustainability Tool
By Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI). Assists individual companies and other organizations to better understand what emerging water issues might mean for them, given their operations, needs, and circumstances. The tool is designed to help individual companies build a business water strategy.
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