 Industry Best P2 Practices
Pollution prevention (P2) technologies change constantly. Practices
that were the most effective a few years ago may no longer be the best today.
P2 technologies reduce the amount of material, energy, water or hazardous chemicals
needed to provide products and services. Companies that can embrace such cost-saving
technologies first have an economic advantage over competitors. The MPCA wants to make it easier to learn about state-of-the-art practices and technologies.
MnTAP is a leading Minnesota resource for best practices information. Technical specialists focus by sector to better understand specific industry challenges: the processes, wastes and regulations. MnTAP works to turn those challenges into cost-saving opportunities by offering tailored solutions. MnTAP works with Minnesota manufacturers and industrial service businesses that generate hazardous waste, with technical assistance that includes site visits, an intern program, and information
by phone or the web.
Email alerts | MnTAP offers periodic e-mail updates to Minnesota manufacturers to keep them abreast of relevant pollution prevention information: P2 technologies, grant and loan programs, conferences and workshops, award and recognition programs, and more. Get on the list: Contact Krysta Larson < kjlarson@umn.edu>, MnTAP communications manager, at 612-624-4697.
Note: MPCA's list of best practices by SIC has been moved to MnTAP's web site to ensure ongoing expert review and updates: http://mntap.umn.edu/industries.htm
Services for all sectors
Energy | http://mntap.umn.edu/energy/index.htm
Energy efficiency reduces costs, impact on the environment and helps
ensure energy security. Such items as pumps, motors, process heating, and compressed
air offer frequent opportunities for increased efficiency and cost savings.
Reusable Transport Packaging | www.pca.state.mn.us/oea/transport/
Transport packaging includes containers used to store, ship, handle,
protect and identify goods. Reusable packaging can reduce long-term costs, reduce
risk of injury, and often makes an entire supply and distribution chain more
efficient.
Materials Exchange | http://mnexchange.org
The Minnesota Materials Exchange program is a free service that links
organizations that have reusable goods they no longer need to those who can
use them. In the last five years, this effort helped businesses save $3 million
and exchange over 8 million pounds of material.
National resources
Refer to the many national pollution prevention programs for a broader range of resources that may be of use to your company.
U.S. EPA: An
Organizational Guide to Pollution Prevention (2001: EPA/625/R-01/003)
Assists organizations in getting P2 programs started or to re-evaluate
existing ones. It presents an alternative method for working on P2 projects
and four approaches to implementing a P2 program in an organization. Order
the printed guide online.»
P2
Information by Industry Sector | http://wrrc.p2pays.org/industry/indsector.htm
This online collection of pollution prevention references includes
technical references, fact sheets, and case studies on pollution prevention
for selected industry sectors.
SIC
Descriptions | www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html
Use the federal OSHA web site to access descriptive information
for a specified 4-digit SIC.
U.S. Department of Energy: BestPractices | www.eere.energy.gov/industry/bestpractices/
This program summarizes best practices for common industrial systems
such as compressed air, motors, process heating, and steam generation, which
can account for a large part of the energy used in facilities. Numerous examples
are provided for how companies are cutting energy bills while maintaining or
improving quality.
BestPractices Solicitation Process | www.eere.energy.gov/industry/bestpractices/bestpractices_solicitations.html
The Industrial Technologies Program provides cost-shared funding
of up to 50% for BestPractices R&D projects to address priority areas.
All awards are based on a competitive process open to collaborative teams,
including manufacturers, suppliers, researchers, and others. This resource
allows you to track active and future solicitations as well as past recipients.
U.S. Department of Energy: Industrial
Technologies Program | www.eere.energy.gov/industry/technologies/industries.html
The Industrial Technologies Program maintains a portfolio
of R&D projects, including fact sheets and a searchable Industrial
Projects Locator database, to address the priority needs of energy-intensive
industries.
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