The Website of the Month for August is the Green Cleaning Pollution Prevention Calculator: http://www.ofee.gov/janitor/index.asp. (Note: See the highlights of new items added to the Sector Resources and Topic Hubs below for information on a related resource, the Ashkin Group’s new Green Cleaning University.) The web site of the month for September will be the Green Chemical Alternatives Purchasing Wizard: http://web.mit.edu/ENVIRONMENT/academic/purchasing.html.
Remember: National Pollution Prevention Week is September 18-24. See http://www.p2.org/p2week/index.cfm for more information. If you have P2 Week activities that you would like to see added to the GLRPPR online calendar, send an email about the events to Joy Scrogum at jscrogum@wmrc.uiuc.edu.
Don’t forget to check out the recently released Pollution Prevention for Arts Education Topic Hub ( http://www.glrppr.org/hubs/toc.cfm?hub=509&subsec=7&nav=7 ). This Topic Hub was developed by GLRPPR, and describes the health and environmental hazards found in art education settings, including the theatrical arts. Ideas for using pollution prevention in the art classroom, including suggestions for alternative, more environmentally friendly materials and products, are provided. The contents are applicable to all educational institutions, including K-12, colleges and universities, and informal education programs. Send comments, questions or suggestions to Carol Knepp at cknepp@wmrc.uiuc.edu.
Other recently released Topic Hubs, developed by other Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange (P2Rx) centers, include NEWMOA’S Lead Topic Hub ( http://www.glrppr.org/hubs/toc.cfm?hub=108&subsec=7&nav=7) and PPRC’s Semiconductor Manufacturing Topic Hub ( http://www.glrppr.org/hubs/toc.cfm?hub=1004&subsec=7&nav=7).
A new Sector Resource on Sustainable Product Design has been added to the GLRPPR web site ( http://www.glrppr.org/contacts/gltopichub.cfm?sectorid=140). If you have suggestions for resources or contacts to include within this Sector Resource, send them to Joy Scrogum at jscrogum@wmrc.uiuc.edu.
A "Recycled-content Products" subcategory has been added to the following Sector Resources: Recycling & Waste Exchange; Consumer Information & Resources; and Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP). See http://www.glrppr.org/contacts/gltopichub.cfm?sectorid=65#174.
New resources have been linked to in the Topic Hubs and Sector Resources. Here are a few to check out:
--Electronic Product Assessment Tool (EPEAT): http://www.glrppr.org/contacts/fullrecord.cfm?sectordocid=1525
--Compact Fluorescent Lighting in America: Lessons Learned on the Way to Market: http://www.glrppr.org/contacts/fullrecord.cfm?sectordocid=1527
--Green Cleaning University: http://www.glrppr.org/contacts/fullrecord.cfm?sectordocid=1528
--Green Seal Environmental Standard for Recycled-Content Latex Paint: http://www.glrppr.org/contacts/fullrecord.cfm?sectordocid=1530
--National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program: http://www.glrppr.org/contacts/fullrecord.cfm?sectordocid=1531
--Minnesota Renewable Energy Gateway: http://search.state.mn.us/renewable/
--Compact Fluorescent Lighting in America: Lessons Learned on the Way to Market: http://www.glrppr.org/contacts/fullrecord.cfm?sectordocid=1527
--Green Cleaning University: http://www.glrppr.org/contacts/fullrecord.cfm?sectordocid=1528
--Green Seal Environmental Standard for Recycled-Content Latex Paint: http://www.glrppr.org/contacts/fullrecord.cfm?sectordocid=1530
--National Vehicle Mercury Switch Recovery Program: http://www.glrppr.org/contacts/fullrecord.cfm?sectordocid=1531
--Minnesota Renewable Energy Gateway: http://search.state.mn.us/renewable/
THANKS JOY!
