GREEN CHEMISTRY GUIDE - Listen and Learn Webinar Series
The City of Los Angeles, the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (NPPR) and the Western Sustainability and Pollution Prevention Roundtable (WSPPN) announce the availability of the Green Chemistry Guide (see P2.ORG) collaborated on by renowned university professors, industry professionals and the City of Los Angeles' engineers.
This manual provides state agencies and technical assistance providers (engineers) with tools and resources to better serve their clients who are looking for information and to support greening their operations, processes, products and supply chains. Business owners can also use the publication to develop and implement green chemistry solutions and improve profitability.
WSPPN and NPPR are cohosting a series of webinars that will cover the content of the manual chapter-by-chapter. Learn about the green chemistry movement from the authors themselves.
| Ch. 5 - The Green Chemistry Mindset and Life Cycle Thinking (Tuesday, September 15 - 2:00 p.m. EDT)
Chapter 5, presented by author Ally LaTourelle, covers what is the green chemistry mindset from different vantage points, the beneficial outcomes for companies that embrace green chemistry principles, and green chemistry and life cycle assessment. |
| Ch. 4 - Green Engineering and Pollution Prevention & Ch. 6 - Green Chemistry Tools - What's Out There? (Wednesday, October 21 - 2:00 p.m. EDT)
Jonathan Rivin covers Chapter 4 - Green Engineering and Pollution Prevention and Chapter 6 - Green Chemistry Tools - What's Out There?
Chapter 4 covers green engineering, the principles of green chemistry, how the green engineering principles relate to P2 concepts and provides case studies of green engineering.
Chapter 6 provides an overview of software tools and guidance documents that can be used for implementing green chemistry principles, what tool to use at different stages in the product life cycle and resources for tool selection. |
| Ch. 7 - Building the Business Case for Green Chemistry (Monday, November 16 - 2:00 p.m. EDT) Al Innes, Michelle Butler and Kate Winnebeck present Chapter 7 - how to build the business case for green chemistry, the steps needed for initiating a successful program, and accounting for all cost. |
Ch. 8 - Implementation of the Green Chemistry Change and Sustaining Success
(Tuesday, December 15 - 2:00 p.m. EDT)
Chapter 8, presented by author Lissa McCracken, is the implementation of sustainability practices into business models and integrating pollution prevention and green chemistry strategies and models.