Jeff Scott Waste Management Division EPA Region 9 Jeff Scott Waste Management Division

Administrator Jackson’s Priorities Reducing GHG emissions Improving air quality Managing chemical risks Risks of chemicals in consumer products, workplaces environment Cleaning up hazardous waste sites Accelerate the pace of cleanup Return properties to productive use Reduce threats to health/environment Protecting America’s water

reduction options needed Needed GHG Reductions 83% by 2050? 14% - 25% by 2020? By any measure....……..A Long Road Broad Array of GHG reduction options needed

Conventional Accounting: Sector Based U.S. GHG Emissions (2006) End-of-pipe focus Leads to technology-oriented strategies Source: U.S. Inventory of GHG Emissions and Sinks : 1990-2006 (US EPA, 2008)

Systems Based View: U.S. GHG Emissions (2006) Same GHG emissions, a new lens. Leads to prevention –oriented strategies Source: Draft values from Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Materials and Land Management Practices. U.S. EPA. (forthcoming).

Opportunity Knocks: In 2006, the U.S. recycled over 80 million tons of municipal solid waste (32.5% recycling rate) Equivalent to conserving 182 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MMCO2E). Recycling achieves short term, high impact, lower cost GHG reductions Increase to 50% recycling nationally 70-80 MMTCO2E per year potential GHG reductions Increase to 100% recycling nationally up to 300 MMTCO2E per year potential GHG reductions

Grabbing “the low hanging fruit”

Advancing Waste Climate Connection West Coast Climate Forum Region 9/10 Partnership Connecting Waste/Materials Management to Climate Change 8 States Engaging West Coast Leading Cities Focus on Tools, Policy and Innovation 9 9

6 Principles for TSCA Legislative Reform Chemicals - reviewed against safety standards based on sound science and reflect risk-based criteria protective of human health and the environment. Manufacturers provide necessary information to conclude that new and existing chemicals are safe Risk management decisions should take into account sensitive subpopulations, cost, availability of substitutes and other relevant considerations EPA should have clear authority to act - should assess and act on priority chemicals, both existing and new, in a timely manner Green Chemistry – encouraged, transparency and public access to information strengthened EPA should be given a sustained source of funding for implementation

Enhanced Chemical Management Program New Regulatory Risk Management Actions Lead Mercury Formaldehyde PCBs Glymes Nano Materials – Carbon Nano tubes

Resources Essential TSCA Reform Principles http://www.epa.gov/oppt/existingchemicals/pubs/principles.html Enhanced Chemical Management Program http://www.epa.gov/oppt/existingchemicals/pubs/enhanchems.html National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP) http://www.epa.gov/waste/partnerships/npep/index.htm

Evolution of the R9 RCRA Program Emphasis on successful state implementation of waste program Expand EPA presence on tribal lands and underserved communities Moving beyond waste to achieve greater overall results Multiple years of substantial resource cuts

R9 EPA HW Enforcement Priorities EJ Community Initiatives Tribal Lands High Noncompliance –High Risk Sectors/Facilities National Enforcement Initiatives Mining/Mineral Processing Financial Assurance reviews Surface Impoundments Ensuring a Level Playing Field

Suisun Bay, CA Capacitors PCBs Door jams Electrical insulation 15

PCBs in Caulk Metropolitan Water District, CA 16 16

LUST Cleanup Challenge Continued challenge to close 14,000+ LUSTs American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Greening Cleanups Cleanup paradigm evolution: Protect HH&E Reuse contaminated land Minimize climate/energy footprint of remedy Better informed remedial decisions through Lifecycle Analysis of carbon, energy, and multi-media impacts

Manufacture and Processing LCA Greening Remedies Manufacture and Processing On-Site Activities Transportation 19

Greening Products Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool Green Standards for Electronics EPEAT for Consumers? Reductions Achieved 4.4 MMTCO2E 4,290 metric tons toxics 20

Green Buildings Greening Existing Buildings Healthy Schools GHG opportunities ARRA  Weatherizing homes Residential – Energy Star Homes Indoor Air Issues Healthy Schools Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS)- High Performance Building Products Database 21

Home Energy Retrofit Region 9 actions to support Home Energy Retrofits: Formed CA HERCC – CA Home Energy Retrofit Coordinating Committee Developing consistent standards and program elements for statewide utility-and local government-sponsored programs Contact: Leif Magnuson magnuson.leif@epa.gov For CA HERCC Recommendations, see: http://www.builditgreen.org/home-energy-retrofit-programs-local-government 22 22

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