Innovative Projects and Partnerships PPRC Chris Wiley and Cathy Buller

PPRC Projects and Partnerships National P2 Results Measurement National P2 Results Measurement Solar Mortgage Solar Mortgage STAR Training STAR Training P2Rx Products P2Rx Products Health Care Facility Outreach Health Care Facility Outreach

National P2 Results Measurement PPRC leading a national project to aggregate P2 results - $500K in funding PPRC leading a national project to aggregate P2 results - $500K in funding P2Rx Centers maintain regional modules (PPRC is Region 10 Center) P2Rx Centers maintain regional modules (PPRC is Region 10 Center) Programs get their own custom reports and rest of results are aggregated at regional and national level Programs get their own custom reports and rest of results are aggregated at regional and national level

Solar Mortgage Identifying information gaps and barriers to implementation Identifying information gaps and barriers to implementation Working with lenders, brokers and realtors Working with lenders, brokers and realtors Identifying service providers to meet expectations Identifying service providers to meet expectations Developing cost benefit analysis Developing cost benefit analysis

STAR Training Spray paint efficiency training (from IWRC) Spray paint efficiency training (from IWRC) Building capacity at community colleges and Voc-Tech school Building capacity at community colleges and Voc-Tech school PPRC has certified trainer and equipment – can travel to other states PPRC has certified trainer and equipment – can travel to other states

Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange

P2Rx Products Topic Hubs™ Topic Hubs™ P2 Programs Directory P2 Programs Directory Rapid Response Service Rapid Response Service National P2 News Service National P2 News Service P2 Tech Listserve P2 Tech Listserve National Library National Library

Topic Hubs™ Topic Hubs™ Web-based guides to peer- reviewed pollution prevention information and expertise on a particular subject Web-based guides to peer- reviewed pollution prevention information and expertise on a particular subject Addresses the stages of change – awareness to implementation Addresses the stages of change – awareness to implementation 51 Topics/Sectors 51 Topics/Sectors Indexed search functions Indexed search functions

Search box for quick answers Subsections provide more detail “core” documents are “Essential Links”

Click on a state View P2 assistance programs Click on a program for more info, link to the program All data is maintained by regional centers

Rapid Response Service Questions answered by a network of professionals across the U.S. Questions answered by a network of professionals across the U.S. PPRC provides up to 3 hours of research on each question PPRC provides up to 3 hours of research on each question Not always the final answer, but a guide to other useful resources Not always the final answer, but a guide to other useful resources

P2 News Publishing in RSS All centers contribute National P2 news box is available Encouraging EPA to use RSS

WRRC’s on-line library, the “P2 Infohouse” contains thousands of on-line documents

PH:ARM Pharmaceuticals from Households: A Return Mechanism  Take-back program for unused household pharmaceuticals  Pilot project begins June 2006  Collection points at ~70 locations in WA state:  Bartells drug stores  Group Health Cooperative hospitals/clinics  Nursing homes  Partnership between  WA Dept. of Ecology; King and Snohomish Counties  WA State Board of Pharmacy  NW Product Stewardship Council, PPRC, and WA Citizens for Resource Conservation

Washington Dept. of Ecology Health Care P2 work  MOU with WA State Hospital Association  Survey 98 hospitals on current waste reduction efforts and priority interests  Co-sponsoring Health Care P2 seminar w/ PPRC in Eastern WA  Similar seminar in Western WA  Follow-up workshops statewide in  Funding PPRC to produce practical tools  Health Care P2 BMP manual published in 2006

Puget Sound Medical Industry Waste Prevention Roundtable (MIRT)  Long history of sharing practical how-to info with peers in health care and biotech  Facilitated by PPRC  Steering Committee (gov’t, business, non-profits) meeting to define best use of limited resources  Seeking to spread/share info to other locations, esp. H2E Partners around WA

King County, WA Local Haz. Waste Management Program  Visiting 2000 “smaller” med facilities in next 3 yrs  Doctor’s offices, clinics, specialists. NO mental health facilities, labs, chiropractors, veterinarians, therapists.  6 auditors will visit with pamphlets, brochures  Focus on mercury reduction and pharm. waste mgmt