Awards and Recognition News Release (HQ): EPA Recognizes Partners for Major Waste and Chemical Reductions
*CONTACT: *Latisha Petteway petteway.latisha@epa.gov 202-564-3191 202-564-4355 *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *March 23, 2010 *EPA Recognizes Partners for Major Waste and Chemical Reductions * *WASHINGTON* - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is recognizing 71 universities, government agencies, and private companies for their environmental commitments to reduce waste under the agency's WasteWise and National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP) partnership programs. The partners are being honored for environmental achievements to prevent and recycle waste, and for specific programs that go beyond current federal standards to reduce greenhouse gases and remove harmful chemicals. "WasteWise and NPEP members continue to develop economically sustainable ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle waste," said Matt Hale, director of EPA's Office of Resource, Conservation and Recovery. "Last year's partners reported that 11 million tons of materials that would otherwise be waste were eliminated from the waste stream or were recycled. This provides tremendous benefits to the environment."*" "*WasteWise inducted two of its members, Kitsap County, Wash. and NEC Electronics America, Inc., Roseville, Calif. into the WasteWise Hall of Fame for their sustained program performance over the years. Since its inception in 1994, WasteWise partners have helped prevent and recycle more than 160 million tons of non-hazardous waste. Since 2004, NPEP partners have reduced 18 million pounds of priority chemicals, including lead and mercury. WasteWise and NPEP are both voluntary programs with a combined total of more than 3,000 members from private and public organizations nationwide. Information on WasteWise and NPEP 20-09 award winners: http://epa.gov/epawaste/partnerships/wastewise/conf.htm R085 Note: If a link above doesn't work, please copy and paste the URL into a browser. View all news releases related to awards and recognition [ http://service.govdelivery.com/service/edition.html?code=USAEPA_42&format=Web&email_type=bulletin ] ________________________________________________________________________ Please join the conversation on our new open government Web site [ http://www.epa.gov/open/index.html?gd ]. EPA Seal You can view or update your subscriptions or e-mail address at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page [ https://service.govdelivery.com/service/user.html?code=USAEPA ]. All you will need is your e-mail address. If you have any questions or problems e-mail support@govdelivery.com for assistance. This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [ http://www.epa.gov/ ]. Visit Us on Facebook [ http://facebook.com/epa ] Visit Us on Twitter [ http://twitter.com/epagov ] Visit Us on YouTube [ http://youtube.com/usepagov ] Visit Us on flickr [ http://flickr.com/usepagov ] Sent by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency . 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW . Washington DC 20460 . 202-564-4355