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Tools & Projects
Partnerships
National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP) - The encourages public and private organizations to form voluntary partnerships with EPA to reduce the use or release of any of 31 Priority Chemicals (PCs).
WasteWise - A program that helps organizations eliminate costly municipal solid waste, benefitting both the bottom line and the environment
The Waste Minimization program offers the following tools:
- Query Tool
- Chemical Management Services - A business model in which the service provider is paid based on the quality and quantity of services provided, not on the volume of chemicals sold. Chemical management services reduce chemical lifecycle costs, risks, and environmental impacts.
- Energy Recovery - Converting waste into useable fuel.
- Frequent Questions - About waste minimization.
- National Lead Free Wheel Weight Initiative (NLFWWI) - Reducing the amount of lead deposited on national roadways by providing safe alternatives for lead tire weights.
- Lean Manufacturing - A business model that focuses on eliminating waste while delivering quality products at the lowest cost to the manufacturer and consumer.
- Technical Assistance - Programs provide information, advice, and, in some cases, hands-on technical assistance to companies seeking cleaner, cheaper, and smarter environmental solutions.
Other EPA Programs
Design for the Environment - One of EPA's premier partnership programs. Design for the Environment works with individual industry sectors to promote integrating cleaner, cheaper, and smarter solutions into everyday business practices.
Environmental Management Systems make the environment an organizational priority and integrate environmental management throughout an organization while focusing on continual improvement.
Green Chemistry - EPA's Green Chemistry Program promotes innovative chemical technologies that reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances in the design, manufacture, and use of chemical products.
Performance Track - An EPA partnership program recognizing top environmental performance at facilities of all types, sizes, and complexity. Partners are providing leadership in many areas, including preventing pollution at its source.
Resource Management Systems -Resource management compensates waste contractors based on performance in achieving an organization's waste reduction goals rather than the volume of waste disposed.
