Pollution Prevention Internship Program
Please Note: We are changing the application deadlines to the
program for the summer of 2009 which includes:
- Student applications will be accepted until October
24th. Interviews will be conducted on campus prior to the end of Fall Semester
(2008). Interview dates and times will be posted by mid-September.
- Company applications
will be accepted year-round. This year, we would like to have all applications
including the project description in by December 1st.
P2 Internship Program
For Students
For Companies
Intern Results
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Each year, Illinois EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention recruits upper-level
university students to work on pollution prevention (P2) projects during the
summer. While students have been placed primarily at manufacturing facilities,
they have also worked at small business development centers, trade associations,
local government facilities, environmental groups and military installations.
The purpose of the program is to help facilities identify, research and pilot
P2 technologies and practices.
Each student selected for the program is required to attend an initial P2 training
program in Springfield. The student will spend the remainder of the 12-week
summer session working as a temporary full-time employee at the sponsoring facility.
Students typically have backgrounds in engineering, environmental management,
chemistry, or occupational health and safety.
The program has helped Illinois businesses save millions of dollars and reduce
environmental releases by over 200,000 pounds.
- For more information on the Pollution Prevention Internship Program contact:
Richard Reese
Illinois EPA - Office of Pollution Prevention
(217) 557-8671
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