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NPEP Benefits
Benefits of Joining NPEP | NPEP Recognition and Awards | Benefits of Waste Minimization
Watch the NPEP Video to learn how some of our partners have benefitted by joining NPEP.
- Public recognition for achieving voluntary reductions in Priority Chemicals.
- Information about your organization and your goals posted on our Partners Page.
- Your environmental achievements and Success
Stories posted on the NPEP website.
- Use of EPA's NPEP logo to identify your organization as a partner (please note that EPA cannot endorse the purchase of a particular company's products or services).
- The opportunity to display your NPEP membership plaques and achievement awards to customers, suppliers, employees, and stockholders.
- At your request, EPA will notify your local media of your program accomplishments.
- The NPEP Bulletin will be delivered to you quarterly and you will be invited to submit articles, news, and comments on the Bulletin.
- Technical Assistance from our State and Regional NPEP staff.
- The opportunity to network with other NPEP partners and members of the waste min community.
Partners may receive any or all of the following awards or recognition.
- A Membership Plaque awarded to all organizations that join NPEP. At your request, EPA will send notification of your membership to your local newspaper or other media source.
- Achievement Award. When you achieve any of the goals identified in your enrollment application, you are eligible for an Achievement Award. To receive this award, simply provide NPEP with a Success Story following the outline provided. Once your story has been reviewed and approved, you will be presented with the Achievement Award.
- Your goals and information about your organization will be posted on this website.
- Information about your organization and your goals posted on our Partners Page.
View photos from the 2008 NPEP Awards Ceremony.
Waste minimization is EPA's preferred approach to protecting the environment. Not only does waste minimization protect the environment, it also makes good economic and business sense. For example, minimizing waste almost always saves money. And, reducing waste generation has helped some companies change their RCRA regulatory status from large quantity generator (1000 or more kilograms of hazardous waste generated per month) to small quantity generator (between 100 and 1000 kg of hazardous waste generated per month), or to conditionally exempt small quantity generator (up to 100 kg of hazardous waste generated per month). Some have managed to eliminate the generation of hazardous waste and avoid RCRA regulatory requirements altogether.
Source reduction and/or environmentally sound recycling, reuse, and reclamation practices have helped many organizations reduce:
- the quantity and toxicity of hazardous and solid waste generation;
- raw material and product losses;
- raw material purchase costs;
- waste management recordkeeping and paperwork burden;
- waste management costs;
- workplace accidents and worker exposure;
- compliance violations; and
- environmental liability.
- production efficiency;
- profits;
- good neighbor image;
- product quality; and
- environmental performance.