Innovative Innovative Projects and Projects and PartnershipsPartnershipsPPRCPPRCChris Wiley and Cathy BullerChris Wiley and Cathy Buller

cwiley@pprc.orgcwiley@pprc.org; ; cbuller@pprc.orgcbuller@pprc.org

206-352-2050206-352-2050

PPRC Projects and PPRC Projects and PartnershipsPartnerships

National P2 Results National P2 Results MeasurementMeasurement

Solar MortgageSolar Mortgage STAR TrainingSTAR Training P2Rx ProductsP2Rx Products Health Care Facility OutreachHealth Care Facility Outreach

National P2 Results National P2 Results MeasurementMeasurement

PPRC leading a national project to PPRC leading a national project to aggregate P2 results - $500K in aggregate P2 results - $500K in fundingfunding

P2Rx Centers maintain regional P2Rx Centers maintain regional modules (PPRC is Region 10 Center)modules (PPRC is Region 10 Center)

Programs get their own custom Programs get their own custom reports and rest of results are reports and rest of results are aggregated at regional and national aggregated at regional and national levellevel

Solar MortgageSolar Mortgage Identifying Identifying

information gaps and information gaps and barriers to barriers to implementationimplementation

Working with lenders, Working with lenders, brokers and realtorsbrokers and realtors

Identifying service Identifying service providers to meet providers to meet expectationsexpectations

Developing cost Developing cost benefit analysisbenefit analysis

STAR TrainingSTAR Training Spray paint Spray paint

efficiency training efficiency training (from IWRC)(from IWRC)

Building capacity at Building capacity at community colleges community colleges and Voc-Tech schooland Voc-Tech school

PPRC has certified PPRC has certified trainer and trainer and equipment – can equipment – can travel to other statestravel to other states

Pollution Prevention Pollution Prevention

Resource ExchangeResource Exchange

www.p2rx.orgwww.p2rx.org

P2Rx ProductsP2Rx Products

Topic Hubs™Topic Hubs™ P2 Programs DirectoryP2 Programs Directory Rapid Response ServiceRapid Response Service National P2 News ServiceNational P2 News Service P2 Tech ListserveP2 Tech Listserve National LibraryNational Library

Topic Hubs™Topic Hubs™

Web-based guides to peer-Web-based guides to peer-reviewed pollution prevention reviewed pollution prevention information and expertise on a information and expertise on a particular subject particular subject

Addresses the Addresses the stages of stages of change change – awareness to – awareness to implementationimplementation

51 Topics/Sectors 51 Topics/Sectors Indexed search functionsIndexed 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 ServiceRapid Response Service

Questions answered by a network of Questions answered by a network of professionals across the U.S.professionals across the U.S.

PPRC provides up to 3 hours of PPRC provides up to 3 hours of research on each questionresearch on each question

Not always the final answer, but a Not always the final answer, but a guide to other useful resourcesguide to other useful resources

P2 NewsP2 News

Publishing in Publishing in RSSRSS

All centers All centers contributecontribute

National P2 news National P2 news box is availablebox is available

Encouraging EPA Encouraging EPA to use RSSto use RSS

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

PH:ARMPH:ARMPharmaceuticals from Households: A Return Pharmaceuticals from Households: A Return

MechanismMechanism

Take-back program for unused Take-back program for unused household pharmaceuticalshousehold pharmaceuticals

Pilot project begins June 2006Pilot project begins June 2006 Collection points at ~70 locations Collection points at ~70 locations

in WA state: in WA state: Bartells drug storesBartells drug stores Group Health Cooperative Group Health Cooperative

hospitals/clinicshospitals/clinics Nursing homesNursing homes

Partnership betweenPartnership between WA Dept. of Ecology; King and WA Dept. of Ecology; King and

Snohomish CountiesSnohomish Counties WA State Board of PharmacyWA State Board of Pharmacy NW Product Stewardship Council, NW Product Stewardship Council,

PPRC, and WA Citizens for Resource PPRC, and WA Citizens for Resource ConservationConservation

Washington Dept. of Washington Dept. of Ecology Ecology

Health Care P2 workHealth Care P2 work MOU with WA State Hospital MOU with WA State Hospital

Association Association Survey 98 hospitals on current Survey 98 hospitals on current

waste reduction efforts and waste reduction efforts and priority interestspriority interests

Co-sponsoring Health Care P2 Co-sponsoring Health Care P2 seminar w/ PPRC in Eastern seminar w/ PPRC in Eastern WAWA

Similar seminar in Western WASimilar seminar in Western WA Follow-up workshops statewide Follow-up workshops statewide

in 2006-07in 2006-07Funding PPRC to produce practical toolsHealth Care P2 BMP manual published in 2006

Puget Sound Medical Industry Puget Sound Medical Industry Waste Prevention Roundtable Waste Prevention Roundtable

(MIRT)(MIRT) Long history of sharing practical how-to Long history of sharing practical how-to

info with peers in health care and info with peers in health care and biotechbiotech

Facilitated by PPRCFacilitated by PPRC Steering Committee (gov’t, business, Steering Committee (gov’t, business,

non-profits) meeting to define best use non-profits) meeting to define best use of limited resourcesof limited resources

Seeking to spread/share info to other Seeking to spread/share info to other locations, esp. H2E Partners around WAlocations, esp. H2E Partners around WA

King County, WA Local Haz. King County, WA Local Haz. Waste Management Waste Management

ProgramProgram Visiting 2000 “smaller” Visiting 2000 “smaller”

med facilities in next 3 yrsmed facilities in next 3 yrs Doctor’s offices, clinics, Doctor’s offices, clinics,

specialists. specialists. NONO mental mental health facilities, labs, health facilities, labs, chiropractors, chiropractors, veterinarians, therapists.veterinarians, therapists.

6 auditors will visit with 6 auditors will visit with pamphlets, brochurespamphlets, brochures

Focus on mercury Focus on mercury reduction and pharm. reduction and pharm. waste mgmtwaste mgmt