November 2007 P2 Conference Call

15 November 2007

1\. Update on Electronic Stewardship -- Jeff Eagan, 202 586 4598,
[**Jeff.Eagan@hq.doe.gov**](mailto:Jeff.Eagan@hq.doe.gov)

Please keep in mind, with the end of year reporting deadlines looming,
that HS-20 staff is available to assist you with any questions,
particularly related to award nominations. Today also is *America
Recycles Day*.

Electronics Reuse and Recycling Campaign (ERRC) kicks-off today and will
run a full twelve months as opposed to four months in past years. During
the last campaign, 16 DOE facilities recycled 625,000 pounds of
electronics equipment which resulted in DOE winning the National Agency
Award and two facilities received awards as well. The website for the
ERRC is
[**www.federalelectronicschallenge.net/errc**](http://www.federalelectronicschallenge.net/errc).

2\. Pollution Prevention Reporting -- Josh Silverman, 202 586 6535
[**josh.silverman@hq.doe.gov**](mailto:josh.silverman@hq.doe.gov)

The Pollution Prevention Tracking and Reporting System (PPTRS) is
temporarily unavailable due to maintenance. The system should be
available in the next two weeks. The reporting deadline has been
extended from December 1^st^ to December 31^st^

3\. EMS Reporting -- Steve Woodbury, 202 586 4371
[**steve.woodbury@hq.doe.gov**](mailto:steve.woodbury@hq.doe.gov)

The FedCenter Reporting website opened in October with the reporting
deadline set as December 1^st^. Please login into the system, if you
have not already done so, to make sure that you are able to enter data
and do not have any questions.

4\. Update on DOE Order 450.1A -- Jane Powers, 202 586 7301,
<jane.powers@hq.doe.gov>

Thank you for the pre-REVCOM participation. A summary of comments and
responses has been distributed within the last week for review. If for
some reason, previously submitted comments were not include in this
comment and response document, please let us know and those comments
will be added.

The REVCOM process for DOE Order 450.1A will be a 90 day process, with a
30-day review period. Due to EE's accelerated schedule, HS-21 was not
able to coordinate the REVCOM process for DOE Order 430.2b with 450.1A.

5\. Waste Minimization Using Green Chemistry -- Steve Lockwood, 505 845
7007, [**sjlockw@sandia.gov**](mailto:sjlockw@sandia.gov)

Sandia National Laboratories' Ceramic and Glass Department, at a
client's request, generated hydrogen using cobalt ferrite. Based on the
original process, the waste cost would have dwarfed the initial project
costs. The generation of hydrogen was initially completed on a small
batch scale to be ramped up upon successful demonstration of the
project. In total, nine batches were completed to provide a final
product.

The initial batch generated 16 liters of wastewater per 20 grams of
product. In order to generate 1 kilogram, over 800 liters of wastewater
would be generated. The overall process was modified to eliminate the
generation of wastewater.

By adopting green chemistry principles from the start of the project,
the following benefits were achieved:

-   97.4% reduction in process volume

-   For 5 kg material, hazardous waste volume reduced by \~ 4200 L (1100
    gal)

-   At \$28/kg waste disposal cost, this represents a savings of over
    \$100,000

Note: Slides were distributed prior to the conference call via e-mail.

6\. Green Bullet Use at Firing Range -- Steve Rivera, 505 667 6427,
<slrivera@lanl.gov>

Los Alamos National Laboratory currently uses green bullets, where
possible, at its firing ranges. The green bullets used are a copper
compound and do not use tungsten. Green bullets are typically used for
practice and training.

LANL is not currently 100% lead free at the range for three reasons: 1)
lead free rifle ammunition is not accurate at long distances; 2) the
security force has to qualify with duty ammunition, and belted
ammunition generates heat and can damage the weapon;

3\) green bullets are also expensive and have limited manufacturers
available.

LANL has not seen any significant environmental or health impacts
associated with the use of lead bullets. A nearby waterway has been
monitored for lead, with none presently detected. The bullets are solely
in the berm, which is not touched.

7\. OFEE 2008 Environmental Symposia -- Beverly Whitehead, 202 586 6073,
<Beverly.Whitehead@hq.doe.gov>

The Office of the Federal Environmental Executive (OFEE) determined that
there is sufficient interest to conduct "East" and "West" 2008
Environmental Symposia. The East event will take place 2-4 June at the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland; the West
event is scheduled for 17-19 June in West Yellowstone, Montana. At this
point, the program tracks will be the same at both locations but
consideration is being given to adding tracks in water conservation and
agriculture to the West event. The DOE P2 Workshop will be held in
conjunction with the East event and may also be offered at the West
event. In January 2008, there will be a call for papers for both
symposia.

At the request of OFEE, I (Beverly Whitehead) will serve as the liaison
for the OFEE 2008 East and West Environmental Symposia for DOE
headquarters and the DOE sites. I will be working closely with OFEE to
help disseminate information out to the DOE complex regarding the
symposia. Therefore, if you have questions or concerns regarding the
symposia, please give me a call.

8\. Update on Environmentally Preferable Purchasing -- Donald Lentzen,
202 586 7428,
[**donald.lentzen@hq.doe.gov**](mailto:donald.lentzen@hq.doe.gov)

The U.S. Department of Energy purchases products with the most
environmental attributes possible, especially those attributes
designated by Congress for purchase. DOE conducts quarterly EPP
conference calls to assist the sites in purchasing environmentally
preferable products. Minutes of these calls are available at
[**http://www.hss.doe.gov/pp/epp/teleconferences_tools.html**](http://www.hss.doe.gov/pp/epp/teleconferences_tools.html).
The homepage of the EPP website can be found at
[**http://www.hss.doe.gov/pp/epp/**](http://www.hss.doe.gov/pp/epp/).

The next EPP conference call is scheduled for 24 January 2008. Please
contact Don Lentzen to be added to the EPP e:mail list to receive the
agenda for that call.

Note: The next P2 conference call is scheduled for 20 December 2007.
Please give me a call with any issues or areas you'd like to see raised
during the P2 calls.