# Presentation: 382258

##  Implementing EO 13423Opportunities to Reduce Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals

- National Partnership for Environmental PrioritiesNPEP

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## EO 13423—Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals

- _Sec. 2 (e) of EO 13423_
- “ensure that the agency (i) reduces the quantity of toxic and hazardous chemicals and materials acquired, used, or disposed of by the agency...”
- _Sec. VIII (a) Implementation Instructions_
- “No later than January 24, 2008, each agency...shall develop written goals and support actions to identify and reduce the release and use of toxic and hazardous chemicals and materials...”
- “Existing environmental hazard lists such as priority chemicals identified by EPA’s Resource Conservation Challenge...”

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## Resource Conservation Challenge (RCC)

- The Resource Conservation Challenge is a major national effort to find flexible, yet more protective ways to conserve our valuable natural resources through waste reduction and energy recovery
-  Everyone Has a Role in this Challenge
- Manufacturing and Other Commercial Companies
- Federal, State, and Local Government Agencies
- Non-Government Agencies
- Consumers – Engaging Youth and Educating    People

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**Notes:**
  A Challenge to all Americans (business and consumers) to make smarter purchasing and disposal decisions.
 Part of this “campaign against waste” raises the issue of product stewardship and life cycle supply chain. 

## Resource Conservation Challenge: Four Priority Areas

_**Priority Chemicals**_
- _MSW Focus Areas:_
- Paper
- Organic Materials (Green yard waste & food)
- Packaging & Containers
- _Green Initiatives_
- Electronics
- _Beneficial Use of Industrial Materials_
- Coal Combustion Products (CCP)
- Foundry Sands
- Construction and Demolition Debris

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**Notes:**
MSW:3 major areas, which comprise the majority groupings
A significant amount of paper, beverage containers, and packaging are still finding their way to landfills. 
Areas represent the greatest opportunity for improvement, largely because of the volume produced, combined with mechanisms in place to recycle/reduce.
Green Initiative (Partnership with Industry)
 Outreach to businesses, organizations, and federal facilities via voluntary programs
NPEP, Energy Star, Green Buildings, etc.
C2P: Reduce or eliminate legal, institutional, economic, market, informational, and other barriers

## Why Focus on Priority Chemicals?

- Once released, they can cause long-term toxic effects to human health and the environment
- they have been identified as persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic
- Eliminating the release of these chemicals reduces environmental risks
- Many are present in hazardous waste in large volumes

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## 31 Priority Chemicals 

| Chemical | CASRN | Chemical | CASRN |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene  | 120-82-1  | Hexachloroethane  | 67-72-1  |
| 1,2,4,5-Tetrachlorobenzene  | 95-94-3  | Methoxychlor  | 72-43-5  |
| 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol  | 95-95-4  | Naphthalene  | 91-20-3  |
| 4-Bromophenyl phenyl ether  | 101-55-3  | PAH Group  | defined in TRI |
| Acenaphthene  | 83-32-9  | Pendimethalin  | 40487-42-1  |
| Acenaphthylene  | 208-96-8  | Pentachlorobenzene  | 608-93-5  |
| Anthracene  | 120-12-7  | Pentachloronitrobenzene  | 82-68-8  |
| Benzo(g,h,i)perylene  | 191-24-2  | Pentachlorophenol  | 87-86-5  |
| Dibenzofuran  | 132-64-9 | Phenanthrene  | 85-01-8 
 |
| Dioxins/Furans  | 1746-01-6  | Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)  | 1336-36-3  |
| Endosulfan, alpha/Endosulfan, beta | 959-98-833213-65-9  | Pyrene  | 129-00-0  |
| Fluorene  | 86-73-7  | Trifluralin  | 1582-09-8  |
| Heptachlor/Heptachlor epoxide  | 76-44-81024-57-3  | Cadmium  | 7440-43-9  |
| Hexachlorobenzene  | 118-74-1  | Lead  | 7439-92-1  |
| Hexachlorobutadiene  | 87-68-3  | Mercury  | 7439-97-6  |
| Hexachlorocyclohexane, gamma-  | 58-89-9  |  |  |

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**Waste**** ****Management Hierarchy**

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## Benefits of Waste Min:WASTE = LO$T PROFITS

- Waste Minimization provides many benefits to the waste generator including:
- Reduced disposal and management costs
- Improved worker health and safety
- Reduced impacts of regulatory requirements
- Minimizes potential environmental liability
- Demonstrates environmental leadership
- Improves public image

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## National Partnership For Environmental Priorities (NPEP)

- Key component of the Resource Conservation Challenge
- NPEP is a voluntary partnership program that encourages organizations to reduce the use and generation of any of 31 Priority Chemicals (PCs)
- How to participate:
- Identify one or more chemicals for reduction.
- Develop a source reduction/recycling goal and project time line for each chemical selected
- Sign Up

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## National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP)

- Recognitions and Awards
- Enrollment plaque
-  Achievement awards
- Use of NPEP logo
- Publication of success story
- Press events (if desired)
- NPEP Team Support Services
- Waste minimization site visits
- Source reduction strategy development
- Technical information/resources
- Education/workshops

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## NPEP Successes 

- Total Priority Chemicals = over 8 million pounds*
- Total All Chemicals = over 18 million pounds*
- Total Members = 134+
- 2006 Successes:
- 21 partners
- 1.1 million pounds of PCs
- over 1 million pounds of lead
- 26,750 pounds of mercury
- 4,335 pounds of PCBs
- 144 pounds of dioxins
- 					   *(both committed and achieved to date)

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## Federal Facility Partners

- Air National Guard: Rosencrans Airport
- Argonne National Laboratory
- Brookhaven Science Associates
- Department of Air Force: Sheppard Air Force Base
- Department of Air Force: Tinker Air Force Base
- Department of Army: DPW Environmental Division
- Department of Army: Tobyhanna Army Depot
- Department of Navy: US Navy Dental Treatment Facilities
- National Institutes of Health: Bethesda Campus
- U.S. Coast Guard Sector New York
- U.S. Postal Service: Northeast Area

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## Opportunities to Reduce Priority Chemicals

- There are many ways to reduce hazardous wastes in
- your facility. Here are some ideas to get you started!
- Switch to higher efficiency, low mercury bulbs and recycle your spent fluorescent lamps.
- Recycle your lead tire weights, and replace them with steel alternatives.
- Only use pesticides as needed and switch to safer alternatives.
- Many meters, pumps, and gauges have mercury-containing switches. Retire them early and replace them with the mercury-free alternatives.

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## Other Opportunities: Mercury Challenge

- Join NPEP
- Take the Mercury Challenge Pledge
- 	Identify mercury in your facilities and in the products we make
- Replace mercury-containing equipment with non-mercury alternatives
- Dispose of mercury-containing equipment safely
- Establish mercury-free purchasing policies
- Inform and educate staff, suppliers, and clients about mercury issues and non-mercury alternatives
- Implement a Mercury Reduction Plan
- Inventory the sources of mercury in your facility
- Collect mercury for recycling
- Establish mercury-free purchasing policies
- Educate your staff about mercury

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## Other Opportunities: Performance Track 

- National Challenge Commitment for Priority Chemicals
- Source reduction of PCs count as two of the four commitments necessary to join the National Environmental Performance Track
- How to participate:
- a 10% decrease (before normalizing) in the use of at least one of the eligible Priority Chemicals
- Commitments are to be made in the “material use” category and the “hazardous materials used” indicator from Performance Track’s Environmental Performance Table

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## Thank You

- For more information please visit:
- http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/minimize/partnership.htm

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