The Ohio EPA Office of Pollution Prevention is responsible for coordinating pollution prevention activities for all divisions at Ohio EPA. The office is comprised of the Technical Assistance Unit and the Program Management and Evaluation Unit. Both units are responsible for developing criteria for measuring pollution prevention progress, supporting activities relating to the preparation and passage of pollution prevention legislation in Ohio, and supporting the development of a pollution prevention strategy for Ohio. OPP has a total of 10 permanent staff positions. Additional part time staff form a Pollution Prevention Intern Program.
The goal of OPP is to develop and implement pollution prevention initiatives that effectively reduce pollutants and conserve natural resources in Ohio by emphasizing source reduction and environmentally sound recycling. OPP seeks to accomplish this goal through five objectives:
The OPP provides on-site or over the phone technical assistance; provides literature search information; prepares program and industry specific fact sheets; and makes public presentations regarding pollution prevention. OPP maintains a library containing more than 1400 pollution prevention documents such as case studies, fact sheets, manuals, guides, videotapes and more. OPP has access to several databases and information from other agencies. In addition, interested parties can request copies of approximately 75 publications via an information request form.
For more information contact:
Office of Pollution Prevention
Ohio EPA
1800 WaterMark Drive
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, OH 43216-1049
Phone: 614/644-3469
The Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 1990 require each state to develop a Small Business Stationary Source Technical and Environmental Compliance Assistance Program to help small businesses comply with the Act. This program will consist of two elements, a Small Business Assistance Program (SBAP) and a Small Business Ombudsman. Ohio EPA's Division of Air Pollution Control will administer the SBAP which will provide information to small businesses on compliance, pollution prevention, accidental release prevention and detection, alternative technologies, and other areas. The Ombudsman will represent small businesses with air pollution control concerns before appropriate government offices and aid in the dissemination of information, operate a toll-free hotline, and refer small businesses to specialists, as well as other functions. The Ohio Air Quality Development Authority is proposed as the state's Small Business Ombudsman for CAAA related activities
For more information contact:
Small Business Assistance Program
Division of Air Pollution Control
Ohio EPA
1600 WaterMark Drive
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614/644-2270
Ohio's Edison Technology Centers are independent not-for-profit organizations funded in part by the Ohio Department of Development and in part by industry. By offering pollution prevention technical assistance to waste generators, these Centers can offer a wealth of good information geared toward cost-effective benefits to businesses which help improve manufacturing bottom lines and protect the environment.
Cleveland Advanced Manufacturing Program (CAMP)
CAMP, northeastern Ohio's Edison Technology Center, plays an active role in helping manufacturers adopt new technologies, integrate new management techniques, and streamline operations to increase productivity. A new goal is to encourage businesses to think in terms of pollution prevention and total quality management. CAMP now offers several environmental services, including pollution prevention assistance. CAMP provides waste reduction assessments and counselling. Technology application engineers develop options, estimate cost savings and project the impact of suggested changes.
For more information contact:
Cleveland Advanced Manufacturing Program
4600 Prospect Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44103
Phone: 216/432-5300
Outside Cleveland: 800/927-0436
Fax: 216/362-2900
Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Sciences (IAMS)
IAMS' Center for Applied Environmental Technologies (CAET) offers technical assistance in pollution prevention (Ohio Pollution Prevention Technical Assistance, OPPTA), assists companies in applying "clean" technologies, and serves as a an information clearinghouse for pollution prevention methods and technologies. CAET offers industry on-site pollution prevention assessments to quantify wastes, suggest process changes, and identify potential savings. Following an assessment, CAET is available to work with companies to develop and initiate pollution prevention programs. Literature searches and telephone assistance are available as well as training programs and networking opportunities. CAET is also working to help industry reduce solid waste and to develop markets for recycled products.
For more information contact:
Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Sciences, Inc.
1111 Edison Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45216-2265
In Cincinnati call: 513/948-2000
Outside of Cincinnati: 800/345-4482
Fax: 513/948-2109
ODNR's Division of Litter Prevention and Recycling is very active in public awareness activities concerning recycling through the "Keep Ohio Beautiful" program and through several grant programs to enhance recycling activities in the State. ODNR works with the Association of Ohio Recyclers and the National Recycling Coalition to promote recycling on both state and national levels.
For more information contact:
Division of Litter Prevention and Recycling
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Fountain Square
Columbus, OH 43224-1387
614/265-6333
OAQDA was created in 1970 by the Ohio General Assembly to work in partnership with Ohio's businesses and citizens to promote clean air and economic prosperity. OAQDA helps businesses - large and small - obtain competitive, low cost financing to purchase and install air pollution control equipment to meet clean air standards. OAQDA's responsibilities include:
For more information contact:
OAQDA
50 West Broad Street, Suite 1901
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614/224-3383
OWDA was created by the Ohio General Assembly in 1968 to provide financing to Ohio communities for the planning and construction of drinking water, waste water, and solid waste facilities. OWDA also issues private activity bonds for solid waste facilities, facilities which furnish potable water, and facilities for the disposal of hazardous waste. Additionally, OWDA administers a Research and Development Grant Program which provides grants to communities seeking innovate solutions to environmental problems dealing with solid waste, water, waste water, and energy resource development.
For more information contact:
OWDA
50 W. Broad Street, Suite 1425
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: 614/466-5822
The 33/50 Program was initiated in January of 1991 by U.S. EPA to reduce national pollution releases and off-site transfers of 17 toxic chemicals reported under the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). Reduction goals are 33 percent by the end of 1992 and 50 percent by the end of 1995. Companies are encouraged to examine their industrial processes and establish cost effective pollution prevention practices for these chemicals. Participation in the 33/50 Program is completely voluntary. The TRI will be used to track these reductions using 1988 data as a baseline.
The 17 chemical groups are:
For more information contact:
The TSCA Hotline: 202/554-1404. All information received by EPA through the 33/50 program is available to the public through the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) Reporting Center
P.O. Box 23779
Washington, D.C. 20026-3779
Phone: 202/488/1501.
Green Lights is a voluntary, non-regulatory program that encourages the widespread use of energy-efficient lighting and the reduction of pollution generated by energy consumption. Green Lights participants agree to survey their facilities and over five years upgrade 90 percent of their square footage. The upgrade must be profitable and the lighting quality must be maintained or enhanced. As of July 1993, over 1000 organizations have joined the program. In addition to saving energy, participants receive positive public recognition.
On July 8, 1993, the State of Ohio officially became a Green Lights Partner. Ohio is the first state in U.S. EPA's Region V to join the program. The Ohio Department of Administrative Services is coordinating all state related projects. Ohio is also promoting Green Lights to other businesses in Ohio through the Ohio EPA, Office of Pollution Prevention.
For more information contact:
Green Lights Program
U.S. EPA
401 M Street, SW
(6202J)
Washington, DC 20460
or call the Green Lights Hotline:
Phone: 202/775-6650
Fax: 202/775-6680
For State of Ohio buildings contact:
Ohio Green Lights Office
Department of Administrative Services
35th Floor, State Office Tower
30 East Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43266
Phone: 614/644-5901
Ohio companies and local governments should contact Ohio EPA, Office of Pollution Prevention.
The PPIC is dedicated to reducing or eliminating industrial pollutants through technology transfer, education, and public awareness. It is a free, nonregulatory service of the U.S. EPA which is operated by the U.S. EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics and the Office of Research and Development. PPIC includes the following information exchange mechanisms to ensure efficient and comprehensive support:
PIES is the computerized information network of EPA's PPIC. PIES provides on-line interactive access through modem and PC to a wide range of pollution prevention information. It is open 24 hours a day and requires no user fees. PIES features literature search functions, a national calendar of conferences and workshops relating to pollution prevention, hundreds of case studies of pollution prevention, a message center for interaction and exchange with participants, and direct access to news and documents. The International Cleaner Production Information Clearinghouse (ICPIC) and OzonAction are also available by accessing PIES.
To access PIES, a personal computer, a modem, communications software, and a telephone line are necessary. PIES is accessible through a regular telephone call, and the SprintNet network.
For more information on PPIC contact:
Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse
U.S. EPA, PM 211-A
401 M Street, SW
Washington, D.C. 20460
Phone: 202/260-1023
Fax: 202/260-0178
For more information on PIES contact:
Pollution Prevention Information Exchange System c/o SAIC
7600-A Leesburg Pike
Room 369
Falls Church, VA 22043
Phone: 703/821-4800
Fax: 703/821-4775
A joint project of the U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE) and U.S. EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), the NICE3 grant program strives to improve energy efficiency, advance industrial competitiveness, and reduce environmental emissions of industry. Large-scale research and demonstration projects are targeted at industries with the highest energy consumption and greatest levels of toxics and chemicals released.
Eligible industries are in SIC codes 26 (paper), 28 (chemicals), 29 (petroleum and coal products), and 33 (primary metal industries). Projects are expected to use the one-time grant funds as seed money to overcome start-up risks. It is expected that industry will finance continuation of projects past the initial grant funding period. As part of the grant-funded phase, awardees will design, test, demonstrate, and assess the feasibility of new processes and/or equipment which can significantly reduce generation of high-risk pollution.
For more information contact:
David Bassett
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
U.S. EPA
401 M Street, SW (7409)
Washington, D.C. 20460
Phone: 202/260-2720
A waste exchange is a specialized service which provides a network for linking wastes (industrial and municipal) with those who may be able to use the wastes or recycle them. A waste exchange is a medium for finding uses for wastes which otherwise would be discarded. A waste exchange is like a specialized classified advertising system where a third party (the waste exchange) maintains confidentiality of the parties listing available waste or wanting to use recyclable material. Waste exchanges provide information on reuse and recycling opportunities which is not readily available otherwise and typically reach thousands of specialists in waste management with information.
National Materials Exchange Network
(800) 858-6625 modem access line
(509) 325-0551
Northeast Industrial Waste Exchange
90 Presidential Plaza, Suite 122
Syracuse, New York 13202
(315) 422-6572
Fax: (315) 422-9051
Canadian Waste Materials Exchange
ORTECH
Sheridan Park Research Community
2395 Speakman Drive
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5K 1B3
(416) 822-4111 Ext. 265
Fax: 416/823-1446
The Indiana Waste Exchange
c/o RTN
P.O. Box 454
Carmel, IN 46032
(317) 574-6505
Fax: (317) 844-8765
Industrial Material Exchange Service
P.O. Box 19276
2200 Churchill Road, #24
Springfield, Illinois 62794-0276
(217) 782-0450
Fax: (217) 782-9142
Kentucky Waste Options
Room 312, Ernst Hall
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY 40292
(502) 588-7260
RENEW, Office of Pollution Prevention
P.O. Box 13087
Austin, Texas 78711-3087
(512) 463-7773
Fax: (512) 463-8317
Southeast Waste Exchange
Urban Institute
Department of Civil Engineering
Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina 28223
(704) 547-2307
Gene Jones
Southern Waste Information Exchange
P.O. Box 960
Tallahassee, Florida 32302
(800) 441-SWIX
Fax: (904) 574-6704
Waste Net
401 Mazur St.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45219
(513) 421-9768
Waste Reduction Strategies
9060 Outville Road
Pataskala, Ohio 43062
(614) 927-2511
Fax: (614) 927-1147
Merit Environmental Management
781 Beta Drive, Suite G
Cleveland, Ohio 44143
(216) 461-7760
Fax: (216) 461-2873
Tencon/Wastelink
P.O. Box 12
Terrace Park, Ohio 45174-0012
(513) 248-0012