Resource Conservation Challenge and National Waste Minimization Partnership Program

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Resource Conservation Challenge and National
Waste Minimization Partnership Program
Tad Radzinski, P. E. U.S. EPA - Region III
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Resource Conservation Challenge

• 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.
• Through this initiative, EPA challenges us to
• Cut the generation of 30 priority chemicals in
  hazardous waste in half by 2005.
• Increase the national recycling rate to 35
  percent by 2005.

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Everyone Has a Role in the Challenge

• Manufacturing and Other Commercial Companies
• Federal, State, and Local Government Agencies
• Non-Government Agencies
• Consumers Engaging Youth and Educating People

• We must all
• Adopt a resource conservation ethic
• Operate more efficiently
• Purchase more wisely and
• Make and use products that are easy to recycle
  and
  composed of recycled
  materials

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National Waste Minimization Partnership Program

• Key component of The Resource Conservation
  Challenge
• 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
• Recognitions and Awards
• Membership plaque use of logo
• Recognition for past accomplishments
• Annual and final accomplishment awards
• Publication of success story
• Press events (if desired)

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• Region III Waste Minimization Team Support
  Services

• Waste Minimization Site Visits - Key component
  of NWMPP implementation
• Site Visit Report
• Source Reduction Strategy Development
• Technical Information / Resources
• Education / workshops
• Recognition

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US Steel Mon Valley WorksIrvin Plant, West
Mifflin, PA (www.ussteel.com/corp/facilities/mon/i
rvin1.htm)

• Finishing Operation
• Terne Coating Line
• Metal destined for use as gas tanks in the
  automobile industry
• Metal hot dipped coated with molten lead for
  corrosion resistance properties

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US Steel Mon Valley WorksTerne Coating Line

• Process generates 356 drums/year of
  lead-containing
  dross.
• Based on TRI 2000 4775 lbs. of lead (based on
  1 Pb content)

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US Steel Mon Valley WorksWaste Minimization
Opportunities

• Objective minimize and/or recycle dross
• Recommended
• re-run dross sample analyses
• modify dross collecting and flux procedure

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US Steel Mon Valley WorksWaste Minimization
Opportunities

• Status
• Pb content closer to 10, but dross also
  contains significant amounts of Zn (potential
  barrier to recycling the dross)
• USS implemented changes to reduce and control
  flux in the process and modification to dross
  skimming procedure to reduce Pb content.Reduced
  dross by 102,317 pounds/year (40 reduction)
• Waste Minimization Team has identified potential
  dross recyclers

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Region III NWMPP Facilities

• Pennsylvania
• American Video Glass (Charter Member)
• U.S. Steel
• Tobyhanna Army Depot
• General Electric
• Delaware
• DuPont Edge Moor

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http//www.epa.gov/wastemin
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Waste Minimization/Energy Efficiency Workshop

• June 3-5, 2003

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• Outline

• The Basics - Waste Minimization Overview
• Region III Waste Minimization Assessment
  Techniques
• Baldwin Hardware Overview
• Baldwin Hardware Opportunities

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Region III NWMPP Facilities

• West Virginia
• Roll Coater
• Crown Cork and Seal
• Weirton Steel
• Koppers
• Delaware
• Oxychem
• Johnson Controls
• Dupont Edgemoor
• DC
• Bureau of Printing and Engraving

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Region III NWMPP Facilities

• Maryland
• General Motors
• Signode Eastern
• Beretta USA
• Sherwin Williams
• Bethlehem Steel
• Virginia
• Aetna Insulated Wire
• Griffin Pipe Products
• Siemens Automotive
• Howmet
• Greystone

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Aventis Pasteur Inc., Swiftwater,
PA(www.us.aventispasteur.com/COMPANY/Main.htm)

• Parent company Aventis (Lyon, France)
• Researcher, manufacturer and supplier of
  vaccines for human use.
• In US, provider of vaccines for
• yellow fever
• tetanus
• bacterial meningitis
• influenza
• In process of doubling capacity

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Aventis Pasteur Inc., Swiftwater, PA

• Mercury and its compounds
• On-going P2/WM programs by Aventis Pasteur
• site-wide gray water recycling
• Hg and phosphate waste reduction through source
  ID, recycling and employee education
• Comprehensive study of Swiftwater Creek for
  environmental impact.

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Aventis Pasteur Inc., Waste Minimization
Opportunities

• reduction/ elimination of mercury releases
• water conservation and wastewater treatment
• egg waste management
• reduce product reject
• reduce energy cost
• develop comprehensive waste min program

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Target Chemical Reduction

• Region III is the Lead for this Cluster
  Subgroup
• Goal is to Reduce target chemicals in all
  stages in the life cycle, including products,
  waste,(municipal, industrial, and hazardous) and
  emissions.
• NWMPP is a key component of this subgroup
• Office of Pollution Prevention is an
• integral partner