Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable

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Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention
Roundtable

• An Overview of Services and Resources
• http//www.glrppr.org

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• GLRPPR Information Sharing Goals
• Resource Coordination and information sharing
  exchange
• Network with peer organizations
• Conference organization
• Develop and maintain a roster of members
• Enhance and support regional technical resources

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• History of GLRPPR
• Clearinghouse of hazardous waste and waste
  minimization information housed at WMRC in the
  late 1980s
• Roundtable was started in 1990 based on the need
  for enhanced information sharing across the
  region
• GLRPPR Organizational Charter drafted in 1994
• WMRC became the Executive Director of GLRPPR in
  1996
• GLRPPR became a member of the Pollution
  Prevention Resource Exchange in 1997
• GLRPPR has been an active member of the National
  Pollution Prevention Roundtable since inception.

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• GLRPPR Services and Resources
• Topic Hubs Sector Resources
• Help Desk
• Two Conferences Each Year
• 17 Listservs
• Searchable Contacts Database
• Regional National Environmental News
• Information on Funding Opportunities
• Calendar of State Regional Events, Trainings
  Conferences

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• GLRPPR Services Resources (cont.)
• Links to Information Tools Partner Sites
• LINK Newsletter
• Mercury Comic Book
• Content Sharing

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• GLRPPR National Topic Hubs
• Mercury-Health Care ? Printing-Flexography
• Mercury-Schools ? Printing-Lithography
• Regulatory Integration

• FY 2003 GLRPPR National Topic Hubs
• Technology Diffusion
• P2 Environmental Security
• Salvage Yards

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• What is a Topic Hub?
• Background Overview
• Operations
• Reasons for Change
• P2 Opportunities
• Where to Go For Help
• Links
• Opportunity to Submit Reviews
• Searchable

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Topic Hub MercuryHealth Care
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• GLRPPR Regional Sector Resources
• Currently 79 different P2 subjects with a focus
  on regional resources and lists of experts
• Subcategories-Groups of related resources within
  a sector resource to make searching easier
• See Full Record-View source, date of
  publication, length, abstract, resource type
  associated sectors
• Hard Copy Resources-Information not available
  online how to obtain material
• Experts-Lists contacts and organizations with
  knowledge of sector or topic

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• GLRPPR Contacts Database
• Online Directory with a wide variety of
  individuals and organizations who who share
  expertise and a concern for the Great Lakes
• Included in the Database Assistance Providers,
  Manufacturing Extension Programs, Vendors, NGOs,
  Local, State Federal Organizations,
  Universities, etc.
• Search Database by individual and organization
  name, sector of expertise, or services offered
• Updates to Database can be submitted on-line and
  organizations may request to be added on-line

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Contacts Database Home Page
Contacts Database Example
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• Support for Regional Technical Resources
• Listservs-Manage 17 listservs including
• five DoD specific lists
• seven lists focusing on the Great Lakes
  region
• P2 Tech-National e-mail discussion list
  focusing on
• P2 technical assistance issues
• Complete list at http//www.glrppr.org/listser
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• Support for Regional Technical Resources
• Help Desk Librarian-One hour free web or
  literature searching
• Information Products-Including the Mercury Comic
  Book
• Conferences-Two conferences each year with one
  held in Chicago (March 5-6, 2003) and the other
  rotated among the Great Lakes States and Ontario
  (Summer 2003 will be held in Erie, PA)

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• Resource Coordination
• Information Exchange
• News
• Calendar
• Funding Opportunities
• Online Newsletter (LINK)

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• How Can You Use GLRPPR?
• Marketing Platform-Notify membership of products,
  events, news, solicitations, your own
  organizations services and expertise
• Source of Information-Stay informed increase
  your knowledge via our news, calendar, funding
  opportunities, case studies, fact sheets,
  manuals, experts, Help Desk, etc.
• Networking Platform-Get involved in or attend a
  GLRPPR Conference to find out what other
  organizations and industries are doing across
  the region

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• For more information about
• GLRPPR,
• contact
• Laura Barnes, Executive Director
• 217-333-8957 or l-barnes_at_illinois.edu