New Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Environmental Stewardship Goals Federal Environmental Symposium Jane Powers Jeff Eagan U.S. Department of Energy May 4, 2006

2 Overview DOE Environmental Protection Policy - ‘EMS’ and ‘P2’ Integration Pollution Prevention Goals and Strategies –2006 and Beyond Federal Leadership Initiatives –Environmental Stewardship Scorecard –‘FEC’ Strategies –Sustainable (Green) Building Strategies

3 Past Pollution Prevention Goals Pollution Prevention Goals Established 1999 – By 2005, reduce generation of various waste streams by certain percentages from 1993 baselines –Provided clear metric for Headquarters but site implementation was problematic Early accomplishments direct funding from Headquarters Funding reduced in 2000 and eliminated in 2003 Difficult to correlate reductions with P2 activities; some reductions resulted from site and process closures

4 Past Pollution Prevention Goals (Cont’d)

5 DOE Environmental Protection Policy DOE Order Environmental Protection Program –OBJECTIVES To implement sound stewardship practices that are protective of the air, water, land, and other natural and cultural resources impacted by Department of Energy operations and by which DOE cost effectively meets or exceeds compliance with applicable environmental; public health; and resource protection laws, regulations, and DOE requirements. This objective must be accomplished by implementing Environmental Management Systems (EMSs) at DOE sites.

6 DOE Environmental Protection Policy (cont’d) DOE Order Environmental Protection Program – REQUIREMENTS All DOE elements must ensure that site ISMSs include an EMS that does the following Provides for the systematic planning, integrated execution, and evaluation of programs for Compliance with applicable environmental protection requirements Public health and environmental protection Pollution prevention

7 DOE Environmental Protection Policy (cont.) DOE Order establishes responsibilities and requirements for EMS at HQs, site and contractor levels ▪ implement ‘EMS’ at DOE sites in manner that integrates environmental compliance and pollution prevention in all site operations ▪ conduct mission operations in environmentally responsible manner

8 DOE Environmental Protection Policy (cont.) DOE Order is driver for P2 and Sustainable Environmental Stewardship Goals continues reduction of waste generation and releases of pollutants and drives changes in way DOE conducts site operations incorporates P2 goals in EMS as objectives and targets where applicable includes in EMS funding in annual budgetary process – including ‘P2’ implementation and monitoring

9 New Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Environmental Stewardship Goals Replace P2 Goals that expired end of 2005 –DOE O incorporates new P2 Goals approved December 2005 –Strategies (specific P2 Practices) provided to achieve new P2 Goals

10 New Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Environmental Stewardship Goals (cont’d) P2 Goals for 2006 and Beyond 1.Waste Prevention 2.Toxic Chemical Release Reduction 3.Environmentally Preferable Purchasing 4.Sustainable Environmental Stewardship  Green Building  Green Chemistry 5.Post-Consumer Material Recycling

11 New Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Environmental Stewardship Goals (Cont’d) Emphasis on mission accomplishment as well as environmental protection – Reduce environmental hazards, protect natural resources, and minimize future environmental legacies –Avoid pollution-control costs, reduce regulatory recordkeeping and reporting burden, protect health of workers and public, minimize mission liability

12 New Initiative OMB Score Cards Environmental Stewardship Scorecard –EMS report card criteria –Green purchasing –Sustainable design/green bldgs/ MOU on Sustainable Buildings – Sustainability program for electronic stewardship – Compliance Management Plan and implementation strategy

13 New Initiative Federal Electronics Challenge Strategies Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Goal –Strategies for achieving the goal accommodate Federal leadership initiatives such as FEC –Require preference for computers qualified through Electronic Procurement Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) less toxic more recycled/recyclable materials

14 FEC Strategies (cont’d) Post-Consumer Material Recycling Goal Strategies: –recycle end-of-life electronics through environmentally compliant processes: EPA-READ, GSA Schedule 899, Professional Recyclers –reuse surplus electronics ‘Computers For Learning’ and other exchange programs –extend useful lifespan of computers Apply Software Upgrades Enable Power Management Capabilities

15 P2 Goals and FEC Strategies GOALPROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENHANCE MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT THROUGH ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING OBJECTIVEReduce environmental hazards, conserve environmental resources, minimize life- cycle cost and liability of DOE programs, and maximize operational capability through the procurement of recycled-content, bio-based-content and other environmentally preferable products thereby minimizing the economic and environmental impacts of managing toxic by-products and hazardous wastes generated in the conduct of site activities STRATEGIESFederal Electronics Challenge –Specify a preference for environmentally preferable electronics qualified through the Electronic Procurement Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) or its successor, in the solicitation and acquisition of desktop computers, notebooks, and monitors. –Utilize the EPEAT network to identify specific models of desktop computers, notebooks and monitors certified by manufactures and vendors as environmentally preferable and listed according to three tiers of ascending environmental performance and order of preference—bronze, sliver and gold (

16 P2 Goals and FEC Strategies (Cont’d) GOALPROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENHANCE MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT THROUGH POST-CONSUMER MATERIAL RECYCLING OBJECTIVEProtect environmental resources, minimize life-cycle cost of DOE programs, and maximize operational capability by diverting materials suitable for reuse and recycling from sanitary landfills thereby minimizing the economic and environmental impacts of waste disposal, and long-term monitoring and surveillance STRATEGIESFederal Electronics Challenge – Reuse/Recycle computers, monitors and peripheral information technology electronics –Extend the useful lifespan of computers through software upgrades; enable power management capabilities, and –Utilize the recycling services available through the following sources as an environmentally compliant means for disposition of end-of-life electronics: ·Environmental Protection Agency Recycling Electronics and Asset Disposition (READ) Services Government Wide Acquisition Contract ( or ·Recyclers that are members, in good standing, of one or more of the following professional associations: -International Association of Electronic Recyclers -Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries -National Recycling Coalition -Electronic Industries Alliance

17 New Initiative Sustainable Development Strategies Sustainable Environmental Stewardship Goal –Strategies accommodate Federal Leadership in High Performance and Sustainable Buildings MOU –Green Building Strategies apply sustainable building design criteria when planning and constructing new facilities or modifying existing facilities to optimize life-cycle costs, reduce pollution, minimize energy consumption include sustainable design and development criteria in built- to-lease solicitations. include a preference for sustainable buildings in solicitations and selection criteria for acquiring leased buildings.

18 Best Practices & Success Stories Department of Energy Headquarters (HQ) FEC strategies incorporated into HQ EMS –EPEAT adopted as preferred standard by CIO for 2006 implementation –power management capabilities enabled –targets and indicators established for electronics procurement and recycling activities –participant in 2006 Electronics Recycling and Reuse Challenge Recipient of FEC Bronze Award 2006

19 Best Practices & Success Stories Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Integrated FEC strategies into facility EMS and participated in Electronics Recycling and Reuse Challenge Donated 334 computer systems in 2005 for Computers for Learning program, including computers to Katrina impacted schools Extended the useful life of its computers from 3 years to 6 years Awards: Recipient of FEC Silver Award 2006 DOE P2 Star Award 2006

20 Best Practices & Success Stories Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Pioneer in computer recycling operations among national labs, identifying, auditing, and developing relationship with area recycler Electronic stewardship strategies incorporated into EMS Partnered with nearby Argonne National Laboratory to double volume of recyclable electronics while reducing transportation and handling costs Awards: P2 Star Award 2006 Finalist: Nominee for 2006 White House Closing the Circle Award

21 Best Practices & Success Stories Kansas City Plant (KCP) Electronic Stewardship Strategies in site EMS Model “Computers for Learning” program has recycled thousands of computers to dozens of Kansas City schools since 1994 –47 schools received 940 Pentium 4 computer systems last year to support science and math curricula FEC Bronze Award 2006 Electronic Recycling and Reuse Challenge: 2006 Large Midwest Civilian Facility Award

22 Best Practices & Success Stories Bonneville Power Administration Integrated FEC strategies into EMS Audited new recycling service provider Established cross-agency education and awareness campaign about impact of E-waste Extended the lifespan of its personal computers from 3 to 4 years Mentoring other Federal sites (FEC Partners) Awards: FEC Gold Award 2005

23 Best Practices & Success Stories Sandia National Laboratories/New Mexico Incorporating environmentally preferable purchasing into new building construction contracts and specifications Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Integrating P2 into facility design and avoiding mixed waste generation Strategic Petroleum Reserve Integrating sustainable design features in new buildings Los Alamos National Laboratory Centralizing sustainable design requirements in site engineering standards Nevada Test Site Incorporating pollution prevention into project design and construction National Renewable Energy Laboratory Integrating sustainable environmental stewardship, life-cycle assessments and community outreach into EMS Oak Ridge National Laboratory Integrating environmental sustainability principles into facility design

24 Summary DOE Order provides new P2 and Sustainable Environmental Stewardship Goals DOE Order driver for green performance under the OMB Environmental Management Scorecard DOE Order provides strategies for electronic stewardship, including EPEAT preference and end-of- life recycling –drives electronic stewardship at all DOE sites whether FEC Partners or not DOE Order provides strategies for sustainable development (green building) –drives sustainable environmental stewardship principles (e.g., High Performance and Sustainable Building MOU guiding principles) at all DOE sites

25 For Further Information... Full Text of DOE Order Chg 2: Jane Powers (202) Jeff Eagan (202)