Jean S. Waters P2Rx program manager Nebraska Business Development Center 1313 Farnam #230 Omaha, NE (fax) Mike Vogel Director Peaks to Prairies Pollution Prevention Information Center Montana State University Extension Service P.O. Box Bozeman, MT (fax) Kevin Dick Business Environmental Program Director Nevada Small Business Development Center 6100 Neil Rd., Suite 400 Reno, NV (fax)
P2 Synonyms best management practices - better performance - cleaner production - design for the environment – eco-efficiency - energy efficiency - green business - green design - increased efficiency - industrial ecology - materials efficiency - materials productivity - process efficiency - process improvement - process optimization - reusability - resource efficiency - source reduction - sustainable development - toxic use reduction - waste minimization - waste reduction - water conservation - world class manufacturing
Northeast Regional P2 Information Center Regions 1 & 2 - CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT, NJ, NY / Waste Reduction Resource Center Regions 3 & 4 - DE, MD, PA, VA, WV, DC, AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN wrrc.p2pays.org / Great Lakes Regional P2 Information Center Region 5 - IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI, NY, PA / Southwest P2 Information Center Region 6 - AK, LA, NM, OK, TX p2.utep.edu / P2 Regional Information Center Region 7 - IA, KS, MO, NE Peaks to Prairies P2 Information Center Region 8 - CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY Western Regional P2 Network Region 9 - AZ, CA, HI, NV / Northwest P2 Network Region 10 - AK, ID, OR, WA /
P2Rx Seeks to find and make accessible P2 info Features include –Information Clearinghouses –Specific Sector Resources –Contacts/Referrals –Research Services –Newsletters/Calendars –Regional/Topical Listserves
P2 Programs from across the country are included in this national database
Topic hubs and sector resources are categorized by subject area
“Detail” pages list topic hubs and links to sector resources
There’s also an alphabetic list of topic hubs
There are 42 hubs currently available Hubs are chosen based on regional priorities, national need or priorities and center expertise
Many hubs are planned for FY03. More will be proposed for FY04
Topic hubs have navigation on the left. Each section includes “best links” for that section
Narrative sections include basic information and “core links”
Search function is available for the links list
Some topic hubs are “shared” on other sites
P2Rx sites are included in EPA’s search engine
Regional Center Services Centers have advisory boards, address regional issues Topical list serves Roundtable meetings Networking Research assistance P2 News
Projects are often initiated in the region, and “go national”
Regional P2 Conferences Sept. 29-Oct. 2, Grand Teton Nat’l Park, ce/index.html –Sharing conference with Nat’l Parks Service –Training – EMS, green purchasing, fleets Oct , Lake Tahoe, gendanew.htm –Training – green business, P2 101 –Technical – EPP, Sustainable building, E-waste, green hospitality