Tools to Measure Sustainability: Life Cycle Assessment
January 18, 2012
Date: Wednesday, March 7
Time: 11:00 PT, 12:00 MT, 1:00 CT, 2:00 ET
Register: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/263356334
Presenters: Dr. Anahita Williamson, Director, New York State Pollution Prevention Institute & Kate Winnebeck, Senior Environment, Health & Safety Specialist, New York State Pollution Prevention Institute
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a tool used to quantify the environmental impacts of a product throughout the entire life cycle, from material extraction, manufacturing, transportation, and end of life. The inputs and outputs of the product life cycle are quantified and then translated to environmental impact. Results are commonly used to compare the environmental footprint of multiple products which perform the same function.
LCA results are useful for communicating the environmental impact of a product both internally and externally. Internally, LCA results allow those operations or materials which contribute significant environmental impact to be identified, allowing target future improvements to be targeted. Externally, LCA results can be used to validate marketing claims or compare the environmental impact of products by multiple manufacturers. This webinar will focus on the LCA process and how LCA results can be used to drive sustainability. Case study examples will also be presented.
Tools to Measure Sustainability: Life Cycle Assessment
May 31, 2011
Presenters: Anahita Williamson, Ph.D. & Kate Winnebeck, New York State Pollution Prevention Institute
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a tool used to quantify the environmental impacts of a product throughout the entire life cycle, from material extraction, manufacturing, transportation, and end of life. The inputs and outputs of the product life cycle are quantified and then translated to environmental impact. Results are commonly used to compare the environmental footprint of multiple products which perform the same function.
LCA results are useful for communicating the environmental impact of a product both internally and externally. Internally, LCA results allow those operations or materials which contribute significant environmental impact to be identified, allowing target future improvements to be targeted. Externally, LCA results can be used to validate marketing claims or compare the environmental impact of products by multiple manufacturers. This webinar will focus on the LCA process and how LCA results can be used to drive sustainability. Case study examples will also be presented.
Webinar - Sustainable Manufacturing
September 16, 2010
The U.S. Department of Commerce fully recognizes that sustainability is a key competitiveness issue for U.S. manufacturers. To this end, Secretary Locke has made supporting green business a key departmental priority. The Sustainable Manufacturing Initiative and Public-Private Dialogue is designed to identify U.S. industry’s priority sustainability needs, challenges and opportunities, and to coordinate public-private efforts to address these priorities. Representatives from the Department will discuss the work of the initiative thus far, including a number of industry events to promote sustainable practices, the creation of the Sustainable Business Clearinghouse, and the development of a Sustainable Manufacturing 101 training module for companies. They will also discuss ways Commerce and the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable can work together in the future.
Morgan Barr is an international economist at the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. She works in the agency’s Manufacturing and services division on a variety of manufacturing and trade issues. She has been working on the Sustainable Manufacturing Initiative for three years, leading the OECD sustainable metrics toolkit project as well as working on the Sustainable Business Clearinghouse, the regional tour program, and leading a project to develop a training module for manufacturers on the basics of sustainable manufacturing practices.
Sustainable Manufacturing Presentation (PDF)
http://www.mep.purdue.edu/prod_services/green/default.aspx
Webinar - Dry Cleaning Alternatives
March 22, 2010
Presenters:
Michael DiGiore is with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Mr. DiGiore will present on New Jersey’s Encouraging Wet Cleaning as an Alternative to Solvent Dry Cleaning- Pollution Prevention Education and Demonstration project. This project, which is a partnership between the New Jersey Small Business Development Center and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, is being funded through U.S. EPA’s Pollution Prevention Grant.
Anne Zimmerman is with the Commercial Toxics Reduction Program of the San Francisco Department of the Environment. Her presentation will focus on the findings of the San Francisco Department of Environment’s dry cleaning alternatives assessment and the outreach strategies used by SFE to promote environmentally preferable wet cleaning in San Francisco. She will discuss San Francisco’s grant and demonstration program for new wet cleaners, as well as the barriers to widespread adoption of wet cleaning technology. The presentation will also highlight the phase-out of Perchloroethylene dry cleaning in California and how this has impacted local cleaners.
This webinar is being hosted by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and NPPR. Please send request for these power point presentations to Angela Miller at Angela@p2.org.
NPPR Webinar Series Sponsorship
December 14, 2009
To learn more about some of NPPR’s past webinars go to https://www.p2.org/category/webinars/.
Specific Webinar Co-Sponsorship Opportunity
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To learn more about the NPPR webinar series and become a co-sponsor contact Angela Miller at angela@p2.org or 202-299-9701.
Webinar - Using Interns to Identify and Implement E2 Opportunities
October 28, 2009
Presenters:
Nancy Larson, Director, Kansas State University Pollution Prevention Institute
Krysta Larson, Intern Program Coordinator, Minnesota Technical Assistance Program
Jennifer Reutzel, Environmental Specialist, Pollution Prevention Services, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
This webinar is sponsored by MnTap, the State of New Jersey, and the State of Washington.
Pollution Prevention and Sustainability – Integrated Solutions and Multiple Outcomes
October 7, 2009
Fred Granek, Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement
Bruce Taylor, Enviro-Stewards Inc
Steve Brachman, University of Wisconsin-Extension - The Solid and Hazardous Waste Education Center
To view the video on Enviro-Stewards work in the Sudan - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ghXZW-8j4c
Webinar - Resource Efficiency and the Power of Metrics
September 2, 2009
Presenter Karen Reaume, Worthington Steel
Powerpoint Presentations for March 3, 2009 Webinar
March 6, 2009
Washington State Overview of Standards and Certifications
09-mar-05-overview-of-standards-and-certifications (ppt)
Avoid the Six Sins of Greenwashing
ecologo-six-sins-jan-2009 (ppt)
Green Seal’s Environmental Standards and Certifications
green-seal-for-nppr-3_09 (ppt)
Benefits of Certification versus Verification
benefits-of-certification-versus-verification (pdf)
Design for the Environment Program
us-epa-design-for-the-environment-program_webinar-on-march-5_v3 (ppt)
Toxics in Packaging Webinar
November 12, 2008
NPPR hosted “Toxics in Packaging” webinar, Wednesday, November 19th at 2:00 pm EST.The Toxics in Packaging Clearinghouse (TPCH) presented the results of its research that screened over 750 packages, mostly from the retail sector, for the presence of 4 heavy metals – lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium – restricted by state toxics in packaging laws. These results are the first comprehensive assessments of restricted heavy metals in packaging, since 19 U.S. states passed toxics in packaging legislation 15 years ago, and indicate that heavy metals in packaging are still an issue and an opportunity for pollution prevention and product stewardship.
