National and Regional P2 Organizations and Programs
National Pollution Prevention Roundtable
Address: 2000 P Street, NW
Suite 708
Washington, DC 20036
Contact: Natalie Roy, Michele Russo
Phone: 202/466-P2P2
Fax: 202/466-7964
E-mail: natalieroy@compuserve.com
website:www.p2.org
Program Type:
National non-profit state and local government pollution prevention
association. Voting membership includes state and local
governments' pollution prevention programs and state
universities. Affiliate members include representatives
from non-profit organizations, the private sector, and
federal agencies.
Major Program Goals:
Increase awareness
Overcome information barriers/make technical assistance more
available
Integrate P2 into regulatory programs
Promote economic development
Coordinate P2 with other agencies
Develop public private partnerships
Provide a forum for promoting the development, implementation, and
evaluation of efforts to avoid or eliminate waste or reduce
pollution at the source
Develop pollution prevention policy
Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable
Address: 1010 Jorie Blvd.
Oak Brook, IL 60523
Contact: Deb Jacobson
Phone: 630/472-5019
Fax: 630/472-5023
Email: djacobson@wmrc.uiuc.edu
Home Page: http://www.glrppr.uiuc.edu
Program Type:
Not incorporated
Major Programs goals:
Increase awareness
Overcome information barriers/make technical assistance available
Technology transfer training
Integrate P2 into regulatory programs
Information sharing
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Department of Environmental Programs
Address: 777 North Capitol St., NE Suite 300
Washington, DC 20002
Contact: James W. Shell
Phone: 202/962-3342
Fax: 202/962-3201
Program Type:
State government
County government
City government
University
Non-profit
Regional program
Major Program Goals:
Increase awareness
Overcome information barriers/make technical assistance more
Available
Integrate P2 into regulatory programs
Promote economic development
Provide direct assistance to reduce pollution generation
Help companies prepare P2 plans
Coordinate P2 with other agencies
Develop public private partnerships
Assist businesses in compliance
Education and training
National Association of Counties
Address: 440 First St., NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202/393-6226
Fax: 202/737-0480
E-mail: nfriedma@naco.org
Program Type:
Non-profit representing local governments
Major Program Goals:
Increase Awareness
Overcome information barriers/make technical assistance more available
Develop public private partnerships
Assist local governmnets in setting up P2 programs
Northeast States Pollution Prevention Roundtable
Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association (NEWMOA)
Address: 129 Portland St.
Suite 601
Boston, MA 02114
Contact: Terri Goldberg, Manager
Phone: 617/367-8558 Ext. 302
Fax: 617/367-0449
E-mail: tgoldberg@newmoa.org
Program Type:
Non-profit
Regional program
Major Program Goals:
Increase awareness
Overcome information barriers/make technical assistance more
available
Integrate P2 into regulatory programs
Promote economic development
Provide direct assistance to reduce pollution generation
Develop new technology
Coordinate P2 with other agencies
Develop public private partnerships
Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center
Address: 1326 Fifth Avenue, Suite 650
Seattle, WA 98101
Contact: TBA
Phone: 206/223-1151
Fax: 206/223-1165
E-mail: office@pprc.org
Program Type:
Non-profit
Major Program Goals:
Provide high-quality P2 information to business, agencies, NGOs, and others
Identify P2 barriers and opportunities through collaboration with key audiences
Catalyze projects by bringing people and resources together to implement P2
Promote P2 as an essential element of sustainable development
Pollution Prevention Consortium of New England Universities
Address: Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association
129 Portland St.
Boston, MA 02114
Contact: Terri Goldberg, Manager
Phone: 617/367-8558
Fax: 617/367-0449
Program Type:
University
Non-profit
Regional program
Major Program Goals:
Increase awareness
Overcome information barriers/make technical assistance more
available
Develop new technology
Deploy new technology
Develop public private partnerships
Waste Reduction Resource Center
Address: 1639 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1639
Contact: John Calcagni
Phone: 800/476-8686, 919/715-6531
Fax: 919/715-1612
Program Type:
Regional Program
Non-regulatory office
Federal Program
Major Program Goals:
Increase awareness
Overcome information barriers/make technical assistance more
available
Integrate P2 into regulatory programs
Coordinate P2 with other agencies
Develop public-private partnerships
University of Michigan National Pollution Prevention Center
for Higher Education
Address: 430 E University, Dana Building 2506C
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1115
Contact: Nancy A. Miller
Phone: 313/764-1412
Fax: 313/647-5841
E-mail: nppc@umich.edu
Program Type:
Non-profit
National Pollution Prevention Center
University
Major Program Goals:
Promote sustainable development by integrating P2 into higher
education
Gather, develop, produce and disseminate P2 curricula for college
faculty nationwide: annotated bibliographies and background
materials for professors and case studies and problem sets
for students
Research and develop P2 tools such as Life Cycle Design
Provide students with direct experience through a national
internship program
Establish a national network of P2 educators