Feb. 21 Workgroup meeting: Design for the Environment

[Paula Del Giudice]

NPPR Lean & Environment Workgroup Webinar
“Design for the Environment”

Libby Sommer, Environmental Scientist with the Environmental
Protection Agency's Design for the Environment Program (DfE), will
talk about DfE's efforts to inform and promote the use of safer
chemicals. Under the DfE Safer Product Labeling Program, DfE allows
the use of its logo on products that meet stringent green chemistry
criteria. DfE recently added an ingredient disclosure requirement,
making this the first labeling program of its kind to require such
disclosure. DfE is also assessing alternatives to priority chemicals,
such as BPA and brominated flame retardants, and will be assessing
alternatives to phthalates.


HOW TO CONNECT

Date: Tue., Feb 21, 2012
Time: 3:00 pm EST, 2:00 pm CST, 1:00 p.m. MST, 12:00 pm PST

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AUDIO ACCESS
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ABOUT THE LEAN AND ENVIRONMENT WORKGROUP

The lean and environment workgroup is a partnership between the
National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (P2.org), the Pollution
Prevention Resource Exchange (P2Rx), the Zero Waste Network
(ZeroWasteNetwork.org), and the Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention
Resource Center (PPRC.org). Its purpose is to demonstrate the
profitability of incorporating sustainable business practices into
operations. Anyone who is interested in being part of the group should
go to http://groups.google.com/group/lean-and-green-workgroup?hl=en
and click on “apply” for membership. If you already have a Google ID,
you can sign in and apply for membership. If you don't have a Google
ID, you can click on the link to the right to create an ID and apply
for membership. Also check out the NPPR Lean and Environment Workgroup
Google site at https://sites.google.com/site/leangreenworkgroup/

NEXT MONTH:
Value Stream Mapping with Kurt Middelkoop of the Texas Manufacturing
Assistance Center, Tuesday, March 20, 3:00 pm EST, 2:00 pm CST, 1:00
p.m. MST, 12:00 pm PST