by Jbs032410 a3 — March 26, 2010—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing 71 universities, government agencies and private companies for their environmental commitments to reduce waste under the agency’s WasteWise and National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP) partnership programs.
The partners are being honored for environmental achievements to prevent and recycle waste, and for specific programs that go beyond current federal standards to reduce greenhouse gases and remove harmful chemicals.
WasteWise inducted two of its members, Kitsap County, Wash., and NEC Electronics America, Inc. of Roseville, Calif., into the WasteWise Hall of Fame for their sustained program performance over the years.
The WasteWise and NPEP voluntary programs have a combined total of more than 3,000 members from private and public organizations nationwide. Since its inception in 1994, WasteWise partners have helped prevent and recycle more than 160 million tons of non-hazardous waste. Since 2004, NPEP partners have reduced 18 million pounds of priority chemicals, including lead and mercury, says EPA.
