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Session Descriptions

8:45 a.m.— Conference Opening and Welcome
Ihab Farag, Sc.D.
John Aber, Vice President of Research and Public Service, UNH
Michael P. Nolin, Commissioner, NH Dept. of Environmental Services (invited)
Stephen Perkins, EPA Region I, Boston

Presentation of Excellence in Pollution Prevention Award to Millipore Corporation

9:30 a.m.—Keynote Address
Sustainable Materials Design: Pollution Prevention through
Green Chemistry
Professor John C. Warner, Director, Center for Green Chemistry
University of Massachusetts/Lowell

10:30 a.m. Break—Visit the Exhibits

10:45 a.m.-12:15—Concurrent Sessions
A Framework to Engage Employees in Finding P2 Solutions
How can you tap the ideas of employees to identify Pollution Prevention opportunities? The Natural Step framework of sustainability principles provides simple educational tools to translate global environmental trends into conversations that generate practical action steps for an organization. This session will offer an introduction to The Natural Step framework and facilitate a hands-on exercise to apply the principles that you can replicate in your organization. Practical case studies of how this tool has been used in various settings will also be shared.
Speaker: Beth Tener, Executive Director, Sustainable Step
New England

Go Lean and Get Results
A lean enterprise is an organization that emphasizes a system that uses the minimal amount of resources to meet the customer’s requirements. Cutting the non-essential fillers and costs will make your company leaner and more profitable. This session will show you, through case studies, how to identify the non-essential fillers and how to remove them from your processes, whether you operate an office, retail, service or manufacturing business.
Speakers: Zenagui Brahim, Director of Operations, NH Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NHMEP), and Theresa McCarthy, Project Manager, NHMEP

Integrating Compliance and Pollution Prevention
Complying with state and federal regulations, and trying to go beyond compliance, remains a challenge for many small businesses. Compliance has become the baseline, but, by going beyond compliance, small businesses can realize the economic benefits of reducing their impact on the environment. This session will include three tools for compliance and pollution prevention, including a compliance calendar, a guide to developing an Environmental Management System, and information on how to integrate pollution prevention into emergency planning.
Speakers: Rick Reibstein, Senior Analyst, MA Office of Technical Assistance for Toxics Use Reduction; Bob Minicucci, EMS Coordinator, NH DES; and Linda Swift, Manager, Compliance and EMS, Capaccio Environmental Associates

12:15-1:30 p.m. Lunch and Visit the Exhibits

1:30-3:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions
Pollution Prevention and Safety
Pollution prevention strategies are already used at many facilities to address environmental management goals, but are seldom considered as a means of addressing worker exposures. Pollution prevention can be an important strategy for attaining inherently safer technologies that reduce the potentials for chemical accidents and regulatory costs. This hands-on session will get you started.
Speaker: Karla Armenti, ScD, proprietor of COES (Consulting in Occupational and Environmental Sciences) and adjunct professor in the Master of Public Health Program at the University of New Hampshire

Greening the Supply Chain
Supply Chain relationships are becoming more and more important in the manufacturing world, being driven by lean efforts, cost control, and the EU Directives. This session will include an overview of three examples of programs that leverage supply chain connections to reduce the environmental impact of New England manufacturing companies. Green Suppliers Network is an EPA Headquarters Program that partners with MEPs nationwide to bring lean and clean tools to small manufacturers in Aerospace, healthcare, and other industries. EMS Training Programs conducted by Region 1 with state and industry partners have brought Environmental Management System training to over 40 New England manufacturers. The Lead Free Electronics Consortium is a unique research collaborative conducted by the Toxics Use Reduction Institute at the Univ. of Massachusetts/Lowell, bringing together all aspects of the electronics supply chain.
Speakers: Greg Morose, Project Manager, New England Lead-free Electronics Consortium, Toxics Use Reduction Institute, UMass/Lowell; Linda Darveau, Environmental Specialist, US EPA Region I

Regulatory Updates
Listen to representatives from the NH Department of Environmental Services (DES) and Evironmental Protection Agency (EPA) speak about impending or new legislation, initiatives and other projects that may affect the business community.
Speakers: Sharon Yergeau, Waste Management; George Carlson, Water; Michele Andy, Air Resources; Dwight Peavey, Senior Scientist, EPA Region I