Ohio EPAs Pollution Prevention Program Mike Kelley Ohio
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Ohio EPA’s Pollution Prevention Program Mike Kelley Ohio EPA Office of Compliance Assistance & Pollution Prevention
How we got here… �Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste Management �Pollution Prevention Section 1990 - 1993 � 1990 (2 staff) - 1993 (4 staff) �Focus on Hazardous Waste Minimization Integration and Information �Office of Pollution Prevention 1993 – 2004 �Part of State Budget Bill and Governor’s Initiative � 1993 (4 staff) - 1997 (22 staff - 18 full time) 2004 (11 staff) �Focus on P 2 Integration, Technical Assistance, 3/10/2021 Information Dissemination and Voluntary
How we got here… �Office of Compliance Assistance and Pollution Prevention 2004 – Present �Formed through Director’s Initiative � 2004 (14 staff) - 2010 (17 staff) �Focus on Technical Assistance & Information Dissemination �OCAPP Staffing � 9 staff focused on compliance assistance � 8 staff complete both P 2 and compliance assistance 3/10/2021
Major P 2 Program Areas �Technical Assistance �On-site (15 to 20 annually) �Written/e-mail (over 600 assisted annually) �Over-the-phone (combined with above) �Information Dissemination �Prepare around 20 publications annually �Distribute over 40, 000 publications annually �Newsletter - 5, 000 quarterly 3/10/2021
Other P 2 Program Areas �P 2 integration �Voluntary Programs �Mercury Reduction �Partnerships �Measurement �Outreach and Education �Awards �Training 3/10/2021
Sustainability �Business/Environmental focused �Not considered “separate” from our P 2 efforts �Green chemistry �Provide link between regional networks �Education and outreach to business and Ohio EPA staff �Hazardous waste program sustainability strategy 3/10/2021
For more information… Mike Kelley Ohio EPA – Office of Compliance Assistance and Pollution Prevention 614 -644 -2930 800 -329 -7518 Fax: 614 -644 -2807 michael. kelley@epa. state. oh. us Website: http: //www. epa. ohio. gov/Default. aspx? alias=ww w. epa. ohio. gov/ocapp 3/10/2021
