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Sustainable Futures: Preventing Pollution at MIT
Bill Van Schalkwyk, Jeffrey Steinfeld, Susan Leite, Jacqueline Tio
Thu Jan 26, 10am-12:00pm, 6-321

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 19-Jan-2006
Single session event

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Waste not, want not. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Buzzword or adage, is it relevant to MIT? Yes!

As part of its Environment, Health, and Safety Management System (EHS-MS), MIT is implementing a Pollution Prevention (P2) Program. P2 looks at the processes that generate waste, and identifies opportunities to reduce EHS impacts upstream to minimize hazards downstream. Hear about MIT's proposed framework, and your role in the P2 program.

Green Chemistry is P2 at the chemical level. MIT is exploring green chemistry for strategic hazardous waste management and an opportunity to demonstrate environmental stewardship. Learn about MIT's green chemistry resources; chemical alternatives; and an electronic tool under development to encourage more benign chemical purchasing.
Contact: Susan Leite, N52-496, 253-5246, smleite@mit.edu
Sponsor: Environmental Programs Office
Cosponsor: Chemistry
Latest update: 10-Jan-2006


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