1996 Electronics Industry Environmental Roadmap - Civil and ...

Appendix E
1 ITEM: Waste Wi$e
2 SOURCE: U.S. EPA, 401 M. St. SW, Washington, DC 20460
3 CONTENT: This voluntary EPA program seeks to encourage companies to eliminate
industrial waste through waste reduction and recycling. The program focuses on municipal solid
waste reduction. The EPA provides registration and assistance. Participating companies are
encouraged to provide EPA with “success stories.”
4 ACCESSIBILITY: Direct, free access
5 COST: No cost for data access
6 UPDATE: Unknown
7 PERTINENCE: The primary value of this EPA program to the Roadmap activity is in
obtaining anecdotal information of “success stories” of participating companies. The real value
of this source may be in future years, if a considerable number of electronic industry companies
participate.
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1 ITEM: Public Environmental Reporting Initiative (PERI)
2 SOURCE: PERI
3 CONTENT: PERI is a set of guidelines developed by interested companies related to
improving and reporting on environmental performance. The guidelines cover environmental
policy, environmental resources, and environmental compliance.
4 ACCESSIBILITY: Direct, free access.
5 COST: No cost for data access.
6 UPDATE: Unknown.
7 PERTINENCE: PERI is less a source of data and information at this time as it is a framework
for achieving environmental excellence by participating companies. The value of this program
for the MCC Environmental Roadmap is in providing electronics industry companies with data
and information that could be used in assessing company performance in accordance with the
Guidelines. In future years, the PERI program could be a source of knowledge for the electronics
industry as companies achieve voluntary Guideline compliance.
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1 ITEM: Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)
2 SOURCE: U.S. EPA (Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics: 202-260-1531)
3 CONTENT: The Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) database has become a primary source of
practical, usable information and data concerning individual manufacturing company
performance with respect to pollution prevention and waste minimization activities in the U.S.
The required reporting of toxic chemicals in general use in manufacturing by route of
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