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FREE BUSINESS TIPS VIA SATELLITE TO ARIZONA: HOW TO PREVENT WASTE, CUT COSTS

Release Date: 6/12/1998
Contact Information: Lois Grunwald, U.S. EPA, (415) 744-1588

     (San Francisco) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is rising to new heights to teach businesses how to cut costs by preventing waste.  The agency will sponsor a nationwide interactive satellite forum called "Waste Prevention Pays," from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 17, 1998.

     The locations for the satellite forums and the downlink coordinators are listed below.

     The program will feature representatives from businesses that have successfully carried out cost-saving waste prevention measures and are willing to share them with other business people.  A waste analyst will reveal the hidden cost of waste in the office, in the shipping and receiving department, and in purchasing practices.  Participants will learn specific steps to cut these unnecessary costs.

     Waste Prevention Pays will feature three representatives who have helped their WasteWise companies reap environmental and economic benefits from waste prevention:

     * Jim Bosch, environmental team leader for Target Stores, a national chain of more than 800 retail stores.  Target, working closely with its vendors, has saved millions of dollars by reducing packaging material and the labor costs associated with packaging.  Target also profits from a range of waste prevention efforts, such as paperless purchasing and a salvage program for remainder merchandise.

     * Nancy Hirshberg, director of natural resources for Stonyfield Farm, Inc., a manufacturer of nationally-distributed yogurt and ice cream products.  Stonyfield Farm has saved money through a range of waste prevention activities.  The company sells unusable food products for animal feed, conducts office supply swaps, and participates in environmental design training programs.

     * Jim McCarthy, general manager of government and public affairs for CITGO Petroleum Corp., a refiner, transporter and marketer of gasoline. CITGO has saved thousands of dollars by providing company phone books, publications, and forms on line.  Other waste reduction strategies include reuse programs for wood pallets and transport packaging, and employee "swap" days.

     * Ken Brown, nationally recognized waste analyst, who will share lessons he has learned from his work helping hundreds of businesses start a range of creative, cost-saving waste reduction strategies.

     WasteWise is the U.S. EPA's voluntary program to encourage waste prevention, recycling, and buying or manufacturing products with recycled content.  Over 700 Organizations nationwide have joined the WasteWise program.
     

       City: Mesa
       Downlink Facility: City of Mesa Community Center
       Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Jennifer Means
       DSC Telephone: (602) 644-3673
       DSC E-mail Address: jennifer_means@ci.mesa.az.us

       City: Phoenix
       Downlink Facility: Paradise Valley Community College
       Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Kathy Stevens
       DSC Telephone: (602) 493-2968

       City: Phoenix
       Downlink Facility: Maricopa County APC
       (Call to verify site is open and to reserve seat.)
       Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Warren Kosters
       DSC Telephone: (602) 506-6702

       City: Tempe
       Downlink Facility: Motorola University West Education
       Center
       Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Charlotte Payton
       DSC Telephone: (602) 207-4179
       DSC E-mail Address: payton.charlotte@ev.state.az.us
             
       City: Tempe
       Downlink Facility: SRP Information Systems Building
       Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Linda S. Johnson
       DSC Telephone: (602) 236-4140
       DSC E-mail Address: lsjohnso@srp.gov

       City: Tempe
       Downlink Facility: City of Tempe-Cable 11
       (Call to confirm cable channel and schedule.)
       Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Skip Neeley
       DSC Telephone: (602) 350-8474
       DSC E-mail Address: skip_neeley@tempe.gov

       City: Tucson
       Downlink Facility: Pima Community College
       Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Caroline Lee
       DSC Telephone: (520) 206-7888
       DSC E-mail Address: clee@pimacc.pima.edu

       City: Yuma
       Downlink Facility: City of Yuma - Fire Station #1
       Classroom
       Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Dedina F. Williams
       DSC Telephone: (520) 343-8710