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FREE BUSINESS TIPS VIA SATELLITE TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: 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 in Northern California for the satellite forums and the downlink coordinator contacts 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: Fresno
                     Downlink Facility: San Joaquin Valley Unified APC
                     District
                     (Call to verify site is open and to reserve seat.)
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Carlos Esguerra
                     DSC Telephone: (209) 497-1040
                     
                     City: Hanford
                     Downlink Facility: Kings County Health Department
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Tim Fillmore
                     DSC Telephone: (209) 584-1411 EXT: 2629
                     DSC E-mail Address: tfillmor@co.kings.ca.us

                     City: Sunnyvale (Moffett Field)
                     Downlink Facility: NASA Ames Research Center
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Al Ross
                     DSC Telephone: (415) 604-6519

                     City: Pittsburg
                     Downlink Facility: Los Medanos College
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Laura Wright
                     DSC Telephone: (510) 439-4878
                     DSC E-mail Address: recycle@ccnet.com
                     
                     City: Sacramento
                     Downlink Facility: SMUD
                     (Please call to reserve seat.)
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Kathleen Frevert
                     DSC Telephone: (916) 255-2493
                     DSC E-mail Address: kfrevert@ciwmb.ca.gov
                     
                     City: Sacramento
                     Downlink Facility: Sacramento Metro. Air Quality
                     Mgmnt.
                     (Call to verify site is open and to reserve seat.)
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Joann Barroga
                     DSC Telephone: (916) 386-6636

                     City: Sacramento
                     Downlink Facility: California Air Resources Bldg.
                     (Call to verify site is open and to reserve seat.)
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Sonia Price
                     DSC Telephone: (916) 327-0646

                     City: Santa Rosa
                     Downlink Facility: Sonoma County Fairgrounds -
                     Jockey Club
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Kristina Paszek
                     DSC Telephone: (707) 524-7347

                     City: San Francisco
                     Downlink Facility: Bay Area Air Quality Management
                     District
                     (Call to verify site is open and to reserve seat.)
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Ruth Argueta
                     DSC Telephone: (415) 749-4778

                     City: Santa Clara
                     Downlink Facility: University of CA Extension, Santa
                     Cruz
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Carol Berg
                     DSC Telephone: (408) 441-1195
                     DSC E-mail Address:
                     carol_berg@qmgate.pln.co.scl.ca.us


                     City: Santa Maria
                     Downlink Facility: Allan Hancock College
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Rory Lang
                     DSC Telephone: (805) 882-3615

                     City: San Bruno
                     Downlink Facility: Skyline College
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Teresa Cuen
                     DSC Telephone: (650) 583-8536

                     City: Stockton
                     Downlink Facility: Gaylord A. Nelson Education Center
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Steve Carter
                     DSC Telephone: (209) 468-3066



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