Spring 2001 National Pollution Prevention Roundtable
to be held in Chicago
For Immediate Release
October 30, 2000 |
Contact: Becky Lockart
(217) 524-9642
TDD: (217) 782-9143 |
Springfield, Ill. -- Innovative pollution prevention tools, technology,
and training sessions that promote economic development and reduction
of waste will highlight the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable’s
Spring 2001 conference in Chicago. The conference will also feature tours
of local industries that have successfully implemented pollution prevention.
Representatives from industry, government and non-government organizations
are encouraged to attend. A variety of training sessions will take place
February 27 and the conference will be held February 28-March 2, 2001
in Chicago at the Hyatt Regency on the Riverwalk. Staff from the Illinois
EPA, the Illinois Waste Management & Research Center, and the USEPA
is working together with the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable
to host the conference.
Four businesses in the Chicago area will open their doors to conference
attendees. These businesses have successfully implemented pollution prevention
at their facilities. The businesses are:
- SWD Inc., in Addison — SWD is a recognized leader in the metal
finisher and sorting fields. The company has achieved certification
in the ISO 9000, ISO 9002 and ISO 14001 programs. SWD is the first company
in the U.S. to achieve these international registrations simultaneously,
being the first metal finisher in the United States to receive ISO 14001
certification.
- International Engine Corporation (formerly known as Navistar) in
Melrose Park — International manufactures Inline six cylinder diesel
engines at the Melrose Park plant. Hazardous waste generation at the
plant has been reduced to zero. The Melrose Park Engine Facility was
one of the First Diesel Engine Manufacturers to receive ISO 14001 EMS
Certification. The facility has received numerous environmental awards
including seven Illinois Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards.
- Motorola Company’s IL 02 Plant in Schaumburg — Analog and
digital two-way radio products and systems for conventional, shared
and private applications worldwide are designed, manufactured and distributed
at the IL 02 plant. The facility has reduced VOC emissions by 92%, process
hazardous waste by 97%, water use by 38% and increased cardboard/paper
recycling over 200% within eight years. Honors include the Illinois
Governor's Pollution Prevention Award (1993, 1997, 1998) and a Metropolitan
Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Pollution Prevention Certificate
(1999).
- Ford Motor Company in Chicago — This Ford Motor Company plant,
in which the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable are produced, opened in 1924.
It occupies over 2.7 million square feet, with a 16-mile assembly line.
In 1999, the plant produced over 290,000 vehicles. The Chicago Assembly
Plant has received ISO 14001 certification.
The National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (NPPR) is the largest membership
organization in the United States devoted solely to pollution prevention
(P2). NPPR provides a national forum for promoting the development, implementation,
and evaluation of efforts to avoid, eliminate, or reduce pollution at
the source. NPPR has sponsored semi-annual conferences across the country
since 1985. The annual Spring conference attracts about 700 people from
federal, state, and local government programs, private industry, and non-governmental
organizations.
Information on the Spring 2001 conference is posted on NPPR's web site
(www.p2.org). For more information contact
Michele Russo with the NPPR at 202-466-7272 or michelerusso@compuserve.com
or Becky Lockart with the Illinois EPA Office of Pollution Prevention
at 217-524-9642 or Becky.Lockart@illinois.gov.
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