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POLLUTION PREVENTION OPPORTUNITY ASSESSMENT - U.S. POSTAL SERVICE POST OFFICES, PITTSBURGH, PA AREA
Citation:
Bell, C. O. AND H. Huppert. POLLUTION PREVENTION OPPORTUNITY ASSESSMENT - U.S. POSTAL SERVICE POST OFFICES, PITTSBURGH, PA AREA. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/R-96/114 (NTIS 97-100051).
Description:
The United States Postal Service (USPS) in cooperation with EPA’s National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) is engaged in an effort to integrate waste prevention and recycling activities into the waste management programs at Postal facilities. This report describes the findings of the Pollution Prevention Opportunity Assessment of the United States Postal Service Post Offices hi Bridgeville, Hickory, Houston, McDonald, Morgan and Washington, PA. These assessments were conducted during the week of June 12,1995. The report describes the mission of each of the functional areas of the Post Offices including operations performed, processes and materials employed and the wastes and emissions generated. The report makes pollution prevention recommendations hi the following areas: the procurement of office supplies, maintenance supplies, and hazardous materials; management of hazardous materials; purchase of chemicals on USEPA’s 33/50 list; improvement of source separation and recycling of paper and paper products, metals and plastics; management of unwanted equipment; and other recommendations that can lead to the elimination, reduction or improved management of the facility’s solid and hazardous waste streams.