Pollution Prevention Integration at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Kami LowryEMS Coordinator

Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryMay 9, 2006

Presentation Overview

Who is PNNL? Maturity Timeline P2 Program Keys to Success Examples of Success Program Challenges

Department of Energy National Laboratory operated by Battelle since 1965

4,200 scientist, engineers, and support staff National user facilities for research More than 1,200 patents and 200 active

licenses

Who is PNNL?

Environmental Management System

Pollution Prevention Program• Program Management• Legal & Other Requirements

– Track Program Drivers– Ensure Compliance– Complete Required Reporting

• Environmental Stewardship Goals• Employee Training & Awareness• Communication• Technical Assistance

– Pollution Prevention Opportunity Assessments– Technical Requests– Implementation Proposal Development– Integration with Lab Programs

• Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program• Recycling Program

Key to Success - Integration

P2 requirements are imbedded in the EMS– EPP requirements in purchasing– Energy conservation in Facilities & Operations– Sustainable Design– Excess/Office Product Exchange– Waste chargeback

Key to Success – Organization

Utilize Subject Matter Experts along with field-deployed staff to implement requirements and P2– Field-deployed staff are key – Subject-Matter Experts

support field staff– Online reporting accessible to

all staff

EnvironmentalIssues

WasteIssues

ECR FSR

EMSD StaffEffluent Management Pollution Prevention Field Operations Waste Operations Support

SME

WASTE GENERATOR

Recent Success Story Examples

• Research Campus of the Future (RCF)

• Energy Conservation

• Bio-Based Products

• Redistribution of Equipment and Materials

• Computer Hardware Management System

Research Campus of the Future Background

• PNNL must vacate 560,000 sqft by 2010

• 815,000 square feet of new office and laboratory space required– In the next 5 years

• 632,000 sqft of construction • Growth of 600 new staff

Research Campus for the Future• 1st RCF building targeting LEED

silver (1st building in Eastern Washington)

• RFP for new RCF buildings includes Sustainable Development (SD) requirement

• Procedure guiding sustainable design activity

• Design team commitment to SD and trained SD professionals as part of design team

Energy Conservation

• Reduced energy consumption despite growth• Purchase 15% energy from wind power• Implement building efficiencies

– Wattstopper– Lighting– HVAC

Bio-Based Products

• Floor service staff switched to bio-based products and reengineered the service – Reduced labor and hazardous

product usage by $200K annually. – Displaced products were

redistributed to a fire department.

• Use of bio-diesel in boilers and generators

Redistribution

• Equipment & Materials to Oak Ridge National Laboratory– Inductively coupled

plasma-mass spec

• Local school– Tempering Salts to

Metal working– Desks/Chairs/Supplies

Computer Hardware Management

• Extend working life of computers from 3 to 6 years

• Participates in GSA’s “Computers for Learning”– Donated over 1000 pieces

of electronic equipment to local schools

• Donates cell phones to Non-profit organizations

P2 Program Challenges• Decrease in success story reporting

– P2 program has created champions within the research directorates who do P2 and don’t report it

• Decrease in project funding for implementation– Deflates interest in P2

• Seeking champions for new meaningful, highly visible campaigns– Engaging staff in a way that significantly

impacts versus simple actions

2006 U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Environment, Safety and Health Pollution Prevention Star Winner for “PNNL Stewardship: Conservation Through Reuse” 2005 City of Richland Green Business of the Year Award 2005 U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science Best in Class Pollution Prevention Award for Green Purchasing – “PNNL Early Adopters Buy Bio: Greening Our Purchasing Systems” 2005 U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Environment, Safety and Health Pollution Prevention Star Winner for “PNNL Early Adopters Buy Bio: Greening Our Purchasing Systems” 2004 White House Closing the Circle Award for Environmental Management Systems – “Corporate Commitment to Environmental Stewardship and Enhanced EMSs” 2004 Presidential Award for Leadership in Federal Energy Management Program 2004 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 “Go Green – Better Business through Green Power” Award 2004 Environmental Protection Magazine Environmental Facility Award 2004 U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Pollution Prevention Award for Sustainable Design – “Design Assessments for the Pit Disassembly and Conversion Facility” 2004 U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science Best in Class Pollution Prevention Award for Environmental Management Systems – “Corporate Commitment to Environmental Stewardship and Enhanced EMSs” 2003 U.S. Department of Energy: Energy Champion 2003 Associate of Washington Business Environmental Excellence Award for Resource Conservation 2003 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Waste Wise Honorable Mention 2002 White House Closing the Circle Award for Environmental Preferability – “Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Greens Its Custodial Products” 2002 U.S. Department of Energy Federal Water Management Award to Small Groups: “Waste Not, Water Not – A Campaign to Conserve Water” 2002 U.S. Department of Energy Federal Energy Efficiency/Energy Management Awards to Small Groups: “Energy Conservation Contest” 2002 International Facilities Management Association Golden Circles Award 2002 U.S. Department of Energy Federal Innovative/New Technology Awards to Small Groups 2002 U.S. Department of Energy Pollution Prevention Award for “Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Greens Its Custodial Products” 2002 Communication Concepts APEX Award for Conserving Energy and Water website 2001 White House Closing the Circle Award for Environmental Preferability – “Reuse Systems at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory” 2001 U.S. Department of Energy Federal Interagency Energy Policy Committee Federal Energy Efficiency and Energy Management Award for Organizations 2001 U.S. Department of Energy Pollution Prevention Runner-Up Award for Environmental Preferability: “Reuse Systems at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory” 2001 U.S. Department of Energy Pollution Prevention Award for Sowing the Seeds of Change: “Implementing a Site-Wide Change Through Innovative, Cost-Effective, and Environmentally Sensitive Approaches” 2000 U.S. Department of Energy Federal Interagency Energy Policy Committee Federal Energy Efficiency/Energy Management Award to Small Groups 2000 Certificate of Achievement for the Closing the Circle Award for Community Outreach – “PNNL Commits to Help the Community Prevent Pollution” 2000 U.S. Department of Energy Federal Interagency Energy Policy Committee Federal Energy Efficiency/Energy Management Award to Small Groups 2000 U.S. Department of Energy National Pollution Prevention Award for Sowing Seeds of Change 2000 U.S. Department of Energy National Pollution Prevention Award for Community Outreach 2000 Communications Concepts APEX Award for Web and Intranet Site Content of the GreenGuide 1999 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for alternative fuels 1999 White House Closing the Circle Award for Affirmative Procurement - Office of the Federal Environmental Executive’s White House Award for Affirmative Procurement 1999 U.S. Department of Energy National Pollution Prevention Award for Design for Environment 1999 U.S. Department of Energy National Pollution Prevention Award for Affirmative Procurement 1999 U.S. Department of Energy Federal Interagency Energy Policy Committee Federal Water Management Award for Small Groups 1999 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency WasteWise Innovation of the Month Published in the WasteWise Bulletin 1998 Certificate of Achievement for the White House Closing the Circle Award for Affirmative Procurement 1998 R&D Magazine R&D 100 Award for Life-Cycle Advantage 1998 U.S. Department of Energy Pollution Prevention Award for Public Outreach and Partnership 1998 U.S. Department of Energy National Pollution Prevention Award for Affirmative Procurement 1998 U.S. Department of Energy Certificate of Appreciation for Pollution Prevention in Category of Most Improved Facility 1998 Washington State Department of Ecology Certificate of Appreciation for PNNL’s Recycling Program 1998 Communications Concepts APEX Award for Environmental Sustainability Practices Newsletter on the Internet 1996 U.S. Department of Energy Federal Energy Management Program Federal Energy Showcase: Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) 1996 U.S. Department of Energy National Pollution Prevention Award for Information Sharing 1996 Communications Concepts APEX Award for Environmental Sustainability Practices Newsletter on the Internet 1995 National Pollution Prevention Award for Integrated Planning and Design 1994 U.S. Department of Energy Certificate of Appreciation, DOE National Pollution Prevention Award for Employee Involvement 1998-2004 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Waste Wise Champion

Kami LowryEMS Coordinator

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory509-376-4930

kami.lowry@pnl.gov