Paul Anastas believes Green Chemistry has an integral role to play in designing a sustainable industrial world. Why and how?

Staples recently became the first major consumer electronics company to take the e-Steward pledge, which means that the office-supply giant will almost exclusively use e-Steward Certified recyclers. This is a big deal for consumers looking to recycle e-waste more easily and knowingly.

For over 20 years, both private and public businesses have turned to PPRC to green their operations and improve bottom lines. We have helped businesses of all ilks: autobodies, furniture makers, distilleries, outdoor design companies, state agencies, universities, and shipyards. Our staff has helped solve pollution problems in: emissions, energy…

Plastic food wraps and containers offer convenience, re-usability, and protection from grime and disease. They also pose invisible threats to our endocrine systems and our health.

PPRC has been tracking developments in the Safer Consumer Products regulations set for release soon (perhaps January 2013) in California. The goal of the regulation is to identify consumer products containing hazardous chemicals (called “chemicals of concern” or COCs) and encourage manufacturers to make products safer for consumers.

The latest Ecobiz certifications from Oregon…

Last night at Seattle Business Magazine’s 2012 Green Washington Awards, PPRC and our partners Interstate Distributors, Inc., and Freight Wing received the Washington Green 50 Award in the Nonprofit Category for our EPA-funded Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) project that works toward improving fuel efficiency in the transportation industry.

In the course of our careers, we all collect stories. Here’s one of my P2 favorites.

E3 is a framework through which local communities connect local manufacturers with best technical assistance available. Each community is supported by coalition of federal agencies that have joined forces to form E3.

The best way to protect the Earth and its people is to stop creating pollution in the first place – that realization became America’s official policy in 1990 with the Federal Pollution Prevention Act’s, declaration that, “Pollution should be prevented or reduced at its source, whenever possible.”

PPRC and the U.S. EPA Region 10 have spent the summer developing exciting new resources to help sports teams and venues green their operations.  These resources debuted at the Green Sports Alliance Summit, held September 5-7, 2012 in Seattle, WA – where over 425 leaders from the sports community shared…

Registration is now open for our 2012 Regional Roundtable being held on October 23 – 25, 2012, at the Clearwater Resort in Suquamish, WA. This year we are focusing on E3, green chemistry, and chemicals of concern to Puget Sound.

Congratulations to Jon Troiano and the team at J & S Automotive in Beaverton, Oregon as the latest recipient of an EcoBiz certification……

Sports and Sustainability Forum: A White House discussion with the Sports Industry
Last week, the White House held a discussion to celebrate the sports industry’s innovative success in adopting more sustainable practices. The half-day even focused on the economic and environmental benefits of greening the sports industry, featuring senior Administration…

The first Oregon Bridgestone Firestone location received it’s EcoBiz certification in June 2012.

Take a moment to familiarize yourself with the work and accomplishments of our past two decades of work in the pollution prevention world and download our 20 Year Report.

With a goal to eliminate almost 200,000 tons of harmful diesel emissions and improve the air quality in the Pacific Northwest, we’re excited to announce our partnership with Tacoma-based trucking fleet Interstate Distributor Co. and Seattle’s Freight Wing Inc., a manufacturer of aerodynamic side “skirts” for tractor trailers.
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Whether it’s the current oil gusher in the Gulf bringing the oil crisis to our front rooms every evening, the high cost of fossil fuels affecting our business’s bottom line, or pending regulations, reducing our carbon footprint and energy intensity just make sense for businesses from an ethical and economic…

WELCOME to the EcoBiz team, Everett Street Autoworks of Portland! They are the most recent automotive business to be certified and go above and beyond the requirements of the program.
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