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If you have environmental compliance questions, call 1-800-578-8898 or email us.
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Featured case study: Grandview Cabinetry |
Grandview Cabinetry, located in Parsons, manufactures finished wood kitchen and bathroom cabinets for both single and multi-family buildings.
The company partnered with PPI to host an intern to investigate two waste projects and three pollution prevention projects. These projects mainly come from paint and processing operations, and a solution was identified and recommended for each project.
Grandview is committed to implementing environmentally sound practices at its facilities, such as wood and cardboard recycling, use of low VOC and HAP paints, used solvent recovery and litter pick-up around company grounds. The intern’s projects support Grandview’s commitment to community and environment while promoting innovation and economic success.
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Emission inventories due April 3, 2023 |
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If you are a small business and have questions about your emission inventory or need assistance completing your SLEIS reports, call SBEAP at 800-578-8898 or email sbeap@ksu.edu.
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Professional development hours are available for the upcoming Industrial Environmental Sustainability course
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CE690 focuses on pollution prevention and sustainability practices in manufacturing and industrial facilities. It also includes an overview of environmental regulations and EPA tools. If you have questions or would like more details on this intersession opportunity, email Cris Kauer Brazil.
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Hazardous waste handlers are required to complete training annually, and new employees must be trained within six months of taking a position that requires they handle hazardous waste. This training needs to be documented and maintained for at least three years.
PPI offers online training that includes a certificate of completion for $50 per user.
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KDHE now accepting Environmental Stewardship Award applications |
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment offers Environmental Stewardship Awards annually to businesses, industries and organizations that have made significant improvement in protecting our environment by preventing pollution.
This noncompetitive annual award program recognizes projects that eliminate or reduce the generation of pollutants or wastes at the source, or projects that conserve natural resources.
Applications for the 2023 Environmental Stewardship Awards must be received by 5 p.m. on Monday, June 12, 2023.
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Celebrate Earth Day with a litter pickup at your facility
Earth Day is Saturday, April 22, and this year's theme is "Invest in Our Planet." We are encouraging industry partners to get inspired and take action by hosting a litter pickup at their facilities during Earth Week, April 16-22.
You can limit the event to your own property or expand it to an adjacent field or riverbank. Cleaning litter from the ground, such as in your facility’s parking lots and storage areas, is the easiest way to prevent escaped trash from making it to the oceans. We have put together several tips to help organize this event and reduce escaped trash.
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In this webinar, PPI will provide an overview of our successful intern program that has resulted in emission reductions of at least 233,557 MTCO2e and savings of more than $22 million dollars through implemented P2 projects, documented in more than 100 case summaries. We will also review EPA’s current national emphasis areas and NEA-specific P2 projects.
March 30, 2023
11 a.m. – noon
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Upcoming Events
March 28 – 30, 2023
April 18 – 20, 2023
April 19
Lawrence
April 22, 2023
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Aug. 29 – 31, 2023
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