U.S. EPA-Hosted Conference on Beneficial Use of Industrial Byproducts Begins; National Awards Presented Nov. 29
San Francisco – The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency kicked off the annual national Byproducts Beneficial Use
Summit today in San Francisco with a speech and award ceremony hosted by Wayne
Nastri, the EPA’s regional administrator for the Pacific Southwest.
“In this time of diminishing resources, the need to reduce use of valuable raw
materials is greater than ever,” said Nastri. “By finding ways to beneficially
reuse industrial byproducts such as coal ash, foundry sand and construction and
demolition debris, we reduce waste, save valuable energy and materials and
reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”
The summit – a national conference hosted
by the EPA that brings together government agencies, researchers, industry and
nonprofits to share strategies and case studies in industrial byproduct reuse —
runs through Dec. 1. This year, 35 states and Guam and
The 2006
The EPA’s Coal Combustion Product Partnership (C2P2) has already grown to
include more than 140 partners nationwide. C2P2 recognizes organizations that
divert large volumes of coal combustion products, conduct groundbreaking
research in this area of reuse or coordinate outreach efforts.
The EPA, in partnership with the American Coal Ash Association, has set a goal
of increasing the reuse of coal combustion products, or CCPs, from 32 percent
in 2001 to 50 percent in
In addition to Caltrans, L.A. Community
Colleges District is constructing 44 new buildings on its nine campuses using environmentally
sustainable designs, including the use of coal ash in new buildings’
foundations. The Stockton Cogeneration Company, which supplies power to
For more information visit: http://www.byproductsummit.com
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