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Environmental Serv_ a gathers technology info tion, screens <br /> it, and, if appropriate, recommends it. A review of several <br /> years' experience produced these sources: <br /> * Contact with vendors. Their change to lead-free paint was <br /> initiated by paint suppliers' recognition that their <br /> product was the source of a RCRA wastestream and air <br /> contaminant. <br /> * Information passed on from our terminals for review by <br /> Environmental Services. The Ethylene Glycol Recovery <br /> Project was initiated by a technician at the Lima Terminal. <br /> * Ongoing education of staff. Carbon bed reactivation of <br /> vapor recovery units resulted from a staffer extrapolating <br /> information from a course taken toward an environmental <br /> engineering degree. <br /> Additional mechanisms are in place for information transfer: <br /> * Contact with BP's Research Centers. <br /> * Continuous review of pollution control literature. <br /> * Review of materials from trade associations (for example, <br /> American Petroleum Institute's periodic Research Progress <br /> Report) . <br /> * Technology transfer through joint research with other oil <br /> companies. <br /> In short, there are many channels for information transfer and <br /> staff routinely screen them. <br /> 8 . 0 MGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION <br /> The Terminal and Distribution Waste Minimization Program is <br /> implemented by the Waste Minimization Coordinator (a member of <br /> the Environmental Services staff) with the support of <br /> Environmental Services. In addition to implementation of <br /> federal requirements, the Coordinator also drafts and updates <br /> any state-required waste minimization plans according to their <br /> specific requirements. <br /> Program evaluation occurs annually after March 1 0£ each year. <br /> Data from Generator Reports (most of which are annual) and the <br /> Waste Minimization Reports are summarized. Each facility's <br /> performance is compared to previous years' generation. However, <br /> it has been found to be much more useful to summarize data over <br /> the entire system of terminals by wastestream and compare to <br /> previous years. Because each facility generates wastes <br /> irregularly and intermittently, clearer patterns are revealed <br /> when the system is examined as a totality. <br /> I:UUNUALS\@7VIRONQTNV1KaN.DOC1 9.16-93/80 <br /> r <br />