Mass OTA, Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance

1. EOEA
Office
of
Technical
Assistance
We
help
you
Green
Your
Opera0ons,
Products,
Services,
Purchases,
Design,
Management
Toxics
Use
Reduc0on
Water
Conserva0on
Energy
Efficiency
Renewable
Energy
Reducing
Waste
Complying
with
Environmental,
Health
and
Safety
Law
Reducing
Costs
and
Liabili2es,
Improving
Opera2ons,
Products,
Services,
Rela2ons,
Prospects

2. EOEA
Office
of
Technical
Assistance
• Confiden0al
assistance.
• We
will
not
tell
enforcement
agencies
(MA
DEP
or
US
EPA)
what
we
see
at
a
facility
unless
it’s
an
emergency.
We
have
visited
1400
facili0es
and
have
kept
confiden0ality
with
all
of
them.
• OTA
is
a
strictly
voluntary
program
–
no
one
is
required
to
use
our
help.
• OTA
does
not
do
enforcement!

3. A
Strong
Business
Case
for
Greening
• The
true
cost
of
pollu.on
and
waste
is
o4en
much
larger
than
assumed,
because
many
costs
are
hidden
in
overhead
or
the
EHS
department,
are
unquan2fied,
or
are
con2ngent
or
infrequent.
• Hidden
costs:
0me
spent
understanding
requirements,
cost
of
waste
disposal,
protec0ve
equipment,
right
to
know
training,
filing
permits
and
reports,
self-­‐monitoring.
Improperly
aZributed
to
EHS
department,
not
the
department
that
ordered
the
bad
chemical
causing
all
these
costs.
• Unquan0fied:
loss
of
produc0vity
from
an
unhealthy
workplace,
loss
of
marke0ng
power
from
reputa0onal
deficiency,
increased
scru0ny
by
enforcement
agency,
opportunity
costs,
good
will.
• Con0ngent
or
infrequent:
Incident
response,
cleanup,
lost
produc0on
from
shut
down,
higher
insurance,
fines
and
suits,
neighbor
complaints,
bad
press.

4. Pollu0on
and
waste
(unwanted
outcomes)
are
resources
that
haven’t
been
effec0vely
used.
• The
existence
of
an
environmental,
health
or
safety
issue
is
a
clue
that
some
kind
of
inefficiency
is
happening.
• Each
unwanted
outcome
is
an
opportunity
for
improvement
and/or
innova.on.

5. Energy
• Efficiency
First.
Is
anyone
monitoring
costs/use,
are
there
controls
in
place?
Ask
your
u0lity
about
ge_ng
online
real
0me
data.
• Ligh0ng,
hea0ng,
cooling.
Furnaces,
dayligh0ng,
occupancy
sensors,
night-­‐0me
setback,
humidity,
LEDs,
fluorescents,
boilers).
• Fans
and
pumps,
vents,
computers,
“vampires”,
fuel-­‐efficiency,
refrigerators,
appliances,
motors,
compressed
air,
spot
ven0la0on.
• Insula0ng
capacity
of
the
building
envelope/loss
and
gain
of
heat
-­‐
windows,
roof,
doors.
Heat
exchange.

6. Water
Conserva0on
• Is
anyone
monitoring
costs/use,
are
controls
in
place?
• Low
flow
fixtures
and
devices,
laminar
flow,
aerators,
flow
restrictors.
• Cooling
towers.
• Rainwater
capture
for
irriga0on.
• Intelligent
watering,
natural
landscaping.
• Efficient
cleaning
and
rinsing.

7. Toxics
Use
Reduc0on
• Know
what’s
in
things
–
MSDS,
labels,
specs,
inquiries,
right-­‐to-­‐know,
ROHs
compliance.
• Cleaners,
solvents
–
alterna0ves
that
aren’t
hazardous
waste,
air
pollutants,
workplace
dangers.
• Acids
–
capture
and
regenerate.
• Contaminants
(lead,
mercury,
arsenic)
–
order
without:
higher
price
for
purity
but
avoid
problems.
• If
can’t
avoid,
pull
fumes
away
from
the
nose,
consider
where
it
goes
when
used
and
used
up.
Long
term
liabili0es
–
toxic
torts.

8.
Process
Redesign
to
ensure
you
are
not
losing
the
chemical
at
some
point
–
(to
air,
water);
ensure
you
are
not
using
more
than
needed.
Func:onal
Analysis
to
find
subs0tutes
by
thinking
about
what
it
is
the
bad
chemical
does.
Just
because
it
is
necessary
to
have
that
func0on
performed
doesn’t
mean
the
bad
chemical
is
the
only
way
to
do
it.
Product
redesign
to
possibly
eliminate
the
process
step
that
uses
the
chemical.

9. Environmentally
Preferable
Purchasing
• Consider
whole-­‐life
cycle
and
various
impacts,
not
just
carbon
or
recycled
content.
• Consequences
of
extrac0on
and
transport,
risk
of
accidents,
toxicity
in
use
• Exposure
of
the
vulnerable
(children,
sensi0vi0es),
aqua0c
toxicity
if
goes
down
drain
• Persistence,
effect
on
hormones
or
reproduc0on,
carcinogenicity
• Burden
on
community
at
end
of
life,
buildup
in
indoor
air
(VOCs)
as
well
as
atmosphere,
dusts
created
when
sanded
or
cut
(lead,
asbestos).
• It’s
not
just
each
exposure
but
the
cumula:ve
impact.

10. Material
Conserva0on
• Paper,
plas0c,
metal
• Wood,
pallets,
yard
wastes
• Food
• Appliances,
furniture
• Clothing
• BaZeries,
medical,
electronics,
fluorescents
• If
you
can’t
recycle
medicines,
don’t
flush
them!
• Books,
publica0ons,
informa0on.

11. Experience
with
hundreds
of
companies
Companies
we’ve
worked
with
have
saved
an
average
$20,000
–
Conserva.ve
Es.mate
Companies
who
have
done
TUR
plans
have
reduced
toxics
use
hundreds
of
millions
of
pounds
and
saved
more
money
than
it
cost
them
to
comply
with
the
law.
Companies
are
saving
lots
of
money
now
on
energy
efficiency.
Companies
that
start
conserving
water
now
will
save
more
and
more
as
.me
goes
on.

12. RESOURCES
FOR
GREENING
Environmental
News
hZp://www.enn.com/top_stories/ar0cle/45770
hZp://www.sustainablebusiness.com/?
utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=EnewsleZer&utm_cam
paign=E-­‐NewsleZer%202012
hZp://energy-­‐environment-­‐jobs.environmentalleader.com/a/jbb/find-­‐jobs
hZp://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/.
These
also
post
jobs.
These
are
the
websites
of
great
env.
informa0on
sources
that
have
email
newsleZers
you
can
sign
up
for.
If
you
only
get
one,
consider
Above
the
Fold,
the
news
email
of
environmental
health
news
–
at
hZp://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/subscribe.html

13. If
you
are
or
want
to
be
part
of
the
new
food
revolu0on,
join
COMFOOD,
hZp://foodsecurity.org/list/.
This
is
a
very
ac0ve
listserv.
Also
has
a
lot
of
job
pos0ngs
on
it.
The
Na0onal
Center
for
Healthy
Homes
has
two
excellent
listservs,
if
you
are
interested
in
lead
or
healthy
homes
(mold,
radon,
indoor
air
quality,
pes0cides,
asbestos,
dusts,
etc.).
Some0mes
there
are
job
pos0ngs.
For
public
health
or
community
ac0on
these
are
par0cularly
good
resources.
hZp://www.nchh.org/resources/listserves.aspx
Check
out
environmental
science
news
at
hZp://www.sciencedaily.com/news/top_news/top_environment/
-­‐
sign
up
at
hZp://www.sciencedaily.com/newsleZers.htm
Environmental
Defense
Fund
blog,
chemicals
&
nanotechnology.
hZp://blogs.edf.org/nanotechnology/

14. Global
Development
and
Environment
program
at
Tuos
–
get
event
and
publica0on
informa0on
here:
hZp://ase.tuos.edu/gdae/?utm_source=GDAE
+Subscribers&utm_campaign=51629ab0a0-­‐
BBL_Harris_3_25_2013&utm_medium=email
If
you
are
interested
in
interna0onal
environmental
policy
delibera0ons,
this
is
the
place:
hZp://www.iisd.ca/email/subscribe.htm.
A
bit
overwhelming.
Toxics
Use
Reduc0on
Ins0tute’s
Greenlist
Bulle0n:
hZp://www.turi.org/About/Library/TURI_Publica0ons/Greenlist_Bulle0n.
There
are
many
clean
energy
news
sources:
hZp://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/home
These
are
all
free.
If
you
have
access
to
a
university
library
get
E&E
–
Energy
and
Environment
family
of
newsleZers:
Greenwire,
Energy
and
Environment
Daily,
etc.
They
have
great
short
video
interviews
and
you
can
scan
them
for
the
latest
breaking
news.
Invaluable.
hZp://www.eenews.net/

15. STATE
RESOURCES
Office
of
Technical
Assistance
hZp://www.mass.gov/eea/grants-­‐and-­‐tech-­‐assistance/guidance-­‐technical-­‐
assistance/agencies-­‐and-­‐divisions/ota/
Toxics
Use
Reduc0on
Ins0tute
hZp://www.turi.org/
MA
DEP
Proposed
and
Recent
Regula0ons
hZp://www.mass.gov/dep/service/regula0ons/newregs.htm
Matrix
of
Env
laws
and
regs
hZp://www.mass.gov/dep/service/matrix.htm
Compliance
Assistance
hZp://www.mass.gov/dep/service/complian.htm
Labor
and
Workforce
Development
Workforce
Development
Training
Funds
hZp://www.mass.gov/lwd/employment-­‐services/business-­‐training-­‐support/
wtp/

16. Housing
and
Community
Development
hZp://www.mass.gov/hed/economic/eohed/dhcd/
Mass
Office
of
Business
Development
hZp://www.mass.gov/hed/economic/eohed/bd/
Opera0onal
Services
Division
(purchasing)
MassBuys
registra0on
closes
in
a
day!
hZp://www.mass.gov/anf/budget-­‐taxes-­‐and-­‐procurement/
procurement-­‐info-­‐and-­‐res/procurement-­‐prog-­‐and-­‐serv/epp-­‐
procurement-­‐prog/
DLS
OSHA
Consulta0on
hZp://www.mass.gov/lwd/labor-­‐standards/on-­‐site-­‐
consulta0on-­‐program/
Coastal
Zone
Management
hZp://www.mass.gov/czm/

17. Execu0ve
Office
of
Energy
and
Environmental
Affairs
hZp://www.mass.gov/eea/air-­‐water-­‐climate-­‐change/climate-­‐change/massachuseZs-­‐
global-­‐warming-­‐solu0ons-­‐act/
Mass
Environmental
Trust
hZp://www.mass.gov/eea/grants-­‐and-­‐tech-­‐assistance/grants-­‐and-­‐loans/mass-­‐enviro-­‐
trust/
Clean
Energy
Center
hZp://www.masscec.com/
MA
Dept.
of
Agriculture
hZp://www.mass.gov/agr/massgrown/
Fire
Marshal
Division
of
Fire
Safety
hZp://www.mass.gov/eopss/agencies/dfs/dfs2/osfm/division-­‐of-­‐fire-­‐safety.html
Division
of
Conserva0on
and
Recrea0on
hZp://www.mass.gov/dcr/
Releaf,
trails,
heritage
trees
Fish
and
Game
hZp://www.mass.gov/dfwele/
Division
of
Ecological
Restora0on

18. Facility
Review
Considera:ons
Use
Quality
Produc0on
Cer0fica0ons
(NonGreenwash)
Green
Seal
or
Ecologo
Request
Product
Declara0ons
because
you
have
a
Right
to
Know
MSDS
(SDS)
Review
wastes
and
shop
for
waste
management
firms
that
help
you
reduce
at
the
source
and
are
responsible
–
what’s
cheap
is
expensive
Haz,
waste
bans,
recyclables,
costly
wastes,
avoidable
wastes
Review
where
your
water
is
discharged
and
what
is
being
discharged
and
its
effects
on
aqua0c
biota
or
treatment
facili0es
Resource
Use
Efficiency:
EMFACT
concept
hZp://www.newmoa.org/
preven0on/emfact/

19. Ins0tute
EMS
Check
your
water
meter
Assess
indoor
air
quality,
what
is
emiZed
(dusts,
vapors,
offgassing)
and
how
well
it
is
ven0lated
Common
sense
ven0la0on
–
does
it
get
pulled
past
your
nose?
Can
it
be
local?
Source
Reduc0on
Mode
of
Inquiry
–
what
is
the
root
cause?
Review
Land
Use,
flow
of
water,
welcoming
of
wildlife,
trees,
resilience
to
storms.
Mass
or
Northeast
Organic
Farming
hZp://masstreewardens.org/
hZp://www.americangrove.org/ma/

20. Adopt
IPM
indoors
and
out,
considering
health
of
soil,
ecology.
Be
aware
of
chemicals
to
avoid.
hZp://www.saferchemicals.org/resources/chemicals/
SIN
list
(Subs0tute
It
Now
-­‐
ChemSec)
Asthma-­‐related
chemicals.
Endocrine
Disruptors.
Pharmaceu0cal
waste
disposal.
Nanomaterials.
Cleaners
and
disinfectants.
(Don’t
use
disinfectants
as
cleaners).

21. Contact
Info
Rick
Reibstein
Execu0ve
Office
of
Economic
Affairs
-­‐
Office
of
Technical
Assistance
100
Cambridge
St.,
9th
Floor
Boston,
MA
02114
617
626
1062
rick.reibstein@state.ma.us
or
general
number:
617
626
1060
OTA
website:
www.mass.gov/eea/ota