EPA Region 5 Pollution Prevention Program
 
US EPA Region 5 (LM-8J)
Waste, Pesticide and Toxics Division
77 West Jackson Blvd
Chicago, IL 60604-3590

Contact: Christine Anderson
Email: anderson.christinea@epa.gov
Phone: 312-886-9749

Regional Resources

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Pollution Prevention

• Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Roundtable
• Great Lakes Information Network

Recycling & Solid Waste

• Recycling Market Development

• Illinois
• Indiana
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Ohio
• Wisconsin

Illinois

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency - Office of Pollution Prevention
Partnerships, technical assistance, and community outreach

Illinois Sustainable Technology Center
Technical assistance, industry experts, research funding, partnerships, workshops, public recognition, and environmental management systems, laboratory research and analysis

Pollution Prevention

• Pollution Prevention - IL Environmental Protection Agency
• IL P2 Department of Defense Partnership

Recycling & Solid Waste

• Disposal - IL EPA
• Illinois Recycling Association

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Indiana

Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Technical assistance, partnerships

• IDEM Pollution Prevention
• Partners for Pollution Prevention

Purdue University Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Pollution Prevention

• Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance - IN Department of Environmental Management

Recycling & Solid Waste

• Recycling Market Development - IN Department of Commerce
• Indiana Recycling Coalition

Waste Exchange

• Indiana Recyclable Materials Market Directory

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Michigan

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Financial assistance information, on-site technical assistance and reference materials

• MDEQ Pollution Prevention
• Michigan Retired Engineer Technical Asst. Program (RETAP)

Pollution Prevention

• Pollution Prevention - MI Department of Environmental Quality
• MI Business P2 Partnership

Recycling & Solid Waste

• Waste Prevention/Reuse/Recycling - MI DEQ
• Recycling Market Development - MI DEQ
• Disposal - MI DEQ
• Michigan Recycling Coalition

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Minnesota

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Phone assistance and referrals, printed materials, workshops, financial assistance, and recognition and promotion of success stories

• MPCA Pollution Prevention
• Minnesota Retiree Environmental Technical Assistance Program (RETAP)

Minnesota Technical Assistance Program, University of Minnesota
Site visits, industry experts, environmental management system consulting, and a materials exchange network

Pollution Prevention

• Small Business Environmental Assistance Program
• MN Technical Assistance Program - University of Minnesota 
• Pollution Prevention and Sustainability Program - MN Pollution Control Agency

Recycling & Solid Waste

• Preventing Waste and Pollution
• Recycling Market Development
• Disposal - MPCA
• Recycling Association of Minnesota

Waste Exchange

• Minnesota Materials Exchange

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Ohio

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Technical and financial information assistance, materials exchange, and on-site assessments

• Ohio EPA Office of Compliance Assistance & Pollution Prevention
• On-site Assistance

University of Toledo College of Engineering
Technical assistance and on-site assessments

• Pollution Prevention Tools developed by the Air Pollution Research Group

Pollution Prevention

• Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and Pollution Prevention (P2)
• Office of Compliance Assistance and Pollution Prevention - OH Environmental Protection Agency
• Federal Facilities Section

Recycling & Solid Waste

• Ohio EPA - Recycling
• Recycling Market Development - OH DNR
• Division of Materials and Waste Management - OH EPA
• Association of Ohio Recyclers

Waste Exchange

• Ohio Materials Exchange

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Sector specialists, environmental management system resources and publications

• WDNR Green Tier Program
• Mark McDermid (mark.mcdermid@wisconsin.gov), 608-267-3125

University of Wisconsin Extension

• Solid and Hazardous Waste Education Center (SHWEC) Pollution Prevention

Pollution Prevention

• Pollution prevention information
• Wisconsin Pollution Prevention Partnership
• WasteCap Wisconsin

Recycling & Solid Waste

• Waste Prevention/Recycling - WI DNR
• Managing Waste and Materials - WI DNR
• Associated Recyclers of Wisconsin

Waste Exchange

• Business Material Exchange of Wisconsin

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