Pollution Prevention List Servers
 and Online Forums ()

List servers are generally question and answer forums that allow groups of people with specific knowledge and interests to share ideas over long distances with the simplicity of sending e-mail. To join a listserv usually requires nothing more than sending an e-mail message to the listserv operator. Unsubscribing can be done the same way. Some listservs provide a browseable archive or digest versions that can be mailed periodically if the user wants to limit their incoming e-mail load.

This list divides Pollution Prevention (P2) listserv information into 4 categories:

A. General P2 list servers
B. Industry specific list servers
C. Recycling and material exchange list servers
D. International list servers
E. Online P2 Forums

A. General Pollution Prevention List Servers

• P2TECH - a listserv forum for pollution prevention technical assistance providers. One of the top P2 Listservs. To subscribe contact listman@wmrc.hazard.uiuc.edu. This listserv is very busy. If you wish you can have OPP post your message or request to the list by contacting Ron Smith  at (614) 644-2813.
  
  
• National Pollution Prevention Roundtable List ServersFor subscription information e-mail Tyrone Foster at: TyroneFoster@compuserve.com
  • P2 Energy listserver - a discussion forum for those who are interested in topics related to pollution prevention and energy efficiency. P2 ENERGY is a collaborative effort between the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable and the U.S. EPA's Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Division with outreach assistance from the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy.
    
    
  • P2POLICY - a listserv discussion forum on pollution prevention policy
    
    
  • P2REG - a listserv forum for pollution prevention regulatory issues. You can also send a subscription request to listman@wmrc.hazard.uiuc.edu
  
  
  
• Environmentally Preferable Products Procurement Listserv (EPPnet) - The Environmentally Preferable Products Procurement Listserv, links federal, state, local and private procurement and environmental officials charged with purchasing environmentally preferable products and developing policies for the procurement of these products.
  
  
• Great Lakes Regional Pollution Prevention Round Table (GLRPPR) - maintains listservs on local government events, workshops, P2 and mercury, and workshops. They also provide information on some of the other P2 listservers. E-mail listman@wmrc.hazard.uiuc.edu for more information.
  
  
  
  • P2Energy - a listserv forum for exchanging energy pollution prevention related information information.
    
    
  • P2Standards - a listserve forum for exchanging information on up to date pollution prevention, cleaner technologies, educational programs, and training opportunities.
    
    
  • P2Trainer - a listserv forum for exchanging information on up to date pollution prevention, cleaner technologies, educational programs, and training opportunities.
  
  
  
• EPIC,(maintained by the U.S. Department of Energy Clearinghouse) is a listserv for communicating on pollution prevention. Contact Arnold Edelman via e-mail at: Arnold.Edelman@mailgw.er.doe.gov for directions on subscribing.
  
  
• Industrial Pollution Prevention Listserv - Maintained and moderated by the Industrial Waste Program (IWP), is a general forum for discussing waste reduction. The listserv is moderated by professionals at the Argonne National Laboratory IWP. To subscribe send a message to majordomo@anl.gov with the words: subscribe industrial_pollution_prevention <your internet address> in the body of the message or call Bruce Cranford at: (202)586-9496.
  
  
• Northeast Business Environmental Network (NBEN) - NBEN's listserver is for members only. In order to subscribe to NBEN's listserver, you must go to their Web page and fill out the online membership form.
  
  P2West - P2West Western Region Pollution Prevention Network.
   Operated by EPA Region 9.
  
  
• U.S. EPA's Office of Reinvention  - has a webserver for those who are interested in P2 regulatory integration, and other general happeneings in the environmental regulatory world. To subscribe to the Reinvention listserver, email : listserver@unixmail.rtpnc.epa.gov . with the words subscribe reinvention YOUR NAME in the body of the message.
  
  
• WASTENOT Listserv - an unmoderated forum for individuals involved with organic wastes and compostable materials whether from industrial, commercial, municipal, or agricultural services. To subscribe to WASTENOT, send an e-mail note to: LISTSERV@maelstrom.stjohns.edu in the body of the meassage (with no subject), write: SUBSCRIBE WASTENOT <firstname> <lastname>.
  
  
• Quality in Environmental and Safety Training (QUEST) - List of list servs for ISO 14000 and Environmental Management.
  
  

B. Industry Specific List Servers

• ChemAlliance Regulatory Discussion List - Discuss P2 as a compliance alternative in the chemical and process industries.

• GreenChem Exchange - Sponsored by the Green Chemistry Institute.
  
  
• The Printers National Environmental Assistance Center (PNEAC) maintains the following listservs. The listservs are monitored by industry experts from the Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (GATF) and Printing Industries of America (PIA). To subscribe to these listservers, send an e-mail message to Wayne Pferdehirt at: pferdehi@epd.engr.wisc.edu. Include your e-mail address, whether you want to subscribe to PRINTECH, PRINTREG or both, name, organization and telephone number.
  1. PRINTECH - Focuses on technical issues related to environmental compliance.
  2. PRINTREG - Focuses on regulatory issues affecting printers.

• The National Metal Finishing Resource Center maintains the NFMRC List Serve. To subscribe to the list, send an e-mail message to listserver@nmfrc.org with one line in the body of the letter:
  subscribe NMFRC-L <Your Name>. Include first and last name. See the example on their www page.

• WET-X: The Wet Cleaners' Exchange - Discuss wetcleaning technology. To subscribe, send an e-mail to: subscribe@cnt.org and insert the following text into the message: subscribe wet-x .

C. Recycling and Material Exchange Servers

• Ohio Materials Exchange List Server (OMEx) - Materials list exchange operated by the Ohio Association of Recyclers and Ohio EPA Office of Pollution Prevention.
  
  
• CompRecycle Listserv - A national computer recycling listserv. To subscribe to the list, send e-mail to:
  listproc@mcfeeley.cc.utexas.edu
  - Leave the Subject line blank
  - In the Message Text area enter: "sub CompRecycle Your name"
  
  
• EnviroLink Recycle Mailing List (click on this link to see a list of recent messages) - This list server provides general questions and answers on recycling and recycling technology.

  To subscribe, send an e-mail message to: listproc@envirolink.orgWith the following line in the body of the message: subscribe recycle followed by your own first and last name.

• RECYC-L - This listserv focuses on improving campus solid waste management practices in such areas as recycling, waste reduction, and procurement. Subscriptions are limited to campus recycling coordinators, please send a mail message to RECYC-L@Brownvm.brown.edu with the subject RECYC-L SUB REQUEST, and include information about you and your program.

D. International P2 List Servers

• The Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention offers the following listserve:
  
  
  • P2 Dialogue - participants share successes, available resources, key contacts and opportunities for discussion (for C2P2 members or participants of the Canadian Pollution Prevention Roundtable)

  The Asian Pacific Cleaner Production Roundtable is involved with the following listservs:

  • AP-CPNet Mailing List
  • Cleaner Technology Information Center (CTIC) - Hosted by the Thailand Environment Institute, this list provides information specifically focused on Cleaner Technology / Pollution Prevention Issues.

• Cleaner Production Center Austria - discussion forums for pollution prevention and the European Roundtable on Cleaner Production (ERCP)
  
  

• Environmentally Conscious Design and Manufacturing List Serve - E-mail ECDM@pdomain.uwindsor.ca for more info.

• o2   - international network on sustainable design. Join the international listserv for discussing ecological and sustainable (product/service) design at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/o2mailinglist. See the website at www.o2.org for people, ideas and resources or contact o2 global network via o2global@knoware.nl

  
  
  

• The Cleaner Technology Information Center (CTIC), of the Asian Pacific Roundtable on Cleaner Production provides a listserver for discussing cleaner production technologies. To subscribe fill out their online form or contact: Mandar Parasnis for more information.

• United Nations Working Group on Sustainable Product Development - maintains the Sustainable Product Development List Serve. For subscription info contact: unep@unep.frw.uva.nl .

E. Online P2 Forums

Naval Station Mayport - Maintains chatrooms and conferences for P2 discussions.