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FREE BUSINESS TIPS VIA SATELLITE TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: HOW TO PREVENT WASTE, CUT COSTS

Release Date: 6/12/1998
Contact Information: Lois Grunwald, U.S. EPA, (415) 744-1588

     (San Francisco) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is rising to new heights to teach businesses how to cut costs by preventing waste.  The agency will sponsor a nationwide interactive satellite forum called "Waste Prevention Pays," from
8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 17, 1998.

          The locations in Southern California for the satellite forums and the downlink coordinator contacts are listed below.

     The program will feature representatives from businesses that have successfully carried out cost-saving waste prevention measures and are willing to share them with other business people.  A waste analyst will reveal the hidden cost of waste in the office, in the shipping and receiving department, and in purchasing practices.  Participants will learn specific steps to cut these unnecessary costs.

     Waste Prevention Pays will feature three representatives who have helped their WasteWise* companies reap environmental and economic benefits from waste
prevention:

     Jim Bosch, environmental team leader for Target Stores, a national chain of
     more than 800 retail stores.  Target, working closely with its vendors, has saved
     millions of dollars by reducing packaging material and the labor costs associated
     with packaging.  Target also profits from a range of waste prevention efforts, such
     as paperless purchasing and a salvage program for remainder merchandise.

     Nancy Hirshberg, director of natural resources for Stonyfield Farm, Inc., a
     manufacturer of nationally distributed yogurt and ice cream products.  Stonyfield
     Farm has saved money through a range of waste prevention activities.  The
     company sells unusable food products for animal feed, conducts office supply
     swaps, and participates in environmental design training programs.

     Jim McCarthy, general manager of government and public affairs for
     CITGO Petroleum Corp., a refiner, transporter and marketer of gasoline.
     CITGO has saved thousands of dollars by providing company phone books,
     publications, and forms on line.  Other waste reduction strategies include reuse
     programs for wood pallets and transport packaging, and employee "swap" days.

     Ken Brown, nationally recognized waste analyst, who will share lessons he has
     learned from his work helping hundreds of businesses start a range of creative,
     cost-saving waste reduction strategies.

     * WasteWise is the U.S. EPA's voluntary program to encourage waste prevention,
     recycling, and buying or manufacturing products with recycled content.  Over 700
     organizations nationwide have joined the WasteWise program.

                     City: Barstow
                     Downlink Facility: Warner Cable Co.
                     (Call to confirm cable channel and schedule)
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Shirley Hibbetts
                     DSC Telephone: (760) 256-3531

                     City: Carson
                     Downlink Facility: City of Carson Community Center
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Jaime Lozano
                     DSC Telephone: (310) 952-1700 EXT: 3527
                     DSC E-mail Address: [email protected]

                     City: Colton
                     Downlink Facility: San Bernardino County Emp. Svs.
                     Dept.
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Lori Ciabattini
                     DSC Telephone: (909) 433-3322

                     City: Compton
                     Downlink Facility: City of Compton Blue Line
                     Televillage
                     (Call to confirm cable channel and schedule.)
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Krishna Tabor
                     DSC Telephone: (310) 604-7717
                     DSC E-mail Address: [email protected]

                     City: Costa Mesa
                     Downlink Facility: Fairview Developmental Center -
                     Auditorium
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Susan Pearson
                     DSC Telephone: (714) 957-5201
                     DSC E-mail Address: [email protected]

                     City: Diamond Bar
                     Downlink Facility: South Coast Air Quality
                     Management District
                     (Call to verify site is open and to reserve seat.)
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Marvin Crowson
                     DSC Telephone: (909) 396-3326

                     City: Huntington Beach
                     Downlink Facility: Golden West College - CJ 113
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Bob Lazarus
                     DSC Telephone: (714) 895-8389
                     DSC E-mail Address: [email protected]

                     City: Irvine
                     Downlink Facility: University of California, Irvine
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Judy Purewal
                     DSC Telephone: (714) 824-6538
                     DSC E-mail Address: [email protected]

                     City: Lompoc
                     Downlink Facility: Comcast Cable
                     (Call to confirm cable channel and schedule)
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Karen Weston
                     DSC Telephone: (805) 736-1261

                     City: Moreno Valley
                     Downlink Facility: Media & Communications
                     Administrator
                     (No live broadcast)
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Angela Ehigiator
                     DSC Telephone: (909) 413-3053
                     DSC E-mail Address: [email protected]

                     City: Pasadena
                     Downlink Facility: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Sharon Harriman
                     DSC Telephone: (818) 354-8630
                     DSC E-mail Address: [email protected]
                   
                     City: Riverside
                     Downlink Facility: University of California Extension
                     Center
                     (For more information regarding attending, please
                     contact Jennifer Campbell at (909) 787-5804 ext.
                     1620.)
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Eric Tompkins
                     DSC Telephone: (909) 787-4105
                     DSC E-mail Address: [email protected]

                     City: San Bernardino
                     Downlink Facility: EDA Building - Telecommunications
                     Conf. Rm.
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Michelle Dyck
                     DSC Telephone: (909) 384-5549 EXT: 3077

                     City: San Diego
                     Downlink Facility: City of San Diego Ridgehaven Conf.
                     Center
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Yvonne C. Williams
                     DSC Telephone: (619) 492-5076
                     DSC E-mail Address: [email protected]

                     City: San Diego
                     Downlink Facility: Air Pollution Control District - San
                     Diego
                     (Call to verify site is open and to reserve seat.)
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Jill Platt
                     DSC Telephone: (619) 694-3335

                     City: San Luis Obispo
                     Downlink Facility: California Polytechnic State
                     (Call to verify site is open and to reserve seat.)
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Harold Cota
                     DSC Telephone: (805) 756-2559

                     City: Santa Ana
                     Downlink Facility: National Sports Grill
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Will Hayes
                     DSC Telephone: (714) 565-4048

                     City: Santa Barbara
                     Downlink Facility: University of California, Santa
                     Barbara
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Rory Lang
                     DSC Telephone: (805) 882-3615
                   
                     City: Thousand Oaks
                     Downlink Facility: City of Thousand Oaks
                     Telecommunity Center
                     (Cal to confirm cable channel and schedule.)
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Georgie Hofhine
                     DSC Telephone: (805) 449-2356
                     DSC E-mail Address: [email protected]

                     City: Vadalia
                     Downlink Facility: Southeastern Technical Institute
                     (Huell Audit.)
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): David Yarbrough
                     DSC Telephone: (912) 538-3119
                     DSC E-mail Address:
                     [email protected]

                     City: Ventura
                     Downlink Facility: Ventura County APCD
                     (Call to verify site is open and to reserve seat.)
                     Downlink Site Coordinator (DSC): Suzanne Taylor
                     DSC Telephone: (805) 645-1433

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