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Technical Assistance
• Three graduate students (approximately 10 h/wk each)
• Four undergraduate students (approximately 10 h/wk each)
It is estimated that 20 assessments per year are able to be performed with the
funding received from NJ DEP OPP, at a cost of $10,000 per assessment.
An on-site assessment conducted by NJME usually yields energy and waste minimization recommendations with a payback period of less than 2 yrs. Also, because
the services are nonregulatory, confidential, and cost free, and there is no obligation
to act on any of the recommendations, companies are more likely to use the NJME
as a technical resource for P2 and energy cost-savings solutions.
EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAM
Since the inception of NJTAP in 1991, over 450 site visits to manufacturing facilities
have been completed by both NJIT and NJME. The ability for the NJTAP to offer
a facility a variety of services is a major advantage of the program and causes it to
be highly effective. For example, a representative from Howmet Castings visited
the NJME at Rutgers University for a class on filling out the New Jersey P2 Plan
electronic application. When there, he heard the presentation on how Rutgers had
assisted another company in finding a method for regenerating ferric chloride etching
solutions. He invited Rutgers to evaluate the etching line at Howmet Castings, take
samples, and come up with an analysis of the feasibility of regenerating the ferric
chloride etching solution of the facility. Rutgers is currently performing this study,
and he is impressed by it. If the technology proposed by Rutgers works and is cost
effective, he hopes to reduce the waste and materials purchases of the facility. Hence,
the Rutgers program has been helpful.
Students who work on the P2 projects for NJME are also able to gain real-world
experience from the usually theoretical curriculum. They are able to experience a
wide range of industries, which have often offered the students jobs on graduation.
Those in the NJME program have published papers; student design projects have
been requested by and funded by clients; and graduate students have been able to
prepare a thesis through this program.
CALIFORNIA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
California’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Technology and Development
(OPPTD) implements outreach and education programs in the form of training sessions and technical forums that target hazardous waste generators, consultants, government employees, and the general public. The training sessions are presented in
cooperation with industry associations, public interest groups, academic institutions,
and other agencies of the state, federal, and local governments. The OPPTD also
produces publications and videos, which are updated as technology improves and
new strategies are developed (California EPA 2002).
Technical Assistance
• Three graduate students (approximately 10 h/wk each)
• Four undergraduate students (approximately 10 h/wk each)
It is estimated that 20 assessments per year are able to be performed with the
funding received from NJ DEP OPP, at a cost of $10,000 per assessment.
An on-site assessment conducted by NJME usually yields energy and waste minimization recommendations with a payback period of less than 2 yrs. Also, because
the services are nonregulatory, confidential, and cost free, and there is no obligation
to act on any of the recommendations, companies are more likely to use the NJME
as a technical resource for P2 and energy cost-savings solutions.
EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAM
Since the inception of NJTAP in 1991, over 450 site visits to manufacturing facilities
have been completed by both NJIT and NJME. The ability for the NJTAP to offer
a facility a variety of services is a major advantage of the program and causes it to
be highly effective. For example, a representative from Howmet Castings visited
the NJME at Rutgers University for a class on filling out the New Jersey P2 Plan
electronic application. When there, he heard the presentation on how Rutgers had
assisted another company in finding a method for regenerating ferric chloride etching
solutions. He invited Rutgers to evaluate the etching line at Howmet Castings, take
samples, and come up with an analysis of the feasibility of regenerating the ferric
chloride etching solution of the facility. Rutgers is currently performing this study,
and he is impressed by it. If the technology proposed by Rutgers works and is cost
effective, he hopes to reduce the waste and materials purchases of the facility. Hence,
the Rutgers program has been helpful.
Students who work on the P2 projects for NJME are also able to gain real-world
experience from the usually theoretical curriculum. They are able to experience a
wide range of industries, which have often offered the students jobs on graduation.
Those in the NJME program have published papers; student design projects have
been requested by and funded by clients; and graduate students have been able to
prepare a thesis through this program.
CALIFORNIA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
California’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Technology and Development
(OPPTD) implements outreach and education programs in the form of training sessions and technical forums that target hazardous waste generators, consultants, government employees, and the general public. The training sessions are presented in
cooperation with industry associations, public interest groups, academic institutions,
and other agencies of the state, federal, and local governments. The OPPTD also
produces publications and videos, which are updated as technology improves and
new strategies are developed (California EPA 2002).