[p2tech] materials accounting question

http://www.mass.gov/Eoeea/docs/eea/ota/programs/ota_effectiveness_study_final_2006.pdf

 

This study is about using the MA data to assess whether those companies visited by the technical assistance program had performance improvements (they did, performing markedly better than before, and having much bigger positive changes in performance than those companies not using the onsite technical assistance program).  It is a demonstration of how the data can be used to evaluate performance.  And perhaps it is also useful because it shows that all companies covered by TURA had significant performance improvements.  These are production-adjusted figures.  Minnesota facilities will benefit from doing input/output measurement.  Please contact me for more information if that would be useful to you.

 

Rick  Reibstein

MA Office of Technical Assistance

Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

9th floor, 100 Cambridge Street

Boston, MA 02114

617 626 1062

 

  

 

From: p2tech-bounces at great-lakes.net [mailto:p2tech-bounces at great-lakes.net] On Behalf Of Mark Snyder
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 11:46 AM
To: P2 Tech
Cc: Snyder, Mark
Subject: [p2tech] materials accounting question

 

Hi all,

 

I'm researching a question posed to us by one of Minnesota's state legislators about materials accounting data.

 

Basically, she's wondering whether Minnesota should follow New Jersey's and Massachusetts' leads in requiring such data from manufacturers and other industrial facilities.

 

What I'm looking for is any evidence that such a requirement leads to greater progress in pollution prevention than in states like Minnesota that only require Toxic Release Inventory data reporting.

 

Anyone have any leads they can share with me?

 

Sincerely,

 

Mark Snyder

Senior Pollution Prevention Specialist

Environmental Economic Development Unit

Prevention and Assistance Division

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

mark.snyder at state.mn.us <mailto:mark.snyder at state.mn.us> 

 

Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.

 
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