[frgeek-michiana] Fwd: Re: Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)

Got a call from Kristen Brier of IDEM, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Technical Assistance. The best practices meetings are funded by IDEM and
coordinated by Indiana Recycling Coalition (IRC). Kristen is the funding
manager. The program is called "E-Scrap Action Project."


http://indianarecycling.org/page6.html

The goal of E-Scrap is to produce a document which will be a "suggested"
best practices for electronic recycling guideline. IDEM would like Indiana
to prepare for federal government (EPA) requirements that all States
formulate regulations on electronics recycling. The hope is one or more
legislators will take the best practices document seriously and propose it
as the foundation for regulations.

E-Scrap has had one meeting already. IRC and IDEM are meeting this
afternoon in Indianapolis to plan the next round of E-Scrap meetings.
Kristen will let Michelle Cohen know FGM is interested in participating.
Like everything else, the principals and the meetings are in central
Indiana. I am going to propose video conferencing as an environmentally
friendly alternative to driving to Indy for meetings. Kristen is glad to
hear that Free Geek Inc. is mentoring us and may have something to offer to
E-Scrap.

Kristen says an outfit similar to FGM operates in Indy area, Virtual
Scavengers.


http://community.indystar.com/main.wsi?group_id=766

http://www.digitaldividend.org/marketplace/marketplace_04.htm

Tom

>Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 09:35:09 -0500
>To: FreeGeek Michiana <frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>From: Tom Brown <tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Fwd: [frgeek-michiana] Re: Indiana Department of Environmental
Management (IDEM)
>
>Spoke to Greg Overton at IDEM this morning. He's heard nothing about a
best practices document. Greg sometimes handles electronic recycling issues
for IDEM. I gave him Michelle Cohen's name and phone at Indiana Recycling
Coalition. He will check his contacts within IDEM and get back to me. 
>
>Do you recall who you talked to at IDEM?
>
>Also sent message to Greens in central Indiana re Indiana Recycling
Coalition. They've been around since about 1996. IRC was located in
Indianapolis but is now located in Bloomington. IRC probably got off the
ground when IDEM still had a grant program for grassroots organizations. 
>
>Tom
>
>>
>>Called Cohen. She was out of office. Left msg. She is ex. dir. of the
Indiana
>>Recycling Coalition, whatever that is. Called IDEM and spoke to Patty in
>>Compliance & Technical Assistance. She hadn't heard about the meetings but
>>thought Greg Overton might. Overton handles electronics issues.
>>
>>Unfortunately Overton was already gone at 4:00 pm. I'll try him again Thu.
>>morning.
>>
>>Tom
>>
>>At 10:02 AM 5/28/03 -0500, you wrote: 
>>>
>>> Talked to IDEM late last week and found out they are just staring on a
"Best
>>> Management Practices - Model Programs" for electronics recycling. 
>>> I thought it might be nice if Free Geek of Michiana was a "Steak
Holder" in
>>> the meetings. It may give us much needed free publicity, donations
(monetary
>>> and otherwise), and recognition from the community. We can talk about this
>>> Thursday if we have a few minutes.
>>>  
>>> Contact: Michelle Cohen 877-283-9550
>>>  
>>>
>>> Jay Schlatter
>>>
>>> Manager Information Services
>>>
>>> <http://www.goodwill-ni.org/>Goodwill Industries of Michiana,
>>> Inc<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
>>> />
>>>
>>> (574) 472-7383
>>>  
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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