INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY PROGRAM
The Industrial Ecology Program (IEP) is an outreach program to
South Carolina industries, communities and individuals.
The IEP seeks to balance environmental and economic performance of
industries with local and global ecological concerns/constraints.
Through this outreach, industries are assisted in decreasing production costs through materials and energy efficiency, waste recycling, waste market development and the elimination of practices that incur regulatory penalty. The reduction of the sources of industrial pollution will decrease the load on the municipal infrastructure for sewer and landfills, process optimization will decrease the demand on natural resources such as drinking water, and reductions in waste streams will lead to enhanced economic performance for industries making for a sustainable community.
The
following services are offered through our program:
- Environmental
Regulatory Compliance Assistance
- Occupational
Health and Safety Compliance Evaluation and Implementation
- Pollution
Prevention Technical Assistance
- Environmental
Management Systems Implementation
- Alternative
Waste Disposal Techniques
- Industrial
Ecology Training including environmental, health, safety & business
- Environmental
Performance Metrics
- Environmental
Equity
- Environmental
Justice through Pollution Prevention
- Confidential
On-site Environmental, Health and Safety Assessments
- Industrial
Process Evaluation, Substitution and Improvement
- Energy
Efficiency and Sustainability
- Environmental
Technology Assessment and Market Development
- Environmental
Policy Analysis and Development
Projects
Compliance
Assistance for Small Businesses in Environmental Justice Zones –
A partnership with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental
Control Trident District to use pollution prevention, waste minimization and
voluntary compliance to improve environmental conditions within minority and low
income neighborhoods. Currently,
over 200 violations have been reported and 94% corrected, through the no-cost
environmental assistance referral program.
Approximately 150 site inspections have been conducted at this time.
Carolina
Clean Cities Corridor
– Operated in conjunction with the South Carolina State Energy Office and the
US Department of Energy, this program provides government and industries
technical assistance in reducing costs and air emissions through the use of
alternative fuels. It is designed
to make the state’s transportation sector more efficient, less dependent on
foreign sources, environmentally friendly, sustainable and safe.
South
Carolina Department of Defense Pollution Prevention Alliance
– Active group of environmental officers from all military installations in
South Carolina, Regional Environmental Coordinators of each service branch and
state and federal regulatory agencies working together to improve the
environmental conditions in South Carolina.
Group sponsors applied environmental research, policy analysis, new
technology review, training and mentoring opportunities for members.
Waste
Market Development – Voluntary program
with South Carolina industries working for viable alternatives to waste
disposal. Program involves waste
analysis, volume measurements and sales opportunities as available.
Wastes with no marketable value, are evaluated for all non-profit
alternative to disposal.
Additional programs housed within the IEP include Environmental Justice, Small Business Compliance Assistance, Community Environmental Education and the Carolina Waste Exchange. Programs in development include Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic (PBT) Reduction and Pesticide Environmental Stewardship.
For information contact:
Industrial Ecology Program
901 Sumter Street
James F. Byrnes Building, room 211
Columbia, S.C. 29208
(803)777-9061 voice
(803) 777-5715 fax
iep@environ.sc.edu
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