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GEP Activities & Services

Environmental Network Meetings

The Georgia Environmental Partnership (GEP) sponsors environmental network meetings around the state each spring and fall. These meetings provide excellent opportunities for local industry-to-industry mentoring, idea exchange and technology transfer. Each meeting features presentations on a pollution prevention and compliance topic.

For fall 2006, the topics will include the latest on environmental issues in the state, including an OSHA update and a presentation on water conservation. All meetings begin at 8:30 a.m. and will end by noon. To register, call or email the appropriate contact listed below. Email registration is preferred. Please provide your name, title, organization name, mailing address, phone number and email address.

Fall 2006 Schedule

Oct. 17: Newnan, Central Educational Center

Oct. 18: Tifton, Chamber of Commerce

Oct. 19: Macon, Regional Development Center

Oct. 24: Savannah, GT Savannah

Oct. 25: Augusta, Regional office

Oct. 26: Gainesville, Regional office

Nov. 3: Calhoun, Coosa Valley Technical College

Regional Contacts

Augusta: Elliot Price, (706) 737-1415

Calhoun: Jim Walsh, (404) 402-3263

Gainesville: Bob Hitch, (770) 535-5844

Macon: George Lee, (478) 471-5399

Newnan: Jim Walsh, (404) 402-3263

Savannah: Mike Brown, (912) 963-2520

Tifton: Ed Hardison, (229) 430-4210

Workshops

P²AD and GEP sponsor seminars and workshops throughout the state on various pollution prevention and waste reduction topics. Past workshops have included: Emerging Technologies in the Pulp and Paper Industry, 3rd Annual Conference on Recycling of Fibrous Textile and Carpet Waste, Food Processors Conference, a chemical industry conference, Pollution Prevention for Pretreatment Operators, and a plastics industry conference.

In-plant Training

P²AD and GEP also can provide pollution prevention training at your facility. In these sessions, we can train workers from different areas of your company at the same time (i.e., environmental, financial, purchasing, upper management, line workers, etc.). Topics can include team building, instruction on self-assessments for waste reduction, full cost accounting of waste and recognizing waste reduction opportunities.