TURI NewsletterNews from the Toxics Use Reduction Institute

at the University of Massachusetts Lowell July 2015

UpcomingEvents

TUR Planner CourseSeptember 8-November 12, 2015Register now!

This course providespreparation fordeveloping a TUR planand is a prerequisite fortaking the MassDEPexam to be certified asa TUR Planner.

New this year, thecourse blends self-paced online classeswith 5 classroomsessions. Onlineclasses beginSeptember; classroomsessions beginOctober.

Auto Body and RepairShop SolventsAlternativesDemonstrationSeptember 19, 201511:00 am to 2:00 pmNational ParksMaintenance Facility220 Aiken StreetLowell, MA

Save the Date

Franklin PaintDemonstration ofEffective TUR in ProductFormulation10:00 am to 1:00 pmOctober 15, 2015

Read the Franklin Paintcase study.

TURA Continuing

TURI Recognizes 2015 Champions ofToxics Use Reduction On June 16, Massachusetts legislators, TURA programagencies and guests gathered at the Massachusetts StateHouse to present the 2015 Champions of Toxics UseReduction awards and to recognize the TURA Program's 25thanniversary honorees.

Senator Anne Gobi and Representative Paul Schmid, Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Environment, NaturalResources and Agriculture, welcomed attendees.

Bethany Card, Deputy Commissioner for Policy and Planning,MassDEP, praised the Champions of Toxics Use Reduction fortheir contributions to making Massachusetts business morecompetitive.

Education ConferenceNovember 19, 2015Location to beannounced.

Analog Devices Inc.Effective Water andWastewaterManagementNovember 2015Date to be announced.

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Undersecretary NedBartlett, MassachusettsExecutive Office ofEnergy andEnvironmental Affairs,recognized the 25thAnniversary honoreesfor their innovations intoxics use reduction.

The 2015 Champions of Toxics Use Reduction are: Community Champions

City of Springfield Department of Parks, Buildings andRecreation ManagementYWCA of LowellFull Circle EarthJamaica Plain New Economy TransitionTown of Hudson, Board of Health

City of Springfield Department of Parks, Buildings andRecreation Management receiving their certificate fromMike Ellenbecker, TURI.

Small Business Champion

J&P Cleaners, Jamaica Plain

Ernesto Vargas, J&P Cleaners, talksabout the importance of switching fromperchloroethylene to professional wetcleaning for his family, customers andcommunity.

Toxics Use Redcution Planner Champions

Ed Gomes, Vicor Corporation (retired)Gary Nedelman, AlphaGary Corporation, LeominsterDan Forsythe, Capaccio Environmental Engineering,Marlborough

Left to right: Ed Gomes, Gary Nedelman, Dan Forsythe 25th Anniversary Honorees

Allston Collision Center, AllstonAnalog Devices Inc., WilmingtonChemGenes Corporation, WilmingtonColumbia Manufacturing Inc., WestfieldFranklin Paint Company, FranklinIndependent Plating, WorcesterOphir Optics LLC, North AndoverShawmut Corporation, West BridgewaterStainless Steel Coatings Inc., LancasterBrazilian Women's Group, BrightonProfessional Wet Cleaning Workgroup

Read more about the Champions of Toxics Use Reduction andthe 25th Anniversary honorees and their accomplishments.

TURI Lab Hosts Engineering forSustainability Camp UMass Lowell's Engineering for Sustainability Camp spent a

morning at the TURI Lab learning how to identify and test safer

alternatives to commonly used commercial cleaning

products.

Camp students removing carpet soilsunder the supervision of UMass Lowellstudent Vinh Tran.

Household Cleaning Tips Safer alternatives to hazardous cleaning products exist for

nearly every type of household cleaner. The main goal of

green cleaning is to use solutions and methods that keep our

environment healthy and our health intact. You can view all of

our household cleaning information, including how-to's and

DIY cleaning, as well as resources from community grantee

projects at turi.org/householdcleaning.

TURI offers services & programs to reduce the use of toxicchemicals, energy and water while enhancing thecompetitiveness of local businesses.

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