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EPA's Environmental Management
Guide for Colleges and Universities: A Tool to Promote
Sustainability
Madeline Snow EMS Service Program,
Lowell Center for Sustainable Production,
UMass Lowell
“An EMS offers a set of problem identification and problem-solving tools that can be implemented by anyone and everyone in a college or university in many different ways. These tools can help you complete projects and meet your goals. A fully implemented EMS integrates your goals into everyday operations, as environmental stewardship becomes part of the daily responsibility for everyone across the entire campus, not just in the environmental or planning department.”
Gina SnyderCollege & University Regional Sector Lead
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region I New England
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The EMS FrameworkThe EMS Framework
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The EMS FrameworkThe EMS Framework
Continualimprovementact
check
do
plan
Some tools to help
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND IMPACTS RANKINGWorksheet
Aspect Regulated Volume Toxicity Health Impact Nuisance Cost Total
Significant? (aspect considered significant if score is > 12)
KEY: 5 = High 3 = Medium 1 = Low 0 = Not applicable
Backcasting WorksheetDeveloped by Zero Waste Alliance, www.zerowaste.org
Activity Vision (25 years) 15 years 5 years Current
Action
"EMSs are not extraordinary; they are the alternative to chaos.”
Larry Falkin, Deputy Director, Parks and Recreation, Jackson County, Missouri
Contact Information
Madeline [email protected]
978-934-4875
Check out www.emswebware.comwww.peercenter.net
Give us a business card or contact info if you would like notice when the Environmental Management
Guide for Colleges and Universities is available on-line.
