Madeline Snow EMS Service Program, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, UMass Lowell

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

Continualimprovement

act

check

do

plan

Some tools to help

ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND IMPACTS RANKINGWorksheet

Aspect Regulated Volume ToxicityHealth 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

ActivityVision (25 years)

15 years 5 yearsCurrent 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

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