Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange (P2Rx) 

Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange (P2Rx) 

a national network of regional centers dedicated to improving dissemination of pollution prevention information in the

service provider community.   

History of P2Rx:

Created in 1997 by the EPA to develop a seamless national network

of accessible, high quality P2 information that promotes waste

reduction throughout the US.

P2Rx centers provide:

• P2 Information and Expertise

• Services

• Networking

P2 Information and Expertise – Topic Hubs

Topic Hubs - Fiberglass

P2 Information and Expertise - Industrial Sectors

P2 Information and Expertise – P2 Documents Databases

P2 Information and Expertise - Innovative Technologies

Services – Research Assistance

Services – Request for Proposal Clearinghouse

Services – Research Projects Database

Services – P2 News

Networking – National Programs Directory

Networking – Mercury Reduction Programs

Networking - Listserves

Regional Services

Northeast Waste Management Officials’ AssociationRegions 1 & 2 - CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT, NJ, NYwww.newmoa.org / 617-367-8558

Waste Reduction Resource CenterRegions 3 & 4 - DE, MD, PA, VA, WV, DC, AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC,TNwrrc.p2pays.org / 919-715-6534

Great Lakes Regional P2 RoundtableRegion 5 - IL, IN, MI, MN, NY,OH, PA, WI, Ontariowww.glrppr. org/ 630-472-5019

Southwest P2 Information CenterRegion 6 - AK, LA, NM, OK, TXp2.utep.edu / 915-747-6273

P2 Regional Information CenterRegion 7 - IA, KS, MO, NBwww.p2ric.org/ 402-472-1183

Peaks to Prairies P2 Information CenterRegion 8 - CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WYwww.peakstoprairies.org/ 406-994-3451

Western Regional P2 NetworkRegion 9 - AZ, CA, HI, NVwww.westp2net.org / 408-441-1195 ext. 4450

Pacific Northwest P2 Resource CenterRegion 10 - AK, ID, OR, WA www.pprc.org / 206-352-2050

www.p2rx.org

NEWMOA

WRRC

GLRPPR

P2RIC

SWP2IC

WRPPN

PPRC Peaks

Centers

Benefits of P2Rx:

• Offers regional and national products and services in convenient web format

• Provides quick access to high quality, synthesized, peer-reviewed P2 information and expertise

• Improves networking opportunities among local, state, regional and national P2 providers

• Facilitates information exchange by developing and promoting standards for information collection/distribution and measurement

P2Rx Accomplishments:• Web site that serves as a portal to the centers

www.p2rx.org

• Topic Hubs to organize and house P2 sector/topic information

• Programs Directory to identify people and programs with P2 expertise

• Voluntary standards for information collection and activity measurement among the regional P2 information centers

Web sites featured

• Topic Hubs - http://www.p2ric.org/TopicHubs/index.cfm

• Topic Hubs - Fiberglass http://www.pprc.org/hubs/toc.cfm?hub=10&subsec=7&nav=7

• Industrial Sectors - http://www.westp2net.org/Sector/main.htm

• P2 Documents Databases http://www.peakstoprairies.org/library/index.cfm

• Innovative Technologies - http://www.newmoa.org/Newmoa/htdocs/prevention/p2tech/index.cfm

• Research Assistance - http://wrrc.p2pays.org/nframe.asp?page=AskRudy.asp

• Request for Proposal Clearinghouse - http://www.pprc.org/pprc/rfp/rfp.html

• Research Projects Database - http://www.pprc.org/pprc/research.html

• P2 News - http://www.glrppr.org/news/

• National Programs Directory - http://www.p2rx.org/programs/programs.cfm

• Mercury Reduction Programs - http://www.newmoa.org/Newmoa/htdocs/prevention/mercury/programs/

• Listserves - http://p2.utep.edu/workgroups/index.cfm

• Regional Services - http://wrrc.p2pays.org/nframe.asp?page=statehigh.htm