| EPA Recognizes the Office of the U.S. Trustee in Dallas for Reducing Paper Purchases by 25 Percent (Dallas – May 7, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing the Office of the U.S. Trustee in Dallas, Texas, for reducing the amount of paper they purchased from 1,621 lbs in 2011 to 1,210 lbs in 2012. These efforts resulted in a 25 percent improvement. They participated in the Federal Green Challenge (FGC), a national effort under EPA’s Sustainable Materials Management program that challenges federal agencies throughout the country to lead by example in reducing the federal government’s environmental impact. Federal agencies are recognized through the FGC for outstanding efforts that go beyond regulatory compliance and strive for annual improvements in selected areas. In 2012, nearly 300 participating federal facilities, representing 500,000 federal employees, reduced their environmental footprint in several target areas, which in many cases resulted in significant cost savings. Some of the accomplishments made by the FGC participants included diverting more than 360,000 tons of waste, saving over 52 million kilowatts of electricity, saving 488,000 gallons of oil, and reducing potable water usage by 133 million gallons.
These combined efforts resulted in an estimated cost savings of more than $31 million to the U.S. taxpayer.
For more information please visit www.epa.gov/fgc
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For more information contact Austin Vela or Jennah Durant at 214-665-2200 or at r6press@epa.gov.
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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