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 P2 Internship Program
Overview
The NH Pollution Prevention Program has set up an internship program with the University of New Hampshire, which will allow companies and organizations to become compliant with the P2 suggestions/regulations for their state. Since 1993, approximately 50 New Hampshire companies have worked with over 75 UNH students on pollution prevention projects with one common goal: TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE WASTE AND SAVE MONEY! Most companies have realized significant savings as a result of utilizing the internship program. To date, companies have reported combined cost savings of over $3 million! The benefits for both parties are great: the student acquires real world experience to promote pollution prevention, and the company has the opportunity to save money while promoting a safe and environmentally sustainable work space.
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Would your company like to...
- Increase profits?
- Reduce regulatory burden?
- Prevent waste and pollution?
- Improve worker safety?
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UNH STUDENTS PROVE POLLUTION PREVENTION IS GOOD BUSINESS |
P2 Internship Costs
The cost of sponsoring a trained, engineering intern for a ten-week period beginning in late May is $7,500, and intern sharing is also available. The cost covers an intern-training program at UNH, a stipend for the ten-week placement, intern support activities, and UNH/DES support during the project period. Small companies may be eligible for financial assistance to defray intern costs.
Past and Present P2 Projects
- Metal removal using electrowinning
- Mercury device inventory
- Lean electroplating
- Acetone reduction
- Mercury waste segregation in hospitals and dentist offices
- Air emissions reduction
- Dust and scrap recycling
- Water use reduction
- Development of environmental management systems
- Silver reclamation
- Energy efficiency
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"The fresh technical capabilities in a flexible individual allows for almost immediate involvement in a project that benefits both parties. The intern gets to employ skills and develop a comfort level while applying them as the facility gets a fresh perspective." Joseph M. Webb
Teledyne HALCO |
- Collect, separate & recycle the waste thermal spray powders
- Identification of green house gas reduction projects and energy savings
- Assessed solid waste management programs to reduce costs and environmental impacts
- Metal finishing industries assessment
- Electroplating copper process equipment maintenance
- Reduction of hazardous waste in fluid ink manufacturing
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The summer of 2007 yielded very promising reports from the interns. Three of the case studies are presented below:
- Thaddeus Webster and Danah Hashem with EPA-Region 1 New England
Energy Star Community Wide Energy Challenge
- Michael Gagnon with Freudenberg – NOK General Partnership
Waste Recovery, Cardboard Disposal and Evaporator Residue
- Pin Chiang with an electronic manufacturer
Hazardous waste inventory and input-output chemical flow
Past Years
For more information on the P2 Internship Program, contact Sara Johnson, NHPPP, at (603) 271-6460 or email at sara.johnson@des.nh.gov, or Dr. Ihab Farag, UNH, at (603) 862-2313 or email at ihab.farag@unh.edu.
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