|
|
|
||
|
The
Center for Environmentally Appropriate Materials is
a multi-sited, interdisciplinary, research and
development center. The Center is partnered with
the Massachusetts Departments of Economic
Development and Environmental Protection and the
Office of Business Development in the Strategic
EnviroTechnology Partnership effort. The
mission of the Center is to promote the design and
adoption of materials that are safe to use,
renewable within one generation of use, result in
sustainable development, increase the standard of
living of successive generations, and improve the
environment. The
Center promotes the transfer of environmentally
sound materials technology to firms and
municipalities that are seeking to reduce the
generation of solid and hazardous wastes. It
directs research to the identified needs of
business and municipalities, provides technical
advice, and maintains a literature library and
database on new advances in the field. The
Center also provides technical and policy advice on
materials recycling, biodegradation, materials
reuse, product design and packaging
selection. The
Chelsea
Center for Recycling and
Economic
Development is
part of the Center for Environmentally Appropriate
Materials. Started in 1995 through the state's Strategic
EnviroTechnology Partnership (STEP), the Chelsea Center works
to create jobs, support recycling efforts, and help the
economy and the environment by working to increase the use of
recovered materials by manufacturers in Massachusetts. The Chelsea Center's
goal is to create an infrastructure for a sustainable materials
economy in Massachusetts, where businesses will thrive that rely
on locally discarded goods as their feedstock, and that minimize
pressure on the environment by reducing waste, pollution,
dependence on virgin materials, and dependence on disposal
facilities. The Chelsea Center
offers a variety of services, primarily to manufacturers that
use, or are interested in using, recovered materials. The
Chelsea Center also publishes reports and provides information to
other service providers and the financing community about
recycling and the benefits of working with recycled product
manufacturers. And, the Chelsea Center works with
communities to help them identify ways to turn their local wastes
into economic opportunity. For more information about the
Chelsea Center, its services, and publications, look at the
Center's web site at www.chelseacenter.org
|
