Cross-Program Meeting to Develop Strategies to Reduce the Impacts of Traditional Dry Cleaning

9:30     Check-in & Continental Breakfast

9:45     Introductions, Overview of Agenda, & Meeting Objectives
              Michael Wimsatt, Director, NH DES Waste Management Division
              Terri Goldberg, NEWMOA Executive Director

10:15   Massachusetts Dry Cleaners Environmental Results Program (ERP) Overview, Findings, & Lessons Learned
                 Suzi Peck, Mass DEP
                 MassDEP Dry Cleaners ERP webpage

10:45   Break

11:00   New York State Dry Cleaner Regulations & Program Implementation
                 Tom Gentile and Eric Wade, NYS DEC

11:30   Alternatives to Perchloroethylene 
             Joy Onash, MA TURI
             TURI Dry Cleaning webpage:  alternatives fact sheet, case studies, & more

• • Alternative Garment Cleaning Chemicals & Systems  
  • Wet Cleaning Technology

12:15   Lunch (provided)

1:00     Breakout Sessions – Share Lessons Learned & Develop Recommended Strategies 

• • Waste Site Cleanup Programs
    • Results of Maine DEP’s Dry Cleaner Initiative: Becky Blais, ME DEP
    • State Coalition for Remediation of Dry Cleaners & Connecticut's Experience:  Sheila Gleason, CT DEEP
    • Prioritizing Sites & Moving to Cleanup
    • Possible Regional Strategies for Addressing Sites
  • Hazardous Waste Programs
    • Results of New Hampshire DES’ Dry Cleaner Survey: Tod Leedberg, NH DES
    • Possible Regional Strategies for Improving Compliance at Operating Dry Cleaners
  • Pollution Prevention & Compliance Assistance Programs
    • Successes and Barriers Identified Through State Wet Cleaning Programs
    • Possible Regional Strategies for Advancing the Adoption of Wet Cleaning

2:15     Break  

2:30     Facilitated Discussion
                  Terri Goldberg, NEWMOA

• • Report Out From Breakout Sessions - Ideas for Regional Strategies
    • Education/Outreach
    • Regulatory/Policy
    • Financial Mechanisms
    • Other
  • Identify Common Themes
  • Develop Possible Regional Initiative(s)
  • Identify Next Steps

4:00     Adjourn

Additional Information

                 NYS P2 Institute Professional Wet Cleaning Implementation Guide & The Benefits of Professional Wet Cleaning brochure 

For more information, contact Jennifer Griffith at .