October 2018 Update

Welcome to the Ohio Materials Marketplace October update

Keeping our members in the loop about upcoming events, program improvements, recently uploaded materials and marketplace performance. Here are a few highlights:

• Several new materials have been added to the marketplace including: vehicle back-up cameras, zeosil fumed silica, plastic cap plugs, pallets, and more! 

• 831 members are now on the Marketplace.

• The marketplace has helped divert more than 1740 tons (3,481,790 pounds) from the landfill! 

• We plan on following up with older postings to determine if they are still accurate and available.  

• The Ohio By-Product Synergy Network's next meeting will be on December 12, 2018 at Accurate IT in Columbus.

• Want to receive recognition for your environmental stewardship efforts, check out the Ohio EPA's Encouraging Environmental Excellence Program, now accepting applications.

Read on for more details, and as always, thank you for being part of our program.

Reminder 
To login to the marketplace click here
If you have questions about your username or password, please email Travis.Limbert@epa.ohio.gov.

Record any recycling or reuse transactions that occurred with the help of the marketplace here or email frank.basting@epa.ohio.gov with the details.

New Materials Available:

Cameras with sealed connectors

Five hundred new vehicle back-up cameras with cable lengths from 15" to 21".  They are NTSC Cameras with a sealed  Molex connector 52266-0311.  Currently asking for $1.00 per camera.

Suggested Uses: Use for tow motor, fork lift or vehicle back-up camera or could be used as part of an art exhibit.

More information here

Zeosil fumed silica

600 pounds of zeosil fumed silica bagged and on a pallet.

Suggested Uses:  Can be used as a desiccant, a light abrasive, as an additive for paints, inks, printer toner, adhesives, and resins to adjust viscosity and in cosmetics.

More Information here

Plastic Cap Plugs

New in the box plastic cap plugs. We have 30 boxes with 500 plugs/box for a total of 15000 caps. They are 2 1/2" diameter, 1" deep and orange in color. Believe the material is PET.

Suggested Uses:  The caps could be used for protecting areas in a painting process as either an insert or cover, could be used as cups or material for arts or could be recycled. 

More Information here

Marketplace Metrics

Current Metrics:

• 831 Members

• 155 Available Material Postings

• 55 Wanted Material Postings

• 3,481,790 pounds (1740 tons) material exchanged/diverted

• Total member cost savings: $194,979

• Total Environmental Benefit: 142.2 MTCO2 reduction (U.S. EPA WARM model estimates)

• Materials diverted from the landfill include plastic bottle caps (4.6 tons), wooden pallets (0.28 tons), E-waste (0.63 tons), plastic drums (7 tons), steel drums (3.75 tons), specialty vermiculite (25 tons), giant magnet (0.1 tons), carbon black (15 tons), spent lime (1624 tons), polypropylene cloth balls (15 tons), sawdust (14.2 tons), tarps (0.75 tons), two Siemens Carbon Filtration Units (30 tons) and shelving.

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Reuse Idea for Items on the Marketplace 

Tip of the Month: Check out the latest postings.  There are free items that may be of use to your business.

October 2018 DEFA Monthly Update

The Ohio EPA Division of Environmental and Financial Assistance sends out its monthly e-blast to 16,158 recipients. The following article was in the latest e-blast:

Ohio Material Marketplace (OMM) New Monthly Feature!
Ohio EPA launched the OMM last year.  Since last April, nearly 3.5 million pounds of material have been exchanged through the marketplace. Through OMM's interactive messaging system, Ohio businesses, not-for-profits and government organizations communicate with other members to advertise and acquire materials that might otherwise be destined for disposal in landfills. We encourage businesses and organizations to create a free account, list items that other businesses may be able to re-use, and browse the available items. In many cases listed items are free.

Below are a few examples of free items:
•     Storage shelving - Lozier S-Series (5,000 units), Cincinnati, OH.
•     Sturdy wood crates (15 units weekly), Vandalia, OH.  
•     Poly tight head 55 gallon drums (12 units) Shreve, OH.
•     Desiccant Packs (5 cubic yards), Findlay, OH.

Visit https://ohio.materialsmarketplace.org/ to join the marketplace, complete a simple registration form, and then use your member login to browse the available items where you will find the contact information and instant messaging option for items offered. Please report any completed transactions through the OMM platform reporting tool or call the marketplace administrators. Reporting helps us track recycling/re-use successes. If you have questions or need help, please contact Frank Basting at Frank.Basting@epa.ohio.gov or (614) 644-3544.       

September 2018 Update

Welcome to the Ohio Materials Marketplace September update -

Keeping our members in the loop about upcoming events, program improvements, recently uploaded materials and marketplace performance. Here are a few highlights:

• Several new materials have been added to the marketplace including: structural tube steel, HDPE cisterns, 96 gallon totes, 5 gallon pails, IBC tanks, pallets, lumber pieces and more! 

• 779 members are now on the Marketplace.

• The marketplace has helped divert more than 1740 tons (3,481,190 pounds) from the landfill! 

• We plan on following up with older postings to determine if they are still accurate and available.  

• The Ohio By-Product Synergy Network's Year 9 Kickoff meeting will be on October 16, 2018, click here to register.

• The Ohio Materials Marketplace - Year One Report is available, click here to view the report.

Read on for more details, and as always, thank you for being part of our program.

Reminder 
To login to the marketplace click here
If you have questions about your username or password, please email Travis.Limbert@epa.ohio.gov

Record any recycling or reuse transactions that occurred with the help of the marketplace here

New Materials Available:

96 Gallon Totes

Five hundred heavy-duty 96 gallon totes.  Some of the containers have latches available for locks.

Suggested Uses: Use as is for recycling containers or storage.

More information here

Waterwall Fatboy (HDPE) Cisterns

Two Waterwall Fatboy cisterns are available.  They are clean, have a capacity of 650 gallons and are UV stabilized high density polyethylene. The cisterns have developed a crack along a seam so they do not hold water.  The dimensions of the cisterns are 7'6" long x 6’7" high x 2'4" deep and weight 220 pounds when empty.

Suggested Uses:  Repair for original use, cut in half to use as a plastic cover or tray, or recycle material for the HDPE content.

More Information here

Scrap Wood Pallets
150 wood pallets of various sizes - 48" x 40" to 48" to 120".  The 48" x 40" and 48" x 48" seem to be in usable shape, however many of the other sizes have broken rungs or stringers.  There are numerous stacks available.

Suggested Uses:  Use as is or convert into mulch

More Information here

Marketplace Metrics

Current Metrics:

• 779 Members

• 154 Available Material Postings

• 54 Wanted Material Postings

• 3,481,190 pounds (1740 tons) material exchanged/diverted

• Total member cost savings: $192,850

• Total Environmental Benefit: 142.2 MTCO2 reduction (U.S. EPA WARM model estimates)

• Materials diverted from the landfill include plastic bottle caps (4.6 tons), wooden pallets (0.28 tons), E-waste (0.63 tons), plastic drums (7 tons), steel drums (3.75 tons), specialty vermiculite (25 tons), giant magnet (0.1 tons), carbon black (15 tons), spent lime (1624 tons), polypropylene cloth balls (15 tons), sawdust (14.2 tons), tarps (0.75 tons) and two Siemens Carbon Filtration Units (30 tons).

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Reuse Idea for Items on the Marketplace 

Tip of the Month: Once you have joined the Marketplace make sure to click "add material" to create a post describing the material that you have available or the material that you are interested in receiving.

Invitation to the Ohio By-Product Synergy Network Year 9 Kickoff Meeting

Dear Materials Marketplace Member, 

You are invited to attend the Ohio By-Product Synergy (PBS) Network’s Year 9 Kickoff on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. The Ohio By-Product Synergy Network is a program focused on developing material synergies between companies, so that one company's waste or by-product material can become another company’s raw material input. The meeting will be at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, 2045 Morse Road, Columbus, Ohio 43229.

The Keynote presenter is Craig Butler, Director, Ohio EPA, speaking on his vision for the circular economy. Participants from various state agencies will also make brief presentations on recent successes reducing waste, making their agency and Ohio more sustainable; implementation of research findings and innovation; and environmental, energy or related challenges facing their agencies. Following will be a facilitated audience discussion to probe possible synergies within and between state agencies as well as private-public synergy development opportunities. The meeting will have two networking sessions, an introduction to By-Product Synergy and the Ohio Materials Marketplace, the famous “Around the Room” and a Work Session and Report out.

Please refer to the draft agenda for additional working meeting and network details and to aid in registration. Please note that there is a $20 charge for those attendees who are not current BPS members or partners. For additional information regarding payment, or if you have any additional questions about the event, please contact Megan Moses, Director, Ohio By-Product Synergy Network, at meganmoses@live.com.

To register for the meeting CLICK HERE.

July 2018 Update

Welcome to the Ohio Materials Marketplace July update -

Keeping our members in the loop about upcoming events, program improvements, recently uploaded materials and marketplace performance. Here are a few highlights:

• Several new materials have been added to the marketplace including: shelving, office furniture, cardboard gaylords, ceramic saddles for regenerative thermal oxidizers, burr buster brushes, lumber pieces, black soldier fly larvae oil (animal/fish feed additive), IBC tanks and more!

• 755 members are now on the Marketplace.

• The marketplace has helped divert more than 1740 tons (3,481,190 pounds) from the landfill!

• We plan on following up with older postings to determine if they are still accurate and available.

• The Ohio By-Product Synergy Network has postponed its August meeting. A new date will be announced soon.

• The Ohio Materials Marketplace - Year One Report is available, click here to view the report.

Read on for more details, and as always, thank you for being part of our program.

Reminder
To login to the marketplace click here
If you have questions about your username or password, please email Travis.Limbert@epa.ohio.gov.

Record any recycling or reuse transactions that occurred with the help of the marketplace here

New Materials Available:

Lozier S-Series Storage Shelving

More than 5000 shelving units available.  Used heavy duty shelving used for storing boxes.  There are a variety of sizes of shelves as well.  The company is selling the units.

Suggested Uses: Use as is for shelving.

More information here

Ceramic Saddles for RTO

Ten drums of one inch ceramic saddles available for reuse. Like new condition. Previously used in a regenerative thermal oxidizer.    

Suggested Uses:  Use as is to maintain temperatures in high temperature operations.

More Information here

Wooden Spools
Twelve wooden spool oscillates are available each week. The original use of the spools is to store steel banding and are now empty of banding. They are 38 inches across with wood ends and heavy cardboard center spools.   The wood crates (shown) are used for storage and are available  as well. The poster also generates twelve ABS Plastic spools every week.

Suggested Uses:  Convert into furniture, use in a dog park, use as is

More Information here

Marketplace Metrics

Current Metrics:

• 755 Members

• 141 Available Material Postings

• 51 Wanted Material Postings

• 15 Completed Transactions

• 3,481,190 pounds (1740 tons) material exchanged/diverted

• Total member cost savings: $192,249

• Total Environmental Benefit: 141.9 MTCO2 reduction (U.S. EPA WARM model estimates)

• Materials diverted from the landfill include plastic bottle caps (4.6 tons), wooden pallets (0.28 tons), E-waste (0.63 tons), plastic drums (7 tons), steel drums (3.75 tons), specialty vermiculite (25 tons), giant magnet (0.1 tons), carbon black (15 tons), spent lime (1624 tons), polypropylene cloth balls (15 tons), sawdust (14.2 tons), tarps (0.75 tons) and two Siemens Carbon Filtration Units (30 tons).

Tip of the Month: Visit the "My Materials" tab on the Materials Marketplace and update your postings to have more detailed information.

June Update

Dear Members,

We respectfully ask that all successful transactions be reported in a timely manner through the OMM per the user agreement.  This information is important to demonstrate the value of the platform.  

Thank you for your participation.
                                                                                   OMM Management Team

Welcome to the Ohio Materials Marketplace June update -

Keeping our members in the loop about upcoming events, program improvements, recently uploaded materials and marketplace performance. Here are a few highlights:

• The Ohio Materials Marketplace - Year One Report is now available, click here to view the report.

• Several new materials have been added to the marketplace including: fiber drums, sodium chloride, wooden patterns for sand casting, construction site fill materials, re-usable ice packs, and more!

• 751 members are now on the Marketplace.

• The marketplace has helped divert more than 1710 tons (3,420,000 pounds) from the landfill!

• We are actively working to improve the Marketplace. We recently contacted everyone who joined OMM but has not created a posting to offer assistance and gather feedback. Our next exercise will be to determine if older postings are still accurate and available.

• The next Ohio By-Product Synergy Network’s meeting is currently scheduled for August 15th, location TBD.

Read on for more details, and as always, thank you for being part of our program.

Reminder
To login to the marketplace click here
If you have questions about your username or password, please email Travis.Limbert@epa.ohio.gov

Record any recycling or reuse transactions that occurred with the help of the marketplace here

New Materials Available:

Fiber Drums

Over 200 fiber drums of variable sizes.  There are 100 - 44 gallon drums, 100 - 18 gallon drums and ten 28 gallon drums available.  The associated lids are included.  The facility also has reusable ice packs available on the Marketplace.

Suggested Uses: Use as is for storage, shipping or recycling bins

More information here

Sodium Chloride

37 tons of salt stored in supersacks.  The salt was manufactured over the past 2 years and has hardened so is no longer suitable for the original application.

Suggested Uses:  Use as is, for water softening, chemical feedstock, or winter deicing.

More Information here

Iron Oxide Sludge

10,000 gallons of iron oxide sludge.  Sludge consisting primarily of iron oxides (FeO, Fe2O3) along with other metal oxides (~ 2% aluminum oxide, manganese oxide, and silicon dioxide ) from an aqueous steel cleaning process. The sludge is approximately 79% by weight solids and 11% by weight liquids. The pH of the sludge is between 10 and 11 s.u. The dry material is approximately 98% iron oxide.  

Company: PRO-TEC Coating Company
Location: 5500 Protec Parkway, Leipsic, Ohio, 45856
Suggested Uses: Use as chemical feed stock, process for pigments

More Information here

Marketplace Metrics

Current Metrics:

• 751 Members

• 142 Available Material Postings

• 49 Wanted Material Postings

• 14 Completed Transactions

• 3,420,000 pounds (1710 tons) material exchanged/diverted

• Total member cost savings: $153,175

• Total Environmental Benefit: 140.4 MTCO2 reduction (U.S. EPA WARM model estimates)

• Materials diverted from the landfill include plastic bottle caps (4.6 tons), wooden pallets (0.28 tons), E-waste (0.63 tons), plastic drums (7 tons), steel drums (3.75 tons), specialty vermiculite (25 tons), giant magnet (0.1 tons), carbon black (15 tons), spent lime (1624 tons), polypropylene cloth balls (15 tons), sawdust (14.2 tons), and tarps (0.75 tons).

A summary of the benefits of the first four quarters of operation of OMM.

Tip of the Month: Whenever a transaction is completed, make sure to record the transaction on the Marketplace.

May Update

Welcome to the Ohio Materials Marketplace May update -

Keeping our members in the loop about upcoming events, program improvements, recently uploaded materials and marketplace performance. Here are a few highlights:

• Several new materials have been added to the marketplace including: limestone screenings, industry safety fencing, water treatment residuals, and more!

• 739 members are now on the Marketplace.

• The marketplace has helped divert about 1696 tons (3,391,290 pounds) from the landfill!

• A Year 1 report will be made available soon.

• The next Ohio By-Product Synergy Network’s meeting will be held next Tuesday, June 5, 2018 and is hosted by Nexeo Solutions in Dublin, Ohio. To register for the meeting CLICK HERE.

Read on for more details, and as always, thank you for being part of our program.

Reminder
To login to the marketplace click here
If you have questions about your username or password, please email Travis.Limbert@epa.ohio.gov

Record any recycling or reuse transactions that occurred with the help of the marketplace here

New Materials Available:

Limestone Screenings (CaCO3)

25000 cubic feet of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) limestone screenings with some small chips mixed in (less than 2%).

Suggested Uses: Agricultural soil amendment, coating for shingles, landscaping base material

More information here

Reprocessed Black Polypropylene - Talc Fill

80,000 pounds first generation, automotive-grade, post-industrial,  reprocessed and pelletized talc-filled black polypropylene.  Original certs available on request.

Suggested Uses: Feedstock material.

More Information here

Blue food grade chemical container
Sixteen 6 gallon food graded chemical containers (HDPE) generated weekly.  They are triple rinsed after use.

Suggested Uses: Use as is, pelletize the HDPE plastic for remanufacturing.

More Information here

Marketplace Metrics

Current Metrics:

• 739 Members

• 132 Available Material Postings

• 47 Wanted Material Postings

• 12 Completed Transactions

• 3,391,290 pounds (1696 tons) material exchanged/diverted

• Total member cost savings: $153172

• Total Environmental Benefit: 140.4 MTCO2 reduction (U.S. EPA WARM model estimates)

• Materials diverted from the landfill include plastic bottle caps (4.6 tons), wooden pallets (0.28 tons), E-waste (0.63 tons), plastic drums (7 tons), steel drums (3.75 tons), specialty vermiculite (25 tons), giant magnet (0.1 tons), carbon black (15 tons), spent lime (1624 tons) and polypropylene cloth balls (15 tons).

A summary of the benefits of the first four quarters of operation of OMM.

Tip of the Month: Check back often for updated posts and new materials.

April Update

Welcome to the Ohio Materials Marketplace April update -

Keeping our members in the loop about upcoming events, program improvements, recently uploaded materials and marketplace performance. Here are a few highlights:

• Several new materials have been added to the marketplace including: cured and uncured rubber, wire drawing lubricant, and more!

• 695 members are now on the Marketplace.

• The marketplace has helped divert over 1680.45 tons (3,360,900 pounds) from the landfill!

• A Year 1 report will be made available soon.

Reminder
To login to the marketplace click here
If you have questions about your username or password, please email Travis.Limbert@epa.ohio.gov

Record any recycling or reuse transactions that occurred with the help of the marketplace here

New Materials Available:

Catwalk

The company has 3 pieces of 10’ X 3’ platform for sale.  The catwalk walkway is 32” from floor for an overall height is 62”.  The frame is composed of 1” square tubing frame.  

Suggested Uses: Reuse in industrial or retail setting, theater or stage prop.

More information here

Cured Rubber

160,000 pounds of cured rubber that has tape, mastic, clips, carrier and/or flock.  

Suggested Uses: Processing for addition to asphalt, fill material

More Information here

Wire Drawing Lubricant
Euclid Steel and Wire has 38 drums of Bowers Sieman and RH Miller wire drawing lubricant products.

Suggested Uses: Wire drawing lubricant, original purpose.

More Information here

Marketplace Metrics

The marketplace continues steady growth in participation and communication.

• 695 Members

• 124 Available Material Postings

• 45 Wanted Material Postings

• 10 Completed Transactions

• 3,360,900 pounds (1680.45 tons) material exchanged/diverted

• Total member cost savings: $152,564.08

• Total Environmental Benefit: 139.4 MTCO2 reduction (U.S. EPA WARM model estimates)

• Materials diverted from the landfill include plastic bottle caps (4.6 tons), wooden pallets (0.28 tons), E-waste (0.63 tons), plastic drums (5.3 tons), steel drums (5.55 tons), specialty vermiculite (25 tons), giant magnet (0.1 tons), carbon black (15 tons), and spent lime (1624 tons)

March 2018 Member Update

Welcome to our March 2018 update on the Ohio Materials Marketplace.

Several new materials have been added to the marketplace including: metal crates, plastic and steel drums, bentonite clay and more! 

• The next Ohio By-Product Synergy meeting is Thursday, April 5, 2018 at the Wayne County Public Library - 220 West Liberty Street, Wooster, Ohio 44691. Register here

• Over 650 Organizations Participating

• Invited over 380 Ohio recyclers to join in March 2018

• The marketplace has helped divert over 64,000 lbs from the landfill

Read on for more details, and as always, thanks for being part of our program.

Reminder
To login to the marketplace click here
If you have questions about your username or password, please email Travis.Limbert@epa.ohio.gov

Record any recycling or reuse that occurred with the help of the marketplace here

New Materials Available in the Marketplace:

Metal Crates

Several 57" x 44.5" x 25.5" metal crates, previously used to store automotive parts.  Each crate weighs 97 pounds.

Suggested Uses: 
These crates can be used for storage or recycling bins at your facility.
More information here

12" Perforated pipe

This pipe was used to provide aeration to corn and is pulled up during harvesting.  The pipe comes in various lengths and has been used before for culvert drainage.  The various lengths can be used for drainage or aeration.  The Sabina Farmers Exchange also has a posting for 12 mil heavy tarp that always has use options.

Suggested Uses: Direct Reuse, Plastic Recycling
More Information here

January Member's Update

Welcome to our January update on the Ohio Materials Marketplace. 

• More than 465 companies joined the platform last year, and led to 64,000 lbs of material being diverted from the landfill!

• We just published a new update to the Ohio Materials Marketplace software making it easier to start and conduct conversations and transactions on the Materials Marketplace platform. Please let us know if you have any recommendations on how to improve the platform.

• The next Ohio By-Product Synergy meeting is Thursday, February 8, 2018 sponsored by the Union County Chamber of Commerce at Union Rural Electric Cooperative, Multipurpose,15461 US RT 36 Marysville, OH 43040. Register here

 
Reminder
To login to the marketplace click here
If you have questions about your username or password, please email Travis.Limbert@epa.ohio.gov

Did you forget to record a past recycling or reuse transaction in the marketplace? If so, you may record it here

Example of New Materials Available in the Marketplace:

Unwanted Cleaning Supplies

Our organization has a pallet full of cleaning supplies that are no longer useful for us because either they are expired or they no longer are the default product. See attachment for an exact listing of cleaning supplies of which we are disposing. 

Suggested Uses: Cleaning Materials
More information here

55 Gallon Metal Drums

100 units of 55 gallon metal drums - good condition - clean

Suggested Uses: Direct Reuse, Metal Recycling, Tent Weights
More Information here

Nugent W-3 Raw Sand

Two bottom dump rail cars of unused Nugent W-3 Raw Sand located in Defiance, OH

Suggested Uses: Construction Aggregate, Foundry, Hydraulic Fracturing, Golf Courses
More Information here

Tip of the Day: Update your posting in the "My Materials" tab on the Materials Marketplace to include a photo.  

New Video on the Materials Marketplace

View the recently developed video by the United States Business Council for Sustainable Development about their Materials Marketplace software. The video features Ohio EPA Director Craig Butler describing the benefits of material matchmaking in Ohio. 

Introducing the Ohio Materials Marketplace

Ohio EPA Director Craig W. Butler is in Sandusky today to announce the launch of a
new online service whereby Ohio businesses, not-for-profits and government organizations
can advertise and acquire potentially useful products and materials that might otherwise be
destined for disposal in landfills. The new Ohio Materials Marketplace (OMM) is a free online
platform allowing these organizations to connect and find solutions to material reuse and
recycling needs.

“With statewide access to thousands of Ohio’s businesses, communities and other
organizations, Ohio EPA’s Division of Environmental & Financial Assistance (DEFA) is well
positioned to bring members together in this modern online marketplace,” Director Butler said.
“This new service positions Ohio as a leader in the circular economy, helping remove materials
from the waste stream, promoting jobs and allowing for better efficiency and savings in the
processes of creating goods and services.”

Examples of materials posted on OMM (and their potential re-uses) might include
common items such as bulk wooden pallets (mulch base) or used bricks (building materials).
Other items might reflect materials from industrial processes such as spent foundry sand (to be mixed with potting soil), or specialized items such as spent hydro-treating catalyst (metals
recovery).

Along with browsing for materials, users of OMM can post “wanted” items that might
substitute for raw materials or other items members currently purchase. Examples of such
requests that have been posted thus far include bulk alumina oxide (for metals
harvesting/recovery) and bulk food waste in packaging (to be used for anaerobic
digestion/energy recovery).

What differentiates the Ohio Materials Marketplace from other online markets is that the
platform is active in design and functionality rather than passive. Previous models (such as the
Ohio Materials Exchange) and similar services in other states worked as a simple bulletin
board with little or no engagement by the host. The new OMM is maintained by Ohio EPA
which markets the site to potential users, verifies that users (and items posted) meet
qualifications to participate, and actively works to facilitate connections between users. The
site is specifically designed as a business-to-business or business-to-community exchange for
recyclables and reusable materials.

In the circular economy, products and by-products recirculate productively through
reuse, remanufacturing, recycling and maintenance. Users of OMM can make or save money
by finding a market for their unwanted materials and avoiding landfill tipping fees; buyers save
money by having access to sellers’ discounted (or free) materials; Ohio’s environment benefits
by having more material removed from the waste stream.

The program is being launched with support from the not-for-profit United States
Business Council for Sustainable Development.