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  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

May 23, 2018

POLLUTION PREVENTION and LEAN PRINCIPLES TRAINING SET for LITTLE ROCK

NORTH LITTLE ROCK - The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) will co-sponsor a two-day training on pollution prevention and Lean business practices. The training is set for July 31-August 1, 2018, at the Cox Center, 120 River Market Ave., in Little Rock. Sessions will be from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day.

ADEQ is partnering with the University of Texas at Arlington’s Environmental Training Institute (ETI) to hold the workshop. Thomas Vinson, a nationally known trainer with ETI, and the founder of the Zero Waste Network, will be the primary speaker.

Topics at the event will include practices for pollution prevention, efficient business operations, and environmental management systems, including updates on the new ISO 14001 standards. More information about the workshop can be found on ADEQ’s homepage (http://www.adeq.state.ar.us) under “What’s New at ADEQ?”

The cost for the workshop is $125 per person. Online registration is available at: https://web-ded.uta.edu/wconnect/CourseStatus.awp?&Course=18mge812001.

Additional information can be obtained from Audree Miller at 501.682.0015 or miller@adeq.state.ar.us.

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