INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Partners for Pollution Prevention Executive Committee awarded two distinguished members at its annual Pollution Prevention Conference and Tradeshow held on Sept. 20, 2023.
The Partners Ambassador Award honors an individual for their achievements in leadership. innovation, education, and dedication to pollution prevention. The Outstanding Partners for Pollution Prevention Award is given to a member for their accomplishments as reported on their annual Partners Recertification Report (APR).
Lauren Nielsen, owner of Terra Vitae Environmental Solutions, a two-member consulting firm in Trafalgar, Ind. was presented with the Partners Ambassador Award for her outstanding accomplishments in energy improvements at her facility and in her community, including:
- installing solar array panels that provide enough energy to power the company’s facility;
- sending 100 kWh of extra energy back to the local community each day from solar power generation;
- converting the main vehicle fleet to all-electric;
- working with the local REMC to install a solar panel array for a community member and educate them on the monitoring software; and
- encouraging her gas station clients to install EV charging stations at their locations.
SABIC, a petrochemicals manufacturing firm in Mount Vernon, Ind. received the Outstanding Partners for Pollution Prevention Award. In 2022, the company replaced a steam-generating boiler used to burn off flue gas during the coating process with a Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO) to reduce operating costs, increase steam production efficiency, and decrease their carbon footprint, resulting in saving 23,425 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions per year. They continue research and development efforts in plastic recycling, energy reduction projects, and byproduct reuse/recycling projects.
About Partners for Pollution Prevention
The Partners for Pollution Prevention champion pollution prevention and environmental stewardship programs in businesses and organizations by promoting successful practices and approaches to achieve measurable reduction of pollution in Indiana. Approximately 100 organizations work in a number of ways to promote pollution prevention activities, share pollution prevention successes and advise IDEM on pollution prevention policies and programs.
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) founded Partners for Pollution Prevention in 1996. IDEM’s Office of Program Support provides technical assistance and administrative support to the organization. For more information, visit IDEM’s Partners for Pollution Prevention website.
About IDEM
IDEM (idem.IN.gov) implements federal and state regulations regarding the environment. Through compliance assistance, incentive programs and educational outreach, the agency encourages and aids businesses and citizens in protecting Hoosiers and our environment.
