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What's New on the OFEE Web Site
October 5, 2004
Fall Issue of Closing the Circle News Now Available
Fall 2004 Issue of Closing the Circle News Focuses on Electronics Stewardship. [more]
September 28, 2004
Edwin Piñero Appointed the New FEE
President Bush appointed Edwin Piñero to serve as the Federal
Environmental Executive, the White House announced on September 23rd,
2004. Mr. Piñero had served as Deputy FEE since January 2003, and had
assumed the role of Acting Federal Environmental Executive in June 2004
upon the departure of Mr.John Howard. "I am honored and privileged for
the opportunity to serve as Federal Environmental Executive, and look
forward to continuing on our mission of promoting sustainable
environmental stewardship across the Federal government," said Piñero. [more]
September 28, 2004
OFEE and EPA Host Meeting on Recycling Impacts of RFID Tags
Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags will be used more and more on
corrugated boxes and pallets for inventory control and logistics. In
the future, they could be used on other kinds of packaging. They have a
potential negative impact on materials recycling and reuse. [more]
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Vice Admiral K. Lippert, Director, formally signed the Defense
Logistics Agency EMS policy on July 6, 2004 (more). Pictured (top photo, standing from left to right) are Acting Federal Environmental
Executive Edwin Piñero (left), Dave Kling, Director of the Federal
Facilities Enforcement Office-USEPA, and Vice Admiral Keith Lippert,
Director of DLA. (photos by Thomas Wilkens, DLA)
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