Michigan Pulp and Paper Environmental Council wins an award

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Protecting the Great Lakes

By Kevin W. Korpi
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LANSING, Mich., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Michigan Pulp & Paper Environmental Council (MPPEC) was honored as a prestigious "Great Lakes Success Story" during the 2006 State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conference (SOLEC). The SOLEC Conference is sponsored jointly by the US Environmental Protection Agency and Environment Canada on behalf of the two countries.

SOLEC recognized that MPPEC has an outstanding record of reducing air, water and solid waste discharges over the past decade and their commitment to pollution prevention has improved the overall health of the Great Lakes.

Conferences are held every two years in response to reporting requirements of the bi-national Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA). The purpose of the Agreement is "to restore and maintain the physical, chemical and biological integrity of the waters of the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem." The conferences aim to report on the state of the Great Lakes ecosystem and the major factors impacting it, and to provide a forum for exchanging this information amongst Great Lakes decision-makers.

Noted for its 22% reduction in combined emissions since 1996, MPPEC's Pulp, Paper, and Products Pollution Prevention (P5) Program was one of only seven awardees this year and joins such notable past award recipients as DTE Energy's Monroe Power Plant, Ontario Power Generation, and Xerox.

For more information about MPPEC and the P5 program please visit http://www.michiganforest.com and select "sustainability."

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