Business Editors/Environment Writers/Healthcare Editors

SAN DIEGO ----For the third
consecutive year, Premier, Inc.
Environmental health has become a critical issue in American
healthcare, as questions have arisen about the long-term effects of
certain products containing mercury, phthalates, and other potential
hazards identified by the EPA.
"Premier has long recognized the importance of environmental
stewardship and joins our members in acknowledging that product
choices can impact our health and the environment," said Richard A. "These organic waste
streams can become a resource to compost facilities."
The program awards up to $75,000 in grants to for-profit business entities
and nonprofit organizations in the Commonwealth for projects that incorporate
recovered organic materials into their products or increase the amount of
organic material processed at an existing composting facility. "We
are making environmental protection an engine of economic growth in
Pennsylvania.us, Keyword: "DEP Compost.

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These include a publicly available CEO Scorecard for environmental
assessments and resources on mercury pollution prevention, latex
allergies, reuse of single-use devices, DEHP, PVC, green cleaners,
pharmaceutical waste, and computer "e-waste.

Premier, Inc.S.recyclegeorgia.

Join RecycleNet at the CARE conference.

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Environmental Protection Agency Region 1,
Vanguard Medical Concepts, Virginia Department of Environmental
Quality, and Wheaton Franciscan Services., is a strategic alliance in U. Applications
will be accepted until March 4.

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Premier, the first hospital group
purchasing organization to earn the award (in 2003) now becomes the
first GPO to be honored three consecutive years.
A partnership that includes the American Hospital Association and
the Environmental Protection Agency, H2E is an industry-wide
collaborative effort that educates healthcare professionals about
pollution prevention opportunities and assists hospitals in reducing
mercury use and minimizing waste.
H2E recognized Premier for its environmental leadership in
supporting the healthcare industry's efforts to reduce or eliminate
products and services deemed harmful to the environment. Premier's
environmentally preferable purchasing program is administered by its
Safety Institute in collaboration with group purchasing services.S.

RecycleNet Corporation: Recycle Georgia is Launched

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Pennsylvania's recycling and reuse industry leads the nation in
employment, payroll and sales numbers. The initiative has not been passed.

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has been recognized for its national
leadership in helping healthcare facilities with their environmental
efforts, including waste minimization and the elimination of the use
of mercury.
Premier, a national alliance of hospitals and healthcare systems,
is the recipient of a 2005 "Champion for Change" Award from Hospitals
for a Healthy Environment (H2E)." In addition, Premier
offers the only publicly available list of mercury-containing
pharmaceuticals to help hospitals identify, manage, and dispose of
these potentially hazardous drugs. These systems operate or are affiliated with
nearly 1,500 hospital facilities and thousands of other healthcare
sites . Other resources offered by Premier
are supply chain and clinical performance improvement services and
insurance programs.
However, the continued success of Pennsylvania's recycling program will
depend in large part on the Governor's proposed $800 million bond initiative
to expand and enhance Growing Greener.

' Industrial ecology is also a closely related area.

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In
2004, Premier joined its member, Catholic Healthcare West and 13 other
organizations as 2004 Champions for Change.

The purpose of the Recycle Georgia is to create statewide
by-product synergy for commercial, industrial and institutional users. The grant program aims to increase the volume of organic
materials being composted and helps businesses increase the use of organic
materials in the production of finished products.

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The Champion for Change Award is given to organizations that take
a leadership role in promoting H2E goals and whose members or
customers have implemented programs in support of these goals.org

About Premier, Inc.; and Washington, DC. Visit
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Control of air and water pollution are covered in other categories of Science/Environment.

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Part of the Governor's plan would provide an additional $25 million per
year to the Recycling Fund to assist municipalities with operating programs
that give more than 10 million Pennsylvanians access to recycling .

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Since its formation, the Hospitals for a Healthy Environment
program has fostered a national movement for environmental
sustainability in healthcare. Recycle Georgia is available to commercial , industrial and
institutional users throughout the state of Georgia at
www.org

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Composting is a technique for waste minimization , so there is a cross-link to the category Home/Gardens/Composting.

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com/safety. "We continue to provide our
members and the public with resources through our Safety Institute to
improve the health of the communities we serve by choosing safer,
cleaner, and more sustainable products and practices . The launch is just
in time for the CARE (Carpet America Recovery Effort) conference that
is being held May 10-12, 2005 in Atlanta, Georgia. More than 3,247 recycling and reuse
businesses and organizations made more than $18.
For more information on the Compost Infrastructure Development Grant
Program , or to learn more about program guidelines or obtain an application,
visit DEP's Web site at http: //www.

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H2E was born out of a landmark Memorandum of Understanding between
the Environmental Protection Agency and the American Hospital
Association on June 24, 1998.
For more information, and a complete list of winners, visit the
H2E Web site at www.h2e-online. Premier provides an array of resources supporting health
services delivery including group purchasing for more than $21 billion
annually in supplies and equipment.net) an online waste exchange.

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Other Premier members have
also earned distinction as honorees for other H2E awards, recognizing
efforts in waste reduction and total mercury elimination ., Environmental Protection
Secretary Kathleen A.

One definition of Pollution Prevention is: 'The use of processes, practices, materials, products or energy that avoid or minimize the creation of pollutants and waste, and reduce overall risk to human health or the environment.

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Catholic Healthcare West, one of Premier's members and
shareholders, also has been named a Champion for Change award winner .
"These grants can help reduce the burden on Pennsylvania's landfills and
assist economic development in the Commonwealth," Secretary McGinty said.

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The H2E awards will be presented
April 12 at the Fairmont Chicago Hotel in conjunction with the
National Environmental Partnership Summit .state.

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The voluntary program is designed to help
hospitals enhance workplace safety and promote environmentally
friendly practices. The agreement was made to advance
pollution prevention efforts in our nation 's healthcare facilities and
was intended to address the growing environmental problems of
hazardous materials, including mercury, in our nation's waste system
as well as the overall issue of medical waste.

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Another factor in Premier's selection was the ongoing education
offered through its Safety Institute, including comprehensive
Web-based tools and resources available at www."
The 2005 Champion for Change awardees include Premier, Catholic
Healthcare West, Baxter Healthcare, California Department of Health
Services, Hospital Pollution Prevention Program, Consorta, New
Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, Novation, Ohio
Hospital Association, U.

News Editors

SALT LAKE CITY----RecycleNet
Corporation (OTCBB:GARM) announced today the launch of Recycle Georgia
(www. The Missouri Waste Exchange helps to
extend landfill life by reducing material that would otherwise be
sent to landfill.

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By taking waste from one company and using it as raw
material for another , users can turn a negative into a positive
through by-product synergy.

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premierinc. Premier has major facilities in Charlotte, NC;
Chicago; San Diego, CA.4 billion in gross annual
sales, paid $305 million in taxes and provided jobs for more than 81,322
employees at an annual payroll of approximately $2.

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Users can list their materials in an
effort to facilitate waste diversion and minimize waste going into
landfill. HARRISBURG, Pa.
"More than 30 percent of the municipal waste stream is yard waste, food
waste and other organic material that could be recycled and composted, rather
than being added to landfills," Secretary McGinty said.9 billion.

This category is primarily for resources related to waste minimization by source reduction (using fewer resources), reuse, and recycling.

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Environmental Protection Agency, Healthcare Without Harm, and the
American Nurses Association . healthcare,
entirely owned by more than 200 of the nation's leading hospital and
healthcare systems . CARE focuses on developing carpet
reclamation and recycling methods.

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Norling, Premier president and CEO.net

The information posted in Recycle Georgia feeds into a Global
Recycling Network to increase the efficiency of the Global Recycling
Exchange. McGinty is reminding Pennsylvania businesses and
nonprofit organizations that $375,000 is available for compost infrastructure
development grants. The money
also will help 42 municipalities newly mandated to recycle as a result of the
2000 federal census.pa."

CONTACT: Charlie Young, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection, +1-717-787-1323.

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recyclegeorgia.

Recycle Georgia is a FREE waste exchange service for generators
of scrap, waste or by-product.dep.

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Premier Receives Third Consecutive Award for Environmental Leadership

About H2E

Hospitals for a Healthy Environment was launched in 1998 as a
joint project of the American Hospital Association, the U. This will also help to conserve valuable resources
for future generations.

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CARE is a voluntary
initiative of the carpet industry and government to prevent carpet
from burdening landfills.

Compost Infrastructure Development Grants Available Through PA DEP; Funding Promotes Diversion of Organic Wastes From Landfills

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