The impact of the P3 Program is shown in our threefold mission:
Outreach, Education and Savings.

OUTREACH
Impact of the P3 Program in outreach to Nebraska	1997-2017
Businesses assisted with new work	730
Communities served	95

"The P3 Program has helped all sizes of Nebraska businesses achieve valuable environmental improvements. Its influence is felt in all parts of the state from Scottsbluff to Nebraska City."

Joe Francis, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality

EDUCATION
Impact of P3 Program in pollution prevention (P2) education	1997-2017
Student interns educated in P2	285
Newspaper articles and TV/radio broadcasts concerning P2	122

"Getting people to understand the concepts of pollution prevention is key to implementing this important environmental ethic. The P3 Program not only carries the message to Nebraska communities, but the students continue to employ P2 in their future careers."

Dr. Bruce Dvorak, UNL

During the 2017 grant year, 48 clients in Nebraska were given new technical assistance in the form of a total of 114 specific implementable recommendations by the P3 program. The data collected from the technical assistance reports show the potential reduction in energy and waste these businesses can achieve by implementing the recommendations set forth by the student interns. This data is summarized in Table 1 below, with the second column listing the potential impacts from the projects directly funded by the NDEQ Waste Reduction Fee grant.

Table 1. Potential Impacts from the Summer of 2017:

POTENTIALSAVINGS
	POTENTIAL IMPACT based on assistance provided in 2014	POTENTIAL IMPACT based on assistance provided in 2015	POTENTIAL IMPACT based on assistance provided in 2016	Total
Solid Waste Diverted from Landfill (lbs/yr)	426,000	4,374,300	2,840,470	7,640,770
Energy Conserved: Electricity (kWh/yr)	2,900,000	4,083,983	5,876,380	12,860,363
Energy Conserved: Natural Gas (therms/yr)	250,000	264,320	1,764,730	2,278,960
Energy Conserved: Diesel Fuel (Gallons/yr)	7,160	7,010	2,941	17,111
Water Conserved (Million gal/yr)	263	196.2	196.7	655.9
Total GHG Reduction (MTCO2 Equivalent /yr)	4,474	3,635	15,809	23,918
Direct Operating Cost Savings ($/yr)	$977,000	$534,782	1,390,955	$2,902,737

"When you see results time and again - real dollar savings and waste reduction in real businesses - you become convinced of the benefits of pollution prevention."

Doug Youngblood, Former P3 Intern

During 2013 and 2014, the P3 program collaborated with the Kansas State University Pollution Prevention Institute to revisit recent clients and document the impact of student recommendations. The below table lists the client-provided impacts from the assistance, for both full summer (student working out of the client’s facilities) and partial (student working with several clients during the summer while based out of a UNL or KSU office).

Impact Assistance	Measurement	Cost Savings/yr	Electricity kWh/yr	Natural Gas therms/yr	Solid waste lbs/yr	Haz. waste lbs/yr	Water gal/yr	GHG MTCO2 E/yr
Full (30)	Average	$90,921	$306,132	18,509	808,128	987	1,116,117	409
Full (30)	Median	$46,209	$69,914	0	0	0	0	147
Partial (18)	Average	$14,434	$133,657	378	3,431	715	2,771,806	142
Partial (18)	Median	$2,383	$14,153	0	0	0	0	21
Total (48)	Average	$62,238	$241,454	11,710	506,367	885	1,768,250	309
Total (48)	Median	$21,219	$21,180	0	0	0	0	66