Messenger - Vol. 3, No. 4, Page 10 Summer 1994 DELWRAP in the pollution prevention business After retiring from the DuPont Co., Fred Hurlock, Delaware '55, was looking for new and challenging activity. In April 1992, he found himself back at the University, as the manager of the Delaware Waste Reduction Assistant Program (DELWRAP) in the Department of Civil Engineering. Funded by a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, DELWRAP was created by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to satisfy a 1990 law requiring it to provide pollution prevention assistance to businesses. DELWRAP provides hands-on technical assistance and planning to solve specific pollution problems for small to medium-sized businesses. The primary focus is on prevention and control. Hurlock visits plant sites to analyze business operations and processes and to identify the type and quantity of waste generated. He then provides the plant with a confidential report detailing waste reduction options and advice on how to implement them. Waste reduction techniques include process modifications, on-site recycling and reuse of wastes, inventory control, plant maintenance and safety programs, educational programs and waste segregation. Hurlock also conducts follow-up visits to look at the plant's progress and investigate any problems that have arisen. In addition to providing technical assistance, DELWRAP also offers facility planning to Delaware businesses, helping them develop a written plan that establishes pollution prevention as company policy. -Gina Poltrok, Delaware '94