Diane Hebert doesn't like Dow Chemical Co. very much. In fact, Hebert has led environmentalists in battles with Dow for many of the 20 years she has lived a few miles from the huge Midland, Mich., chemical complex. But now she is advising its chemical engineers on how they should spend the company's money to make process changes to cut wastes in Midland. Hebert is one of five environmental activists taking part in an experimental program called the Michigan Source Reduction Initiative.
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