Official Ceremony at WASTECON for Outstanding Waste Management Practices : Solid Waste Association of North America Excellence Award Winners Announced
The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has announced the winners of its annual Excellence Awards Program to recognise outstanding solid waste programs and facilities.
SWANA explained that the winners have demonstrated the highest practices through their commitment to using effective technologies and processes in system design and operations, advancing worker and community health and safety, and implementing successful public education and outreach programs.
Programs also must exhibit that they are fiscally and environmentally responsible through their compliance with all applicable federal, state and local regulations.
This year’s awards honour programs and facilities in 13 different categories spanning many facets of the municipal solid waste industry. Award winners represent the most innovative and dynamic organisations throughout North America as judged by their peers, and SWANA is proud to recognise their accomplishments.
“The recipients of the SWANA Excellence Awards represent the best solid waste management practices in North America today,” said David Biderman, SWANA Executive Director and CEO. “Community leaders should be very proud of the valuable contributions that these projects provide to their citizens.”
The winners will be acknowledged and awarded at the annual WASTECON® conference in Baltimore, Maryland, on Tuesday, September 26, 2017.
2017 Excellence Award winners by category:
Awareness Campaign
Gold – Tie
Western Placer Waste Management Authority, California One Big Bin” campaig
Pitkin County Solid Waste Center, Colorado “Talkin’ Trash” campaign
Silver –
City of North Port Solid Waste Division, Florida, Creative Awareness Campaigns
Education Program
Gold –
RecycleSmart - Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority, California
Silver –
Waste Management Youth Education
Bronze –
OC Waste & Recycling Landfill Tour Program
Communication, Education and Marketing Tools
Bronze –
City of Greenville Solid Waste Division-Recycling, South Carolina
Innovation in Communication, Education and Marketing
Gold –
City of Charlotte, North Carolina, Healthy Communities Education Program
Collection Systems
Bronze –
City of Baltimore Citywide Municipal Trash Can Program, Maryland
Transfer Station
Gold –
Valley Vista Services Pomona Valley, California
Landfill Gas & Biogas
Silver –
OC Waste and Recycling Bowerman Power Project, California
Landfill Management
Bronze –
City of Toronto, Ontario, Green Lane Landfill
Landfill Redevelopment
Gold –
Niagara Region, Ontario, Landfill End Use Site Development
Bronze –
City of Los Angeles, California, Lopez Canyon Environmental Center
Integrated Solid Waste Management System
Gold –
City of Toronto, Ontario, Long Term Solid Waste Management Strategy
Silver –
County of Santa Barbara, California, Resource Recovery & Waste Management Division
Recycling Systems
Gold –
GreenWaste Recovery, California, Materials Recovery Facility
Silver –
Emerald Coast Utilities Authority Materials Recycling Facility, Florida
Bronze –
Niagara Region, Ontario, Recycling Centre Improvements
Special Waste Management
Gold –
Niagara Region, Ontario, Household Hazardous Waste Depots
Bronze – Tie
Lorain County, Ohio, Collection Center
Sussex County Municipal Utilities Authority, New Jersey, EPS Recycling Program
Composting Systems
Gold – Tie
Navy Whidbey Recycle In-vessel Composting System, Washington
Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency Compost Operations, New York
Silver –
Republic Services Pacific Region Compost (PRC) Facility, Oregon
Waste-To-Energy
Gold –
Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach Florida, Palm Beach, Renewable Energy Facility #2
Find out more about SWANA’s 2017 Excellence Award winners, HERE
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