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SWANA Names 2017 Excellence Award Recipients
This year’s awards honor programs and facilities in 13 categories spanning various facets of the municipal waste industry.
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The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has named the recipients of its 2017 Excellence Awards, which recognize outstanding solid waste programs and facilities that demonstrate 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.
“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, in a statement. “Community leaders should be very proud of the valuable contributions that these projects provide to their citizens.”
This year’s awards honor programs and facilities in 13 categories spanning various facets of the municipal waste industry. The winners will receive their awards at SWANA’s annual WASTECON conference in Baltimore in September.
2017 Excellence Award Winners
Awareness Campaign
Gold – Tie
Western Placer Waste Management Authority, California One Big Bin” campaign
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
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