2007 - 2008 Award Winners

TRC was proud to honor the following individuals and organizations as the recipients of the TRC Recyclers of the Year Awards during the annual conference that was held in January 2008. We hope their accomplishments will inspire others to research and implement recycling strategies.

 

The Business Recycler of the Year is: Pull-A-Part in Nashville.



The Government Recycler of the Year is: Arnold Engineering Development Center (Arnold Air Force Base)



The Individual Recycler of the Year is: Suma Clark



The School (K-12) Recycler of the Year is: Poplar Grove School





Awards Category and Criteria Table

Award Category

Judging Criteria

Government Recycler of the Year Award

Presented to a local, regional or state governmental agency, which has instituted comprehensive waste prevention and recycling programs.

  • Involves an extensive or unique population base in the program.
  • Achieves significant waste stream diversion and/or diversion of newly marketable materials.
  • Describes practical and successful program methodologies for collection.
  • Demonstrates ability of program to be modeled in other communities.

Non-Profit Recycler of the Year Award

Presented to a nonprofit organization; such as an environmental group, university, church, or hospital, that has had significant impact in its community through leadership and program development.

  • Impacts waste diversion in the community.
  • Describes marketing success or recyclables, material diversion, or other unique program attributes to capture recyclable materials.
  • Shows educational success of a program.
  • Demonstrates ability of program to be modeled in other communities.

Business Recycler of the Year Award

Presented to a business that practices outstanding leadership in waste prevention and recycling in their region or field.

  • Describes comprehensiveness of recycling and waste prevention.
  • Shows volume of material recycled and types of recyclable waste streams captured.

School (K-12) Recycler of the Year Award

Presented to a school that has established a comprehensive system of waste prevention, recycling, and other environmental programs.

  • Describes practical and successful program methodology
  • Demonstrates ability of programs to be modeled by other schools.
  • Shows educational components of the program and the success derived from educational efforts.

Individual Recycler of the Year Award

Presented to an individual that practices outstanding leadership in waste prevention and recycling in their region or field.

  • Demonstrates success of waste prevention/recycling efforts, in terms of numbers of people affected, tonnage diverted, new programs initiated and other measures.
  • Illustrates positive impact individually has had on his/her community, institution or field.




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