Awards Brunch

Many excellent solid waste professionals were recognized during Sunday’s Awards brunch. SWANA’s Excellence Awards Program recognizes technically and economically responsible municipal solid waste management programs that also protect the public health and the environment.

Award highlights include:
In the Communication, Education & Marketing Excellence Awards category – The gold award winner was North Shore Recycling Program, British Columbia.
Al Lynch accepted the award for North Shore. They were recognized for their composting education efforts. The organization developed 7 How-to composting videos to educate residents, which provided composting basics. North Shore reported a 25 percent increase in composting efforts. Who says composting education can’t be interesting? Keep up the great work!

Life member award went to Fredrick C. Rice. Fred is the president of Soiltec, Inc. The Life Member award includes the individual’s length of service and commitment to SWANA, service to their chapter and support to other chapters. Fred’s long-term involvement in his field has been in landfill gas control, recovery and utilization.
Fred was on the team that developed the world’s first Landfill Methane Recovery Facility at Palos Verdes, California in 1974. Fred started with a small engineering firm in 1974 and had no idea what it would become. After sharing his appreciation for the award, he said he had a few more years to go.

Think you have an award winning program or facility? Consider submitting your application for the 2011 Excellence Awards Program. Submit your application by March 31, 2011. Awards will be presented at the 2011 WASTECON in Nashville, TN.
To download a nomination form for 2011, visit www.awards.SWANA.org.