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SWANA Excellence Award Winner 2007
Each year, SWANA presents its annual Excellence Awards at WasteCon, so here are those selected for special recognition. We at MSW Management wish to congratulate all the award winners for their dedication to providing superior service to the communities they serve. The 2007 Excellence Awards program was highly competitive, with more than a 50% increase in submittals over the 2006 totals.
Each of SWANA’s eight technical divisions has at least one award category through which they identify top-notch facilities, operations, and programs. Award winners will be honored at WasteCon 2007 in Reno, NV, Thursday, October 18, 2007.
The award winners in 13 categories are listed below.
Innovation Award Winner
- City of Hamilton (ON) Public Works Department, Waste Management Division: Hamilton Central Composting Facility
Collection and Transfer Division
Collection Systems Award
- Bronze—City of Kissimmee (FL) Sanitation Division
- Transfer Station Award
- Gold—City of Phoenix, AZ: Phoenix North Transfer Station
- Bronze—Delaware Solid Waste Authority: Milford Transfer Station
Communication, Education, and Marketing Division
Communication Award
- Gold—York Region, PA
- Bronze—Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio: Beyond the Bin
Marketing Award
- Gold—City of Hamilton, ON: Green Cart Program
- Silver—City of Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Recycling Office
- Bronze—City of Tallahassee, FL: CANpaign 2006
Public Education Award
- Gold—Region of Durham (ON) Works Department Waste Management Services
- Silver—Environmental Services Bureau, City of Long Beach, CA: Litter Free Long Beach
- Bronze—Sarasota County (FL) Environmental Services: Residential Education Outreach Campaign
Landfill Division
Landfill Management Award
- Gold—Orange County, CA: Frank R. Bowerman Landfill
- Silver—Houston County (GA) Solid Waste Disposal Facility
- Bronze—Rumpke (OH) Sanitary Landfill Facility
Landfill Gas Division
Landfill Gas Control Award
- Silver—Hickory Ridge (GA) Sanitary Landfill
Landfill Gas Utilization Award
- Gold—The Monterey (CA) Regional Waste Management District
- Silver—Energy Developments Inc.: Covel Gardens (TX) Landfill Gas to Electric Power Station
- Bronze—Iris Glen (TN) Landfill Gas to Energy Project
Planning and Management Division
Solid Waste Management Systems Award
- Gold—Metro Waste Authority, IA
- Silver—Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, FL
- Bronze—Fairfax County (VA) Solid Waste Management Program
Special Waste Division
Special Waste Award
- Gold—Sarasota County (FL) Environmental Services
- Silver—City of New Orleans (LA) Department of Sanitation
- Bronze—Lancaster County (PA) Solid Waste Management Authority
Waste Reduction, Recycling, and Composting Division
Composting Systems Award
- Gold—City of Hamilton (ON) Public Works Department, Waste Management Division: Hamilton Central
Composting Facility
- Bronze—King County, WA: King County Commercial Food Waste Composting Program
Recycling Systems Award
- Gold—Montgomery County (MD) Department of Public Works and Transportation: Division of Solid Waste Services
- Silver—The City of Logan (UT) Environmental Department: Cache County Service Area 1
- Bronze—University of Virginia: Utilities Department of Facilities Management
Waste-to-Energy Division
Waste-to-Energy Award
- Gold—Stanislaus (CA) Resource Recovery Facility
- Silver—Covanta Onondaga: Onondaga County (NY) Resource Recovery Facility, and Transfer Division
MSW - September/October 2007
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