Recycling Award Winners Named by AF&PA
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The AF&PA, Washington, D.C., USA, this week announced its 2011 Recycling Award winners, recognizing some of the work being done by businesses, communities, and schools across the country to recover paper for recycling. In 2010, 63.5% of paper consumed in the U.S. was recovered for recycling, up slightly from 63.4% in 2009. Paper recovery for recycling has increased by 77% since 1990.
The 2011 winners were:
- Business Leadership Award – MGM Resorts International, Las Vegas, Nev. This company operates a portfolio of destination resort brands including Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, and The Mirage. Proving that luxury and sustainability can co-exist, the corporation's 60,000 employees recovered 10,913 tons of paper and paper-based packaging from their operations in 2010. ·
- Community Recycling Award – Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency, Onondaga, N.Y. With the leadership of the OCRRA, the 450,000 residents of Onondaga County recovered 165,000 tons of paper and paper-based packaging in 2010. Curbside collection, drop-off locations, and annual shredding and book recycling events are promoted through a comprehensive education and outreach program that incorporates multi-media advertising, newsletters, emails, and Facebook fan pages. ·
- School Recycling Award – Purdy High School, Purdy, Mo. This high school's recycling program in Southwest Missouri was initiated in 2005, with a dual goal of providing a service to the community and raising funds for the Spanish Club. Just five years later, this self-sustaining program successfully recovered 26 tons of paper (77 lb per student) while providing rigorous academic integration and education for the community at large.
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