The Allen County Solid Waste Management District believes one way to encourage waste reduction and recycling is to acknowledge, support and honor those businesses and organizations that set a good example for others.  Each year, the District hosts the Excellence in Recycling Awards Luncheon to recognize the organizations in Allen County that make an effort to reduce, recycle, and reuse in their workplace.

Congratulations to the 2010 Excellence in Recycling Award Winners!

The Allen County Solid Waste Management District honored local businesses and organizations for their waste reduction efforts during the 18th Annual Excellence in Recycling Awards Luncheon held August 18th at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. 

3R Award Winners
This award recognizes organizations with outstanding programs implemented to reduce the amount of waste going to the landfills through Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling. 

Not-for-Profit Category: University of Saint Francis extends recycling opportunities to the community by hosting service events that focus on reuse and recycling.  Recycling containers are placed in every campus building.  In the past year, 425 shoes were collected and sent for resuse to Soles4Souls, 14 cubic yards of e-waste was collected during their 3rd year of community e-waste drop-off collections.

Industrial/Manufacturing Firm: Navistar Corporation waste minimization team efforts are to educate and involve employees with recycling initiatives.  In the past year, the Fort Wayne site recycled over 62,000 pounds of paper, 29,000 pounds of e-waste, 15,000 pounds of batteries and 90 pounds of aluminum cans were collected for Habitat for Humanity.

2010 Director's Awards For Community Leadership: Christine Giant, 

Fort Wayne Community School teacher whose dynamic leadership of Snider High School's recycling program sets this program apart.  Leadership exhibited by Mrs. Giant has not only inspired students, but involved the student body with daily tasks required for a successful recycling program.  There is not a known similar project of its caliber in Allen County, Indiana.  Snider High School is the only high school in the area with such an advanced recycling program with a 90% student body and faculty participation rate.

2010 Partnership Awards
District partners provide unique support of local recycling programs.
Thank you--
OmniSource Corp, Batteries Plus, Navistar, Citilink, City of New Haven, Sears, Hire’s Automotive, Connolly’s Do It Best, Wane TV, Science Central, Sam’s Club, Kroger/Scott’s, Grabill Hardware Store, Umber’s Hardware, Allen County Public Library.

2010 Honor Roll Awards
Honor Roll Members, via their main business activities, provide recycling services in Allen County. 
Thank you--
National Serv-All, Inc., Waste Management of Fort Wayne, Serv-All Recycling, Safety-Kleen Corp., Liberty Tire Recycling