2005 SORRT
Outstanding Achievement in Recycling Award -- Businesses
 Awards given by Solid Waste Services
Awarded
to businesses or individuals for outstanding efforts in their recycling,
waste reduction, or buying recycled programs
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Business or Individual: BioReliance Corporation
Award Type: Outstanding Achievement, Business
With a recycling rate of 63% in 2004, BioReliance Corporation has
recycled more than 60 percent of their waste for the second year in
a row.
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Business or Individual: Potomac Electric Power Company
(PEPCO)
Award Type: Outstanding Achievement, Business
PEPCO continues their efforts to improve the environment by consistently
reviewing their practices and identifying new recycling and reuse
initiatives. PEPCO now reconditions or recycles parts, equipment and
packaging materials. In 2004, PEPCO recycled more than 634,000 pounds
of materials from the Rockville center.
- Business or Individual: The Home Depot, Inc. Store #2560
Award Type: Outstanding Achievement, Business
The Home Depot in Germantown took the lead in implementing a comprehensive
recycling, waste reduction and buying recycled program that will be
a model for all Home Depots. An example of their efforts includes
replacing wood shipping crates with reusable and recyclable steel
tractor crates. In an effort to promote their reuse, recycling and
buying recycled program, store employees created a detailed recycling
manual which is now distributed to all district stores.
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Business or Individual: The Humane Society of the United
States
Award Type: Outstanding Achievement, Business
The Humane Society of the United States took a close look at their
recycling efforts and made dramatic improvements. After adding recycling
bins in key areas, promoting reuse of paper and packaging materials,
utilizing a bulletin board and training sessions for employees and
composting leftover food from the staff lunchroom, their recycling
rate in 2004 was a remarkable 79 percent.
- Business or Individual: Thomas Edison High School
Award Type: Outstanding Achievement, Business
Not deterred by the lack of funding, staff and the technology students
at Thomas Edison High School forged ahead to improve the recycling
program at the school. Faced with severe contamination problems with
the recycling containers, Mr. Jeff Lowes wrote a proposal for a grant
to buy materials to have the technology class make specialized lids
for the recycling containers. The building services staff installed
the lids, which has resulted in improved recycling success at the
school.
- Business or Individual: Verizon
Award Type: Outstanding Achievement, Business
Verizon renewed their commitment to recycling in 2004 and instituted
a number of programs to reduce the amount of waste generated by Verizon’s
23 facilities in Montgomery County. In addition to recycling over
4.9 million pounds of materials in 2004, Verizon distributes CD’s
of paper directories to businesses with 15 or more employees to reduce
the amount of paper directories being printed. In addition, office
supplies made with recycled content are utilized throughout the company.
For more information:
SORRT Nonresidential Recycling Program: 240-777-6437
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