SWANA’s Excellence Awards Program recognizes outstanding solid waste programs and facilities that advance the practice of environmentally and economically sound solid waste management through their commitment to utilizing effective technologies and processes in system design and operations, advancing worker and community health and safety, and implementing successful public education and outreach programs. Programs also must demonstrate that they are fiscally and environmentally responsible through their compliance with all applicable federal, state and local regulations.
SWANA recognizes programs and facilities with Gold, Silver or Bronze awards in the 13 categories listed below. Nomination forms, which detail the application submittal process, provide deadlines, and outline the scoring criteria, are available from the File Center page of the SWANA website.
Award Categories:
- Collection Systems
- Communication
- Composting
- Landfill Gas Control
- Landfill Gas Utilization
- Landfill Management
- Landfill Re-Use
- Marketing
- Public Education
- Recycling
- Integrated Solid Waste Management
- Special Waste
- Transfer Station
- Waste-to-Energy
SWANA’s Innovation Award:
SWANA’s Innovation Award recognizes new ideas and methods for managing today’s waste stream. Only one Innovation Award is given each year. SWANA selects the winner from the nominations submitted for the categories above, eliminating the need for a separate application.
Winner Recognition:
All winners are publicly recognized and presented with their award at an Awards Luncheon held each year at WASTECON. The winners are also highlighted in SWANA press releases, in SWANA publications, including MSW Solutions and TechNews, and in the solid waste industry's flagship publication, MSW Management.
Excellence Award winners are also featured in conference proceedings and are often invited to speak on their program at SWANA’s specialty symposia and WASTECON. In short, the NATIONAL recognition you will receive as an award winner will sure to boost your reputation and prominence as a leader in the industry.
How to Apply:
There are three components to your Excellence Awards nomination: Nomination Form, Program/Facility Description Text and Nomination Fee.
Contact Shannon Crawford with any questions.