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.
There are 13 different award categories for which you can apply and winners for each of those categories are selected to receive either the GOLD, SILVER or BRONZE award. Nomination forms, which detail the application submittal process, provide deadlines, and outline the scoring criteria, are available from the Forms page of the SWANA website or by selecting...
2009 Excellence Award Nomination Forms
Award Categories:
SWANA recognizes programs and facilities in the following 13 award categories:
- Collection Systems
- Communication
- Composting
- Landfill Gas Control
- Landfill Gas Utilization
- Landfill Management
- 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 made each year from all nominations submitted for each of the 13 Excellence Award categories, so there is no need for a separate application.
Winner Recognition:
The recognition SWANA’s Excellence Award winners receive is unmatched to any other solid waste awards program. All winners are publicly recognized and presented with their award at a special Awards Luncheon and Ceremony that is held in conjunction with SWANA’s premier event – WASTECON. The 2008 winners will be recognized at WASTECON on Thursday, October 23, 2008.
In addition, winners are highlighted in various SWANA press releases and well as honored in SWANA’s own publications including MSW Solutions and TechNews – SWANA’s Technical Division Newsletters. Winners are also recognized in the solid waste industries flagship publication MSW Management.
All GOLD winning nominations are posted on SWANAstore.com where any professional – member and non-member alike – can download them for free as a valuable resource for implementing or evaluating other solid waste management programs.
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 – Nomination Fee. All the details and requirements for your nomination are clearly spelled out in the Excellence Awards Nomination Packet.
Getting Copies of Previous Award-Winning Nominations:
Past Excellence Award winning nominations are effective resources to use as a guide in putting together your own Excellence Award nomination. Here you will find a copy of the 2008 winning nomination submissions.