Application deadline nears for Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards
The Waste Management and Research Center is accepting applications for the 2004 Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards, a program recognizing Illinois companies and organizations for innovative pollution prevention efforts. The deadline is fast approaching, as applications for the awards are due no later than May 21.
For 18 years, the WMRC has presented the Governor’s Pollution Prevention Awards to private and public sector organizations and businesses that have demonstrated a commitment to environmental excellence. Any Illinois public or private organization is eligible to apply for an award through the program. Eligible applicants are evaluated in one of the following categories:
• Small, Medium or Large Business/Industrial Facility
• Vendor/Supplier
• Community Group
• Trade Organization/Association
• Educational Institution
• Service Organization (i.e., medical, military, government)
Technical experts from WMRC will review applications and site visits may be performed. Winners will be announced at the Governor’s Pollution Prevention Awards luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 21 at the Abbingdon in Glen Ellyn.
Information on the awards program and an application form are available by contacting Bob Iverson, WMRC Information Services Manager, at 217/333-8946, e-mail biverson@wmrc.uiuc.edu, or on the WMRC web site at http://www.wmrc.uiuc.edu. Click on "Governor’s Awards" in the Special Projects section of the home page.
The WMRC is a division of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
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