Applications now being accepted for Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards

[MARCH 12, 2005]  CHAMPAIGN -- Companies and organizations proud of their pollution prevention efforts are invited to submit applications for the 2005 Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards. The Waste Management and Research Center, a division of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, is now accepting applications for the annual awards program.

For 19 years, the Waste Management and Research Center has presented the Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards to companies and organizations in Illinois that have demonstrated a commitment to environmental excellence through the practice of pollution prevention. Any Illinois public or private organization is eligible to apply for an award. Continuous Improvement Awards are awarded to companies that have shown an ongoing commitment to pollution prevention. Eligible applicants will be evaluated in one of the following categories:

1. Small, medium or large business or industrial facility
2. Vendor or supplier
3. Community group
4. Trade organization or association
5. Educational institution
6. Service organization (such as medical, military, government)

Information about the Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards and an application are available at www.wmrc.uiuc.edu. [Click on the links in the previous sentence or the "Illinois Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards" link in the "Special Projects" section of the home page.] More information is also available by contacting Bob Iverson, information services manager at [phone], e-mail [e-mail].

The application due date is May 20. Technical experts from the Waste Management and Research Center will review applications and site visits may be performed. Award winners will be announced at the Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards luncheon on, Oct. 20 at the Abbington in Glen Ellyn.

The Waste Management and Research Center's mission is to conserve natural resources, reduce wastes and increase economic vitality by providing Illinois businesses, institutions and citizens with information, research, innovative technologies and technical assistance.

[Illinois Department of Natural Resources news release]