Four Organizations Receive Awards for Outstanding Recycling Achievements

AF&PA Business Leadership Recycling Award – Giant Eagle, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Giant Eagle, Inc. has established a comprehensive paper recycling program throughout its headquarter buildings and corporately owned supermarkets, fuel stations, and retail support centers. In 2008 Giant Eagle collected nearly 555 tons of mixed office paper and more than 42,000 tons of old corrugated containers for recycling.

AF&PA Community Recycling Award – Orange County, NC
In 2008, the 128,000 residents of Orange County, North Carolina recovered approximately 8,750 tons of paper for recycling. This success was the result of education and outreach combined with accessibility for residents. The county recycling program includes weekly curbside collection in urban areas, biweekly curbside for rural locations, multi-family units, drop-off sites, and government buildings, plus collection from “park and ride” locations and city buses.

AF&PA School Recycling Award – Wake County Public School System, Wake County, NC
The Department of Environmental Services of Wake County, North Carolina’s FEED THE BIN paper recycling program serves more than 135,000 students in 152 schools. The program provides recycling bins for each classroom and office space and roll carts for the schools. An impressive 800 tons of paper were collected during the 2007-2008 school year.

AF&PA College/University Recycling Award – Stanford University, Stanford, CA
With a student population of more than 17,350, the campus community recovered nearly 3,000 tons of paper for recycling and diverted 64 percent of its waste from the landfill in 2008. Stanford avoided paying landfill fees of $133,000 and received approximately $450,000 in revenue from its recyclables.