2002 Recognition Award Winners
Industrial Towel & Uniform
- installed solvent recovery equipment to reduce pollution while minimizing the need for additional solvent materials
- reduced impacts on Ozone Action Days by tightening facility processes, postponing vehicle fueling and educating employees
- invited other businesses and customers to tour their facilities to demonstrate the benefits of their waste minimization practices
- exceeded requirements of the Clean Fuel Fleet Program in their vehicle purchases
SC Johnson
- exceeded greenhouse gas reduction goals and participating of EPA’s Climate Leaders Initiative
- planned to use methane gas from a local landfill for generation of electricity and heat at one of their plants (reducing the plant’s electricity and natural gas consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 50%)
- designed and shared the Greenlist tool that measures and assists in the reduction of environmental and biological impacts of raw materials
- tested EPA’s PBT Profiler software to assess materials’ environmental impacts and assist in more sustainable purchasing decisions
- partnered with Goodwill Industries to recycle over 90% of the solid waste from one of their facilities
Urban Ecology Center
- provided environmental education programs, seminars, workshops, trips, and festivals to urban students and the community
- preserved and enhanced the surrounding natural resources along the river and park in which they reside
- hosted an annual ozone monitoring class for the public, implemented an ozone curriculum for students and had a permanent ozone display
- encouraged staff and the public to use alternative transit and supporting local bike initiatives
- operated bi-fuel CNG vans and an electric truck
Honorable Mentions
American Lung Association of Wisconsin
- participated in Ozone Action Days by doing media coverage
- educated their employees and suppored flexible schedules
- helped to promote the use of ozone mapping to TV stations
- doing year-round air quality and health awareness media campaigns
- released a report to alert people of the air quality issues in Wisconsin
- participated in the School + Business = Clean Air Program
- purchased a hybrid electric vehicle
- participated in a group that encourages the use of alternative energy in southeast Wisconsin
CNH Global RMO
- installed a highly efficient, low emission paint system
- notified and educated employees on Ozone Action Days
- participated in the School + Business = Clean Air Program