Illinois Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards
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Since 1987, WMRC has presented the Governor's Pollution Prevention Awards to companies and organizations in Illinois that demonstrate a commitment to environmental excellence through the practice of pollution prevention. The past year's event saw 20 companies, organizations and agencies honored for their efforts.
The winning organizations reported pollution prevention projects with combined annual savings of $5.1 million in material and disposal costs. The companies prevented nearly 17,000 tons of waste materials from being released into the environment and saved more than 45 million gallons of water from being sent to treatment facilities. The winning companies also reported the projects reduced their energy consumption from 4-59%.
Applicants were judged in statewide competition on criteria including technological innovation, environmental significance, economic benefits and commitment to pollution prevention. WMRC pollution prevention engineers reviewed the applications, while the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency determined environmental compliance.
"We were impressed with the variety and quality of the projects undertaken by the winning companies," said George Vander Velde, WMRC Director "These businesses and organizations have proven that pollution prevention makes good sense for the environmental and economic health of Illinois. They have achieved their pollution prevention goals and saved millions of dollars in pollution control, waste disposal, energy and raw material costs."
The 2002 Governor's Pollution Prevention Award winners were:
Vendor/Supplier Category
Crazy Horse Concrete, Inc., New Berlin
Community Group
Great Rivers Land Trust (GRLT), Alton
Service Organization
182d Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard in Peoria
St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Belleville
St. Joseph's Hospital, Breese
Small Industry Category
Norco Cleaners, Inc., Dolton
Medium Industry Category
Gleason Cutting Tools Corp., Loves Park
ZF Industries, Inc., Vernon Hills
Large Industry Category
Baxter-Healthcare, Renal Division, McGaw Park
Collins & Aikman Corporation Rantoul Products in Rantoul
Matsushita Universal Media Services LLC of America, Pinckneyville
Minwax, Flora
Continuous Improvement Category
Amersham Health, Arlington Heights
Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago
Caterpillar, Inc., Mining & Construction Equipment Division, Decatur
International Truck and Engine Corporation, Melrose Park
Lansing Cleaners in Lansing
National Manufacturing in Sterling and Rock Falls
Stepan Company, Elwood
The Innovate Illinois Award also was presented to Caterpillar Inc.'s Technical Services Division (TSD) in Peoria for development of Virtual Fabrication Technology (VFT), which provides a virtual environment for design and tests.
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