Metro Waste Authority is currently seeking nominations for its eighth annual Environmental Stewardship Awards. These awards reward organizations and individuals in the community who look at the big picture and their impact on the environment. Metro Waste Authority works hard to use environmentally-sound practices in every aspect of the organization, and wants to recognize people who are making a positive impact on the environment.
“The Environmental Stewardship Awards give Metro Waste Authority the opportunity to recognize individuals and organizations who are leaders in developing, implementing and promoting practices that encourage environmental sustainability through recycling, waste reduction, conservation and the efficient use of resources,” said Stacey Warren, chair of MWA’s Board of Directors. “Each one of the past award winners has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the environment and quality of life in Central Iowa.”
Nomination forms for Metro Waste Authority’s 2010 Environmental Stewardship Awards are available online at http://www.mwatoday.com/support/pdf/Environmental_Stewardship_Nomination_Form.pdf or by calling Metro Waste Authority at 515-244-0021. Entries must be for organizations or individuals within Metro Waste Authority’s service area in Central Iowa. This includes the communities of Alleman, Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Carlisle, Clive, Des Moines, Elkhart, Grimes, Hartford, Johnston, Mitchellville, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Polk County, Prairie City, Runnells, Sheldahl, Urbandale, West Des Moines and Windsor Heights.
Entries will be accepted through February 19, 2010. Winners will be recognized at Metro Waste Authority’s Annual Dinner on April 21, 2010, which will be held at the Meadow’s Events & Conference Center at Prairie Meadows in Altoona. Last year’s winners included:
• Superintendent Tom Downs from Southeast Polk Community School District
• City of Ankeny
• Citi Cards Transaction Services
• Lakeview Surgery Center
“In every community, there are extraordinary people who are committed environmental stewards working to take care of our natural resources,” said Tom Hadden, Metro Waste Authority’s executive director. “The Environmental Stewardship Awards are a way to help us all acknowledge others in the community who are involved as much as we are in protecting and enhancing Iowa’s environment.”
