The Carolina Recycling Association’s
25th Annual Awards
Embassy Suites Kingston Plantation – Myrtle Beach, SC
March 23 – 26, 2015
The following awards were presented during the 25th Annual CRA Conference:
| Recycler of the Year Award | This award honors an individual in the field who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of integrated solid waste reduction during the past year (2014). | Donald Phelps Republic Services Download Press Release |
| Local Government Award | This award recognizes a local government that has a successful recycling/waste reduction program. | The City of Rock Hill Download Press Release |
| Outstanding College or University Program | This award honors a college or university program that promotes sustainable resource use through waste reduction, reuse, and recycling on campus. | NC State University's Pizza Box Composting Project Download Press Release |
| Outstanding School Program | This award honors a program in a single school or school system (K-12) that promotes waste reduction, reuse and recycling. | Ocean Bay Middle School Download Press Release |
| Outstanding Business/Industry Recycling | This award recognizes a business that has implemented an outstanding waste reduction/recycling program within its organization and as a part of its business. | N.S. Farrington & Co. Download Press Release |
| Outstanding Composting or Organics Recycling Program | This award recognizes a business, government agency, school, organization, or large facility that designed and implemented a composting or organics-recycling program. | Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission Download Press Release |
| Getting the Word Out: Sensational Education and Outreach | This award recognizes a program that has excelled in educating the community about waste reduction and recycling. | Sharnelle G. Simpson Download Press Release |
| Volunteer Leadership Award | This award recognizes a person and/or group who have successfully promoted recycling and waste reduction in their community, school, club, or organization through volunteer work. | Alex Del Castillo Download Press Release |
| Keep America Beautiful Outstanding Litter Prevention Program Award | This award recognizes a local affiliate that practices the Keep America Beautiful guiding principles of education, individual responsibility, public-private partnership and volunteer action to improve its community’s environment. | Keep Mecklenburg Beautiful's Panther Tailgate Recycling Program Download Press Release |
| Bill Evans & Carol Bond Memorial Award for Outstanding Toxicity Reduction | This award recognizes an exceptional program or business that is dedicated to toxicity reduction (can include a household hazardous waste program). | Joseph Fitzpatrick Download Press Release |