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 Awards
and Recognition
 November
2, 2007 - 20th Annual
Recycling Awards Dinner - One Score For
Recycling. Awards include: Campaigning for Clean
Communities Award – Michelle Guacci; Leaving a Green Path in His
Wake Award – Frank Soriano; Dressing Denville for Success Award
– Kathy Zuzock; The Green “Gardner” Award – Adam Gardner;
All’s Green on the Western Front Award – Mendham Borough
Environmental Commission, Mendham Township Environmental
Commission, and Mendham Junior Women’s Club; It’s in the Bag
Award – Mount Olive Solid Waste Advisory Committee; ReStoring
Faith in Reuse Award – Morris Habitat for Humanity; Responsible
is as Responsible Does Award – Matt Myers; Whole Foods, Whole
Picture Award – Whole Foods Market, Madison, NJ; Go Green, Go
Army! Award – U.S. Army Garrison, Picatinny Arsenal; Providing
the Foundation for Recycling in NJ Award – The Honorable Thomas
H. Kean, The Honorable Paul Contillo, and The Honorable Arthur
Albohn. Click
here to read about the dinner and the awards recipients.
 November
3, 2006 - 19th Annual
Recycling Awards Dinner - Recycling -
Plan It. Awards include: The
Morris County North Star – Gino Recksiek; Spokesman
for the Planet – Bruce Hoppe and Robert Young; Vim,
Vigor and “Vidality” – Christine Vidal; Schleicher
– You Gotta Like Her! – Judy Schleicher; She’s “Scout” of This
World – Mary-Ann Lewis, Morris Area Girl Scout Council; Head
to Toe Conservation – Woman’s Club of Denville; Plan
It, Pick It, Pack It – Cub Scout Pack 249, Budd Lake; It’s
“S’cool” to Recycle – Delphine Slotten; Persistence
is a Virtue – Mary Fischetti; No
Recyclables Left Behind – A foursome from Riverview School in
Denville: Diane Burton, Mary Ellen Coiro, Kris Johnson, Paul
Kruger; Keeping the
Effervescence in Recycling – Michael E. Degen, Cadbury Schweppes
Science & Technology Center. Click
here to read about the dinner and the awards recipients.
 November
4, 2005 - 18th Annual
Recycling Awards Dinner - The Faces of
Recycling. Awards include Ronald McCycle –
Catherine Belotti, the Montville Township Women’s Club; Joe to the Rescue – Joe
Cuva, Madison; Scouts’ Honor –
Boonton Twp. Boy Scout Troop 69; She said, "Let there
be recycling!" – Andrea Bent, Suzanne Koerner, Jean Mattle and
Joanne Sternberg; "I can’t believe we’re
not recycling!" – Barbara Miller, Morris County Office of Temporary
Assistance; Sue. Me for Caring –
Suzanne Mc Cluskey, Morris Plains; "I scream for D.
Madison and Heath Bar Crunch!" – Dolores Madison and Kathy
Heath, Randolph; "Make the world a
better place" – Morris Area Girl Scout Council; Shop Right, Recycle Right
– Christopher Kenny, Morris County School of Technology; Taking the Lead – The
Willow School, Gladstone; Moving in the Right
Direction – AAA New Jersey Automobile Club; Victoria’s Victory –
Victoria Forte, Denville; and A Green Pill for Mother
Nature – Pfizer Inc., Morris Plains. Click
here to read about the dinner and the awards recipients.
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 November
5, 2004 - 17th Annual
Recycling Awards Dinner -
The Sounds of
Recycling. Awards included the Styro-Gyro
Award – Jaclyn Vanderhoof, Randolph; D. Queen Bee
Award – Donna Bangiola, Morristown; It’s
Scout of This World Award – Boy Scout Troop 173, Parsippany; Roads
Scholar Awards – Hank Muller and Bob Riker, Denville; Testa-ment
to Recycling Award
– Jerry Testa, Long Hill; Eye
of the Tiger Award Award – Rocky Metzger, Jefferson; Recyclers’
Watchdog Award – Russell Santos, Mt. Arlington; Vivace
Recycling Coordinator Award
– Patty DiCenzo, Boonton
Township; Subtracting
the Waste - Making a Difference Award –
Mary Ann Lynn, Montville; Pedaling
Soles Award – Denville Recycling Staff, Denville, A
Sharp Crew Award – Chatham Borough Environmental Commission; “Why
pay?” Award – The Lake Road Irregulars; Whispering
Success Award – The Quiet Man Irish Pub, Dover; Saving
Motherboard Earth Award – Intel, Parsippany; and Cops
and Recyclers Award – Sheriff’s Labor Assistance Program. Click
here to read about the dinner and the awards recipients.
 Thurs., May 20, 2004 -
Liz Sweedy was honored at the first New Jersey Clean Communities
Awards Banquet held last night in New Brunswick. She received a
New Jersey Clean Communities Education Award. Below is what was
read when Liz received the award.
With
Litter clinging to her sweater, Liz Sweedy, Morris County Clean
Communities Coordinator, visits a classroom to tell the students
why they shouldn't litter. She reads the book The Wartville Wizard
and shows slides from the book. She introduces them to her puppets
and tells them about storm drains and how litter travels through
them and how plastic wrap looks like a jellyfish in the water and
is eaten by fish. Liz Sweedy has given 45 of these small classroom
presentations this spring to over 900 elementary school students.
In addition, she contracts with several educational presenters who
also educate in the Morris County schools, usually in an assembly
type format to all ages of students.
 Tues., May 11, 2004 - Our
very own Penny Jones, recycling education specialist for the
MCMUA, was honored on May
11, 2004 with the "Quality of Life" award from Morris Tomorrow
presented
for her vision, effort and enthusiasm. This
is Morris
Tomorrow's 15th Annual Awards Breakfast at which they chose three
Community Leaders to honor from Morris County. Penny was featured
in the Morris News Bee, the Echoes-Sentinel, the Bernardsville
News and the Observer Tribune on March 11. Click
here to read the full article
which appeared in the Morris
News Bee.
 November 7, 2003 - 16th Annual
Recycling Awards Dinner - Recycling is a
Ball. Awards included: Recycled
“Gingerbread” Is Delectable - Ricky Boscarino, Luna Parc, Montague;
A Pocketful Of
Litter - Jordan Matelsky, Roxbury Township; Energetic Enforcer
- Kathleen O’Neill Margiotta, Morristown; Extra Mile For The
Environment Award – Louis Troiano, Onyx Waste Services, Inc.; “On The Ball”
Recycling Coordinator – Eileen Hladky, Chatham Township; Caring for Planet
Earth Award – Cedar Hill Tools For Schools For Kids Committee,
Montville; Excellence In
Environmental Education Award – Environmental Commission, Hanover
Township; “How Does Your
Garden Grow?” Award – Mount Olive Middle School Environmental
Club, Mount Olive Township and more. Click
here to read about the dinner and the awards recipients.
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 October 15,
2003 - The Association of New Jersey Recyclers (ANJR) bestowed
the 2003 REX (Recycling Excellence) Award on Morris County
District Recycling Coordinator Kathleen Hourihan at “Drive Home
Recycling,” the 23rd Annual Recycling Symposium and
Luncheon. Sponsors of “Drive Home Recycling” were ANJR; the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Solid and
Hazardous Waste, and; the New Jersey Recycling Forum.
The REX Award has been presented annually since 1994 to an active
ANJR member who is well-versed on the issues of recycling and
solid waste and who promotes ANJR goals through action and
advocacy.
A 1990 honors graduate of Cook College in New Brunswick, New
Jersey, Kathleen holds a B.S. degree in environmental science.
In November 1993 she completed the first New Jersey Recycling
Certification Series program offered by the Cook College Office of
Continuing Professional Education.
In June 1993 Kathleen began working at the Morris County Municipal
Utilities Authority (MCMUA) as an assistant recycling specialist,
and in August 1998 she became the Morris County district recycling
coordinator.
For several years she has served on the ANJR Board of Directors
where she has been involved in several projects including
overseeing the publishing of Beyond the Curb…, the ANJR
newsletter.
Kathleen, a Morris Plains resident and a member of the Morris
Plains Recycling Committee, is also a Morris Habitat for Humanity
volunteer who served on its board for six years. As a
Habitat Board member, she was secretary of the board and then
chair of the public relations council. During summer 2003
she spent a week in Anniston, Alabama, working on construction
projects. Former President Jimmy Carter, who was also
volunteering at the Anniston project, was photographed with
Kathleen.
“Kathleen is very patient during ANJR Board meetings,” said
Cumberland County Recycling Coordinator Dennis DeMatte, who
presented the REX Award to her. “She waits until nearly
the end of meetings to ask detailed questions.”
“She’s a first when it comes to being passionate about waste
prevention and recycling,” Dennis added.
Joining Kathleen at the awards ceremony were several of her MCMUA
colleagues, as well as MCMUA Chairman James Barry, and
Kathleen’s parents, Bernadette and Joseph Hourihan of Cedar
Grove, New Jersey.
 April 24, 2003 - EPA Environmental
Quality Award for Special Efforts for Special Waste. The
MCMUA was presented with an Environmental Quality Award for its
outstanding commitment to protecting and enhancing environmental
quality through its sponsorship of its special and hazardous waste
management programs. The
Environmental Quality Awards are the highest recognition presented
to the public by the USEPA. Awards
recipients come from all sectors of the community, including
non-profit, environmental and community groups, individual
citizens, environmental education and business organizations and
members of the news media. In the photograph are Laura Macpherson, MCMUA Hazardous Waste Coordinator
accepting the award from Jane M. Kenny, USEPA Region 2 Regional Administrator (photo by
Robin Holland).
- November 1, 2002 - 15th
Annual Recycling Awards Dinner. - The dinner's theme was
"Homeland Recycling . . . Winning the War On Waste" The
MCMUA honored individuals, businesses, educational institutions,
civic and religious organizations as well as municipalities that
have made significant contributions in the realm of waste and/or
litter prevention, reuse and recycling.
- 2002
Environmental Protection
magazine “Facility
of the Year” Honorable Mention –
The MCMUA HHW facility was spotlighted as an “honorable
mention” (and the only governmental agency) chosen as a “role
model[s] to show us how to deal with today’s economic challenges
while maintaining our commitment to protect the environment.”
- November 2, 2001 - 14th
Annual Recycling Awards Dinner. The dinner's theme was the
"Business of Recycling."
- 2001
NAHMMA Program Excellence Award for Hazardous Waste Management
-- In 2001, the MCMUA received a Program Excellence Award at the
16th Annual Hazardous Materials Management Conference
in Portland, Oregon, for its outstanding hazardous waste
management program. Sponsored by the North American Hazardous Materials
Management Association (NAHMMA), this conference recognized and
promoted exemplary pollution prevention initiatives.
- November 1, 2000 - 13th
Annual Recycling Awards Dinner.
- November 5, 1999 - 12th
Annual Recycling Awards Dinner. The dinner's theme was
"The Art of Recycling."
- October 21, 1999 - The MCMUA
has been selected to receive the 1999 SWANA Special Waste
Management Silver Award. The SWANA Special Waste Management
Excellence Award is presented annually to (1) recognize
outstanding performance in operation, design, efficiency and an
overall integrated solid waste management system, and (2) promote
excellence to the general public. The MCMUA has been continually
updating its special waste management programs to reflect the most
current and progressive management techniques and has been
consistently dedicating increasing amounts of time, money and
effort into fostering their self-sustainability. Specific
components of the MCMUA’s hazardous and special waste management
programs include: (1) household hazardous waste management, which
includes four household hazardous waste cleanup days, a year-round
permanent household hazardous waste facility, household hazardous
waste identification residential visits, and a battery recycling
program; (2) universal waste recycling, which collects essentially
hazardous waste items such as fluorescent light bulbs, ballasts,
mercury switches and thermostats for recycling; (3) a materials
exchange program which matches non-profit organizations with
donors of unwanted office furniture and equipment, thereby
diverting usable items from the landfill; (4) a tire collection
program which collects used tires for recycling; and (5) a
vegetative waste composting program which turns vegetative waste,
including leaves, grass and brush, into marketable products, such
as wood chips and mulch.
November 6, 1998 - 11th Annual Annual Recycling Awards
Dinner - Recycling and You, Perfect Together.
- September 29, 1998 - The
MCMUA received the 1998 County Award for Outstanding
Achievement in Recycling. This award is presented to only one
New Jersey County per year and is sponsored by the NJDEP, ANJR and
N.J. Recycling Forum. The award ceremony took place at the
Princeton Marriott and the award was presented by the NJDEP
Commisoner Robert Shinn to Morris County Freeholder Director
Druetzler, Morris County Freeholder Solid Waste Liaison Bramhall
and Morris County District Recycling Coordinator, Kathleen Pelak .
Morris County's comprehensive recycling program is one of the most
successful in the Country. It has achieved the New Jersey's 50%
municipal recycling goal as well as its 60% overall recycling
goal. In addition, the Morris County's recycling program reaches
into the business community and also handles non-traditional
recyclables such as fluorescent light bulbs, ballasts, batteries
and more. While individual staff members have received awards in
the past, the MCMUA is especially honored to receive this
prestigious state-wide county recycling program award.
- September 30, 1997 - At the
1997 Annual Recycling Symposium & Awards Luncheon, sponsored
by the New Jersey Recycling Forum and the Association of New
Jersey Recyclers, MCMUA education specialist, Penny Jones was
presented with the prestigious REX (Recycling Excellence) Award.
- April 23, 1997 - The New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issues the MCMUA a
certificate of appreciation for the 10th anniversary celebration
of the New Jersey Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act
organized by the MCMUA.
- March 3, 1997 - The Whippany
Watershed Stewardship Award is presented to the MCMUA with
appreciation by the Whippany Watershed Partnership in cooperation
with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
- May 20, 1995 - The Morris
County Chapter of the Arc presents the "Employer of the Year
Award" to the MCMUA.
- October 28, 1993 - The
Occupational Training Center of Morris County presents the MCMUA
with a "Work Services Award" in recognition of advancing
work opportunities for individuals with disabilities through
recycling programs.
- October 21, 1992 - 6th Annual
Recycling Awards Dinner.
- October 16, 1991 - 5th Annual
Recycling Awards Dinner.
- October 17, 1990 - 4th Annual
Recycling Awards Dinner.
- 1990 - The National Association
of Counties presented Morris County, New Jersey the 1990 County
Achievement Award for its "Glinda Garbahj" recycling
program. This award was given to Morris County in
recognition of distinguished and continued contributions to the
cause of strong and efficient County Government in the United
Stated of America.
- October 18, 1989 - 3rd Annual
Recycling Awards Dinner.
- 1989 - The National Association
of Counties presented Morris County, New Jersey the 1989 County
Achievement Award for its mandatory recycling program. This
award was given to Morris County in recognition of distinguished
and continued contributions to the cause of strong and efficient
County Government in the United Stated of America.
- November 21, 1988 - 2nd
Annual Recycling Awards Dinner.
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