It's time for individuals, businesses, and organizations in the Mid-Willamette Valley to brag.
The Straub Environmental Center, Marion County Environmental Services, and Capitol Subaru want to hear tales of waste reduction, resource conservation, and sustainable efforts. It's time to speak up about the mounds of paper no longer used; energy efficient lights saving thousands of dollars a year; or the community leader who inspired dozens of students this year to bike to school.
"Tales of green do-gooders are ubiquitous in the mid-Willamette Valley," said Alan Pennington, waste reduction coordinator for Marion County. "Now we just need folks to tell us more."
These stories will make up the nominations for the 7th annual Mid-Valley Green Awards.
Green Award categories include:
- Recycler of the Year: Both individual and business.
- Sustainable Organization of the Year: Small and large business categories.
- EarthWISE Certified Business of the Year
- Green Product/Service of the Year: Organizations that offer products/services with social, environmental, and economic benefits over traditional alternatives.
- People's Choice Award: This person is actively engaged in their home, community, or job in ways that personify an environmentally-minded person and inspires others to emulate or learn from them.
Nomination forms and category descriptions are available online at www.midvalleygreenawards.org or you may call Marion County Public Works at (503) 365-3188 to request a copy be mailed to you. Nominations must be received no later than midnight January 17, 2016, to be eligible for consideration.
Green award recipients will be honored at the Mid-Valley Green Awards ceremony on Saturday, March 11, 2017, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. at the Willamette Heritage Center in Salem.
For more information, contact Alan Pennington at 503-365-3188 or apennington@co.marion.or.us.
