The District would like to congratulate
the 2009 Recycling Awards Winners.
The Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Joint Solid Waste
Management District awarded their fourth annual
Recycling Awards. The Recycling Awards
are designed to recognize outstanding
individuals, groups and businesses for their
commitment to recycling and solid waste reduction.
The 2009 winners are as follows:
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Mary Ann Pezel |
Individual Winner |
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The District would like to thank and congratulate Mary Ann Pezel. We had the privilege of meeting Ms. Pezel. Ms. Pezel should be an example to all of us. She works hard to practice what she preaches. She cares about her environment and its health. Ms. Pezel recycles every thing and every thing she possibly can. She will also encourage others to do so also, if they choose not to she will volunteer to do so herself. Ms. Pezel is an all around good person and recycler!
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Christ Lutheran Church |
Group Winner |
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The District would like to thank and congratulate Christ Lutheran Church in Massillon. They have done a fantastic job taking care of their church and community. For the past five years the church and its families have worked very hard to become greener by taking responsibility. Some of their program include but are not limited to aluminum, paper, batteries, weekly flower containers, and plastic recycling. Thank you Christ Lutheran for being great stewards of our environment!
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Massillon Cable TV |
Business Award |
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The District would like to thank and congratulate Massillon Cable. For the past three years Massillon Cable has worked to achieve greener practices threw out their business. Massillon Cable purchased their own bailer for cardboard, recycles aluminum, steel, and plastic through the premises, removes and recycles batteries, recycles paper, encourages employees to bring in their own recyclables, recycles old cable equipment and continues to look at all areas of business to reduce consumption and greenhouse emissions.Many businesses could learn a lesson or two from Massillon’s exemplary initiative to keep our planet green.
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| Tuscarawas County Winners |
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Viola Miller |
Individual Winner |
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Dover East Elementary TAG |
Group Winner |
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Allied Machine & Engineering Corp |
Business Winner |
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Allied Machine & Engineering Corporation (AMEC) has been a long time business in Tuscarawas County. Since 1941 AMEC has been making sharp, tough and precise drilling tools. Because of their fiscal responsibility and continuous improvements they have become the world’s leading manufacturer in their field. Recycling is an outgrowth of fiscal responsibility. At least 15 years ago, AMEC started recycling aluminum soda cans. Since then they have also been recycling fluorescent lights bulbs, batteries, cardboard, and most recently paper.
Over the years AMEC’s recycling efforts have extended the life of landfills, created a good public image, reduced air, water, and land pollution, and obtained revenue from the sale of recycled materials. AMEC not only recycles and has been recycling for a long time, they also recycle as a team. The whole organization is behind the effort and supports it willingly and wholeheartedly. |
| Wayne County Winners |
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Fran Fuller |
Individual Winner |
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Fredericksburg Ruritan Club |
Group Winner |
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Genesis Concepts Unlimited LLC |
Business Winner |
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With an extensive background working in the plastics industry, President Daniel Welsh has taken his dream and made it a reality in starting Genesis Concepts Unlimited. His dream has taken root in Wayne County, Ohio as an innovative and creative producer of recycled products using old tires. Looking to re-purpose some 5 million tires that are discarded annually in northeast Ohio, Welsh has plenty of raw material to make into new products. The tires are split, separating the steel beading and mesh for recycling. The rubber is made into slivers, crumbs, and granules which can be used in making running tracks, playground surfaces, mulch, horse arena footing and tire-derived fuel. Tire derived fuels can burn cleaner and hotter than coal at less of a cost.
“We took a problem (discarded tires) and made it into a treasure”. “We have accomplished everything we set out to do in 3 years”. “By recycling and re-purposing tires” Welsh says, “The tire problem could be eliminated”. |
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