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Awards
MORA 2012 Awards Application
Nomination Deadline: July 30, 2012
MORA Awards Committee is seeking nominations for our Annual Recycling Awards. Each year, MORA recognizes outstanding recycling and waste reduction efforts of individuals and organizations in Missouri. Award winners will be recognized during the annual conference at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac in St. Louis on Tuesday, September 11, 2012 during the awards banquet.
This year we are pleased to add a category to recognize our partnership with the Composting and Organics Association of Missouri (COAM) for the 2012 Annual Conference.
Download the Awards Application
2011 MORA Conference Award Winners
Congratulations to our 2011 Award Winners who were recognized Tuesday, June 7th at 6:00 pm, at the Radisson Hotel in Branson!
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Outstanding Business Recycling/Waste Reduction | Big Cedar Lodge/Wilderness Club at Big Cedar |
| Outstanding Community Program | Palmyra Recycle Center |
| Outstanding Government Program | City of Blue Springs Recycling Program |
| Outstanding Recycling Education Program | Kara Dunnam, Jefferson County Solid Waste |
| Outstanding Volunteerism in Recycling | Bollinger County Recycling, Inc. |
| Outstanding Service Provider | HWI Environmental Technologies, Inc. |
| Outstanding Individual Government Leadership | Joyce Stroud |
| Outstanding Individual Achievement in Recycling | Vonnie Vanderau |
| Outstanding Collection Program | Patrick Geraty, St. Louis Composting |
| Best Use of a Recycled Material | Habitat for Humanity of St. Charles County ReStore |
| President’s Award | Mary Patterson |
2011 Annual Recycling Award Winner Pictures
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2010 MORA Conference Award Winners
Congratulations to our 2010 Award Winners who were recognized Tuesday, May 25th at the MORA Conference – Awards Luncheon!
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Large Business Recycling | Hallmark |
| Small Business Recycling | Remains |
| Best Use of Recycled Material Award | Lamar Enterprises |
| Recycling Education Program Award | Service Recycling |
| Community or Government Award | Large City Category: Kansas City Small City Category: Wentzville |
| Volunteerism in Recycling Award | Sandy Alford, Lake Sherwood Recycling Committee |
| Recycling Service Provider Award | Large Provider Category: IEM Small Provider Category: Arm Strong Environmental |
| Government Leadership Award | Charlie Dooley, St. Louis County |
| School Recycling Program Award | Smithville School District |
| Community Partnership in Recycling Award | City of Grain Valley and Grain Valley School District |
| President's Award | Cynthia Mitchell |
2009 MORA Conference Award Winners
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Large Business Recycling | GKN Aerospace North America |
| Small Business Recycling | All Points Recycling |
| Community Recycling Program | Waste Watchers |
| Government Recycling Program | City of Wildwood |
| Volunteerism in Recycling | Jefferson City Environmental Quality Commission |
| Service Provider | Williams' Services |
| Leadership in Recycling | Kansas City Aviation Department Recycling Committee |
| Recycling Collection Program | Henkle's Ace Hardware |
| Recycling Education Program | NEN HOPE Foundation |
| Individual Achievement in Recycling Awareness | Gary Gilliam |
| President's Award | Kristin Tipton |
Award-Related Press Releases
Kansas City infoZine: May 23, 2009 - Kansas City International Airport Airport Recycling Program Wins Award
2008 MORA/ARC Conference Awards
2008 Annual Awards Nomination Brochure
Winners were recognized at the awards luncheon during the annual conference in Branson on May 13, 2008.
2007 MORA Conference Awards
Documents
Dorothy Wunderlin named "Outstanding Recycling Education Program" Award Winner at the Missouri Recycling Association annual conference in Kansas City on June 6, 2007.
Award Programs
Other Awards
Missouri Waste Control Coalition - Outstanding Achievement Awards
Nominations Now Being Accepted for 2012 Outstanding Achievement Awards
Deadline: May 1, 2012

Each year the Missouri Waste Control Coalition presents its Outstanding Achievement Awards during its annual conference. This year the conference will be held June 17-19, 2012 at the Lodge of Four Seasons, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. The award presentations will take place on Monday, June 18 during lunch.
Eligibility: is open to any business both for profit and non-profit, industry, government entity or individual, citizens group, and solid waste operation located within the State of Missouri.
Application: Describe in 500 words or fewer on the form below how the nominated project meets the criteria established in its category. Please provide a photo of the project and/or the project team to mwcc@sbcglobal.net.
Categories for Outstanding Achievement
Environmental Innovation:
Projects that qualify for outstanding achievement in environmental innovation will demonstrate automation of an existing process or processes; will have derived an entirely new process/application not previously available; or will have utilized emerging technologies or any combination of the techniques listed in a way that produces enhanced performance both environmentally and economically, is sustainable and shows documented results both before and after implementation.
Environmental Stewardship:
Projects that qualify for achievement in environmental stewardship will demonstrate exceptional improvement, protection, and/or restoration of areas such watersheds, wild life or endangered species habitat, soil, water, or wastewater management practices, reduced pollutant emissions or consumption of natural resources with methods that are both environmentally and economically sustainable and shows documented results both before and after implementation.
Environmental Leadership:
Organizations that qualify for outstanding achievement in environmental leadership will have demonstrated exceptional leadership such as "first in state" to achieve required goals and/or implement new processes, achieve operational improvements such as reduced energy consumption, beyond the call of duty civic and/or community involvement, or successful facilitation of public/private partnerships which resulted in exceptional projects.
Lifetime Achievement Award:
This award is reserved for an individual for whom the MWCC Board of Directors identifies as having served the organization, environmental industry, a community, a government agency or state of Missouri in a truly special and unique way.
















