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MRC RECYCLING AWARD WINNERS OVER THE YEARS

The MRC Award of Recycling Excellence is given to chosen nominees each year at the Annual Conference.

Nominations for the Award of Excellence typically open in January. All types of programs - big and small, public and private - will be considered. Examples of the types of programs that you may want to nominate include: recycling programs (public, private, commercial, corporate, industrial, institutional, school, etc.), composting programs, special event recycling and/or composting programs, education/outreach programs, waste reduction/reuse programs. The award winner Is recognized each year at our Annual Conference.

2022

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MRC 2022 Award of Organization Excellence

Laingsburg Recyclers

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MRC Unsung Hero Award

Mike Grey, Meijer

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MRC Chair’s Choice Award

Matt Flechter, EGLE

MRC 2022 Award of Individual Excellence

Brad Austin, Marquette County Solid Waste Authority

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2021

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MRC 2021 Award of Individual Excellence

Brian Miller, Cascade Engineering

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MRC 2021 Award of Organization Excellence

Clare County Road Commission, Dewayne Rogers

2019

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MRC 2019 Award of Organization Excellence

Spectrum Health Distribution Center

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MRC 2019 Award of Leadership Excellence

Don Pyle, Delta Solid Waste Management Authority

 

2018

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MRC 2018 Award of Individual Excellence

Sarah Archer, Iris Waste Diversion Services

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MRC 2018 Award of Program Excellence

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MRC 2018 Award of Leadership Excellence

Bill Gurn, Haworth

2017

Duro-Last Award

MRC 2017 Award of Organization Excellence

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Claire Galed Award

MRC 2017 Award of Individual Excellence

Claire Galed, Huntington Woods

2016

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MRC 2016 Award of Organization Excellence

Southwest Michigan Solid Waste Consortium – Sarah Kelley

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MRC 2016 Award of Individual Excellence

Michael Csapo, RRRASOC

2016_Schupan_Award

Special Award for work in Flint

Schupan Recycling – Roger Cargill & Tom Emmerich

2015

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MRC 2015 Award of Excellence

City of Lansing

2014

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MRC 2014 Award of Organization Excellence

Goodwill Greater Grand Rapids, Nick Carlson

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MRC 2014 Award of Individual Excellence

Nancy Stone, City of Ann Arbor

2013

MRC 2013 Award of Organization Excellence

Reeths-Puffer Pennsylvania Pilot Program, 2012

MRC 2013 Award of Individual Excellence

James Vicenzi, Lakestate Industries and Upper Peninsula Recycling Coalition

2012

MRC 2012 Award of Organization Excellence

City of Grand Rapids

MRC 2013 Award of Individual Excellence

Sandy Rosen, CEO Great Lakes Recycling (GLR)

2011

MRC 2011 Award of Excellence

Western Michigan University Green Manufacturing Initiative, represented by David Meade

MRC 2011 Member of the Year Award

Elisa Seltzer, Emmet County Department of Public Works Director

2010

MRC 2010 Outstanding Recycling Education Program

Marvin E. Beekman Center

MRC 2010 Outstanding Innovation in Recycling

Rewards for Recycling

MRC 2010 Outstanding Non-Profit Recycling Program

Mel Trotter Ministries

MRC 2010 Outstanding Institutional Recycling Program

MSU Surplus Store & Recycling Center

 

2009

MRC 2009 Outstanding Business Recycling Program

Crutchall Resource Recycling, LLC

MRC 2009 Outstanding Recycling Program

Washtenaw County medicine takeback program

MRC 2009 Outstanding Institutional Recycling Program

Central Michigan University

MRC 2009 Recycling Professional of the Year

Bryan Weinert, City of Ann Arbor

MRC 2009 Chair’s Choice

Jim Frey, Resource Recycling Systems

MRC 2009 Spotlight Awards

Fox 66 Green Team
Berrien County Recycling Guide
Huntington Woods

2008

MRC 2008 Outstanding Community Education Program

Washtenaw County 

MRC 2008 Outstanding Reuse Program

Mid Michigan Waste Authority

MRC 2008 Outstanding Compost Program

City of Ann Arbor

MRC 2008 Outstanding Service Provider

Car Trucking

MRC 2008 Recycling Professional of the Year

Marlene Wood-Zylstra

MRC 2008 Chair’s Choice

Matt Flechter, MDEQ

MRC 2008 Spotlight Awards

Terri Hooper
Linda Peete
CBC Recycling
Mid Michigan Waste Authority
Husky Injection Molding Systems
Haworth Kentwood facility
Hospital Network Healthcare Services

2007

MRC 2007 Outstanding Recycling Education Program

Mid-Michigan Waste Authority

MRC 2007 Outstanding Reduction & Reuse Program

U of M Waste Management Services

MRC 2007 Outstanding Special Event Recycling Program

City of Lansing Waste Reduction Services

MRC 2007 Outstanding Business Recycling Program

Abbott Nutrition

MRC 2007 Outstanding Composting Program 

City of Lansing Waste Reduction Services

MRC 2007 Outstanding Recycling Program

Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe

MRC 2007 Outstanding Recycler

Tom Dean

MRC 2007 Spotlight Awards

Karen Weave
Jenison Public Schools Gifted & Talented Program
Kent County: Kentwood Recycling Center
Kent County: Earth Day Recycle Challenge
Mid-Michigan Waste Authority: Arctic Zoo Fest Recycled Milk Jug Igloo Northwest Refuse
SOCCRRA
Washtenaw County

2006

MRC 2006 Outstanding Public Recycling Program

Central Wayne County Sanitation Authority

MRC 2006 Outstanding Private Recycling Program

Classic Computer Recovery

MRC 2006 Outstanding Volunteer Recycling Program

Natasha Garbuzov & Prentiss Apartments

2005

MRC 2005 Outstanding Recycling Program

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MRC 2005 Outstanding Composting Program

St. John's

MRC 2005 Outstanding Recycler

Patricia Turner and Cecilia Strine

MRC 2005 Outstanding Business Recycling Program

Target Corporation

MRC 2005 Outstanding Public Recycling Program

City of Holland's Project Pride

MRC 2005 Chair's Choice

Lucy Doroshko, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

2004

MRC 2004 Outstanding Governmental Program

Delta County Recycle Center

MRC 2004 Outstanding Household Hazardous Waste Program

North Oakland No-Haz Consortium

MRC 2004 Outstanding Business Program

West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum Pollution Prevention Committee

MRC 2004 Outstanding Reduction & Reuse Program

Haworth, Inc.

MRC 2004 Outstanding Composting Program

Mackinac Island DPW

MRC 2004 Chair's Choice

Cheryl Graunstadt, Westland City Councilperson

2003

MRC 2003 Outstanding Recycling Program

ReCellular, Inc.

MRC 2003 Outstanding Composting Program

Crosby Mint Farm

MRC 2003 Outstanding Educator

Rob Townsend, Kalamazoo College

MRC 2003 Outstanding Recycler

Sarah Archer

MRC 2003 Chair's Choice

Beth Clawson, MSU Extension Van Buren County

2002

MRC 2002 Lifetime Achievement Award

Jim Frey, Resource Recycling Systems, Inc.

MRC 2002 Organics Recycling Achievement

Eagle Ottawa Leather Company/Newaygo Farms

MRC 2002 Recycling Education Achievement Award

Beth Ramsey, Ardis Renaissance Academy, Ypsilanti

MRC 2002 Private Recycling Achievement

Granger III and Associates, Lansing

MRC 2002 Public Recycling Achievement

City of Ann Arbor Solid Waste Department 

MRC 2002 Chair's Choice

Marty Seaman, Oakland County

2001

MRC 2001 Outstanding Reduction and Reuse Program

Recycle Ann Arbor ReUse Center and Environmental House

MRC 2001 Outstanding Education and Outreach Program

City of Lansing Office of Waste Reduction Services

MRC 2001 Outstanding Private Recycling Program

Detroit Technical Center of Husky Injection Molding Systems

MRC 2001 Outstanding Public Recycling Program

UM Hospitals & Health Centers

MRC 2001 Chair's Choice

Sara Lesky, Lapeer County

2000

MRC 2000 Outstanding Education and Outreach Program

Nancy Norton, Cumberland Elementary School, Lansing

MRC 2000 Outstanding Public Recycling Program

Elisa Seltzer, Emmet County DPW

MRC 2000 Outstanding Private Recycling Program

American Commodities, Inc.

MRC 2000 Outstanding Reduction and Reuse Program

Petoskey Plastics, Inc.

1999

MRC 1999 Outstanding Reduction & Reuse

Haworth, Inc.

MRC 1999 Outstanding Education & Outreach

Saginaw Area Solid Waste Management Authority

MRC 1999 Outstanding Composting

City of Troy

MRC 1999 Outstanding Private Recycling

Arnold Center

MRC 1999 Outstanding Public Recycling

Isabella County's Material Recovery Facility

1998

MRC 1998 Public or Private Resource Recovery Program

Chrysler McGraw Glass Recycle Team

MRC 1998 Chair's Choice

Lucy Doroshko, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

MRC 1998 Outstanding Contribution and Commitment to Sustainable Materials Use and Recovery

Pierre Gonyon of St. Joseph Mercy Hospital

 

MRC 1998 Outstanding Contribution to the MRC Composting Council

Jody Bachman, formerly of the Granger Companies

 

1997

MRC 1997 Outstanding Public Recycling Program

Pat Collins, U.S. Postal Service, Royal Oak District

MRC 1997 Outstanding Private Recycling Program

Kim Hohisel, Dow Corning Corporation, Midland

MRC 1997 Chair's Choice

Steve Leuty, Kalamazoo County

MRC 1997 Organics Recycling & Composting

Jeff Burleigh, Renewed Earth and Menasha Corporation, Kalamazoo

MRC 1997 Source Reduction & Reuse Programs

Barb Mantera, The Kellogg Company, Battle Creek

MRC 1997 Innovative Policy, Process or Product

Mike Moffitt, Cadillac Products, Troy

MRC 1997 Education and Promotion

Esther Seaver, Environmental & Educational Alliance of Midland County

1996

MRC 1996 Outstanding Contribution

Ray Ayer, City of Ann Arbor

MRC 1996 Innovative Policy/Process/Product

Conrad Balazs, Michigan Molecular Institute

MRC 1996 Outstanding Composting Program

 "Buz" Haltenhoff, Newaygo Farms, Inc.

MRC 1996 Outstanding Recycling Program

Curt Winter, Jennings of Michigan, Inc. 

MRC 1996 Outstanding Recycling Program

Marty Seaman, Saginaw Area Solid Waste Management Authority

MRC 1996 Source Reduction & Reuse Program

Conrad Cepulveda & Ed Paul, Home Repair Services/Builder's Abundance 

MRC 1996 Education & Promotion Program

Dr. Shirley Fleischmann & Dr. Paul Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University School of Engineering

1995

MRC 1995 Outstanding Business Recycling Program

Brett Christie, Larry Oliver and Pat Rester; Lansing Car Assembly

MRC 1995 Outstanding Recycled Content Program

Steve Leuty, Kalamazoo County

MRC 1995 Outstanding Recycling Consumer Awareness and Education Program

Carey Rogers, Michigan United Conservation Club

MRC 1995 Outstanding Business Recycling Program

Thomas Flegal and Sonya Johnsson, Mitchell Corporation of Owosso

1994

MRC 1994 Business, Industry or Institutional Recycling Award

Delta College

MRC 1994 Consumer Education & Awareness Award

Dow Corning Corporation

MRC 1994 Source Reduction Award

Eaton County Department of Resource Recovery

 

MRC 1994 Recycled Content Product Award

Downriver Community Conference and Waste Management, Inc.

1993

MRC 1993 Recycled Content Product or Program Award

Brad Heffelmeyer, Embrace Systems, Inc.

MRC 1993 Recycling Education and Awareness Program Award

Amy Gibson, Monroe County

MRC 1993 Source Reduction Program Award

Andrew Huisman, Planter Lifesavers Co.

MRC 1993 Recycling Related Special Events Award

Jane Norton, Recycling in Barry County

MRC 1993 Recycling Related Special Events and Programs Award

Erica Spiegel, University of Michigan, Grounds and Waste Management Recycling Office

1992

MRC 1992 Source Reduction Program Award

Donnelly Corporation

MRC 1992 Community Recycling Program Award

Southeastern Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority

MRC 1992 Special Merit Award for Education and Awareness

City of East Lansing

MRC 1992 Recycling Education & Awareness Program Award

Dow Corning Corporation’s Environmental Awareness Re-Investing in Tomorrow’s Horizons

MRC 1992 Business, Industry or Institutional Recycling Program Award

Amway Corporation and Ford Motor’s EEE

MRC 1992 Rural Recycling Program Award

White Lake Recyclers

1991

 

MRC 1991 Source Reduction Program and Practices Award

Herman Miller, Inc. and Northwest Ottawa Area Recycling Committee

MRC 1991 Recycling/Composting Technology Award

Averill Plastics., In. and Ralston Purina Co.

MRC 1991 Recycled Content Product Award

Nu-Wool, Inc. and Ameritech Publishing, Inc.

MRC 1991 Education/Publicity Programs Award

Recyclers of Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton Counties; the City of East Lansing; and Wayne County Division of Public Works

MRC 1991 Program Development Award

Butterworth Hospital, the City of Ann Arbor and Recycle Ann Arbor, ABLE Sanitation, Inc., and Grosse Pointe Citizens for Recycling

1990

MRC 1990 Government Award

Newaygo County (Ron O’Neil, Solid Waste Coordinator)

MRC 1990 Industry Award

AC Rochester Plant, General Motors Corp

MRC 1990 Non-Profit Organization Award

Downriver Recycling Center

MRC 1990 Non-Profit Institution Award

University of Michigan

MRC 1990 Citizen Award

Gordon Hermes, Lakestate Industries, Escanaba

MRC 1990 Media Award

Huron Daily Tribune, Bad Axe

1989

MRC 1989 Government Award

City of Huntington Woods

MRC 1989 Industrial Award

Faygo Beverage Co.

MRC 1989 Business Award

Grand Traverse Resort Village Management

MRC 1989 Non-Profit Award

The Recyclers of Ingham, Eaton, & Clinton Counties

MRC 1989 Citizen Award

Representative James A. Kosteva and Senator Vernon J. Ehlers

MRC 1989 Media Award

Grosse Pointe News

MRC 1989 Media/Reporter Award

Jane Aldrich, Channel 6 TV and Wayne Schmidt, Booth Newspapers

1988

MRC 1988 Government Award

Michigan Department of Management and Budget Print Shop

MRC 1988 Industry Award

Northern Fiber Division of Sheller-Globe “Eight is Enough” Quality Circle Group

MRC 1988 Business Award

Lubbers Resource System

MRC 1988 Non-Profit Organization Award

Albion Recycle Center

MRC 1988 Citizen Award

Rick Newberry, Grand Rapids

MRC 1988 Media Award

Gratiot County Herald, Ithaca

1987

MRC 1987 Governmental Award

City of Ann Arbor

MRC 1987 Industrial Award

Kellogg Co. of Battle Creek

MRC 1987 Business, Retail Award

Meijer, Inc. of Grand Rapids

MRC 1987 Non-profit Organization Award

G.T.P Industries of Traverse City

MRC 1987 Citizen Award

Allen Pacar

MRC 1987 Media Award

Spinal Column Newsweekly of Union Lake

1986

MRC 1986 Governmental Award

East Lansing

MRC 1986 Industry Award

Summit Steel

MRC 1986 Business/Retail Award

J. Eaton of Portage

MRC 1986 Non-Profit Award

Grand Traverse Project

MRC 1986 Citizen Award

Karen Sterns

1985

MRC 1985 Government Award

Ottawa County Board of Commissioners

MRC 1985 Industry Award

Buick City Flint

MRC 1985 Business Award

Brady Paper Recycling

MRC 1985 Non-Profit Award

Recycle Unlimited, Grand Rapids

MRC 1985 Individual Award

Patty DuBois, Gaylord

1984

MRC 1984 Government Agency Award

DNR Resource Recovery Unit

MRC 1984 Industry Award

Fenske Enterprises

MRC 1984 Business Award

French Paper

MRC 1984 Non-Profit Award

Recycle Ann Arbor

 

MRC 1984 Citizen Award

Dave Wiltsie

1983

MRC 1983 Recycling Award

Jerry Powell, Resource Recovery Magazine