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The Environmental
Achievement Awards are presented by Waste Connections of Tennessee and
Advanced Polymer Recycling.
 Click
here
for a list of
past winners.
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The Environmental
Achievement Awards
Click here to reserve a seat
or table at the awards luncheon!
Use the form below to nominate an individual, an organization or a
business for the annual Environmental Achievement Awards presented by
Keep Knoxville Beautiful. The public submits nominations and a panel of
independent judges selects winners. The 2008 awards will be presented at the Orchids & Onions Awards
Banquet, Thursday, October 9, 2008 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Scroll down below
the form to see a list of the nominee criteria.
Additional information is not required but may be mailed to: Keep Knoxville
Beautiful, P.O. Box 385, Knoxville, TN 37901-0385, or hand delivered to Keep
Knoxville Beautiful, 100 S. Gay Street, Suite 103, Knoxville, TN 37902, Monday - Friday, 9 am to 4:30 pm.
KKB staff will review nomination material and submit all nominees meeting
basic requirements to the judging panel.
Environmental Achievement Awards criteria
Nominated businesses, organizations or
individuals:
- must be located in Knox County,
- must have implemented recycling/cleanup efforts that have
resulted in community and/or economic development,
- has contributed
time and energy for the good of the community rather than personal gain
- with the exception of some companies that do environmental improvement
work as their core business,
- are models of creativity, hard work, leadership, unity,
motivation, openness, integrity, and love for the community, and
- have had a major positive impact on the environment in the
Knoxville/Knox County area.
Who should you nominate?
Do you know some unsung heroes who give time
and effort to help improve Knoxville's environment. Here are some ideas to get you
started:
- do you have a neighbor who organizes cleanups, tree planting
efforts or volunteers to maintain the entrance to your neighborhood? Do you have a
neighbor who tries to educate others about water conservation, tree topping, etc.?
- does your employer implement efforts to conserve water and
electricity, reduce waste and reuse and recycle as much as possible?
- does your church or club sponsor annual neighborhood cleanup
campaigns or plant trees and flowers at your nearby school or nursing home?
- do you know a builder or developer that protects trees from
damage during construction or has a very clean job site?
- do you know of a company that is dedicated to improving the local
environment?
Important Information
Orchid
Award Sponsorship (10 available is $1,000) deadline: September 5, 2008
Deadline for nominations: September 15, 2008
Deadline to sponsor a table: September 26, 2008
Deadline to reserve a seat or table: October 1, 2008
Full table sponsorship is $500 (10 seats), half table is $250 (5 seats)
Individual seats $35 per person
Awards Banquet: Thursday, October 9th, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., The Foundry
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