Trash Cutters Awards

Award Categories for Programs

There are 14 award categories for the Trash Cutters Program:

• Organics Management: To recognize exemplary programs that effectively divert the organic portion of the waste stream.
• C&D Debris Management: To recognize exemplary programs that effectively divert building and other construction and demolition debris from the waste stream.
• Creative Partnerships: To recognize waste prevention and diversion programs that exemplify cooperation and coordination between public/public or public/private entities.
• Innovation: To recognize unique and original ideas, approaches, and technologies in implementing diversion programs.
• Public Information: To recognize public awareness strategies and public information programs that resulted in increased waste reduction and recycling program participation.
• Schools: To recognize school district programs that combine classroom education with hands-on waste reduction, reuse, and recycling activities, using student participation.
• Waste Prevention: To recognize effective efforts to institute reduction and reuse programs, including public awareness activities.
• Recycling: To recognize comprehensive recycling programs that include goal setting, strong education efforts, evaluation methods, and cost-effectiveness.
• Procurement: To recognize local government efforts to purchase and require the use of recycled-content products.
• Rural Waste Reduction: To recognize effective and sustainable waste reduction programs in areas with county populations less than 250,000.
• Urban Waste Reduction: To recognize effective and sustainable waste reduction programs in areas with county populations greater than or equal to 250,000.
• Regional Waste Reduction: To recognize effective and sustainable waste reduction programs implemented by a Board-approved regional agency, or implemented cooperatively by two or more jurisdictions.
• Waste Reduction at High Volume Sites: To recognize exemplary waste reduction programs at local venues that have mass public attendance such as convention centers, museums, parks, etc.
• Green Building:  To recognize effective and sustainable green building designs, programs and/or projects that are ecological, energy saving and/or resource efficient.