Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP)

2000 WRAP of the Year

The 2000 WRAP of the Year winners are:

Other WRAP of the Year Winners: 2007 |2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996

Albertsons--Statewide

Albertsons/Sav-On (locations statewide), a WRAP honoree for three years, is the second-largest retail food and drug store in the United States. Albertsons/Sav-On currently operates more than 1,700 grocery stores and over 800 stand-alone drug stores in 37 states. Every California location received a WRAP award this year. The company employs over 230,000 people with 58,000 employees in California alone.

Albertsons recycles more than 50 percent of its solid waste. These efforts have kept approximately 247,000 tons of waste out of landfills, saved substantial dollars in disposal costs, and brought revenue to the company from the sale of recyclables. Albertsons' waste reduction programs include iceless broccoli packaged in a recyclable box; alternatives to polystyrene for fresh fish packaging; waste oil reuse; recycling of plastic bags and pallet wrap to make plastic lumber benches; donating damaged food and scraps to food banks, churches, and animal shelters; and minimizing the amount of packaging used for shipping.

Allergan--Irvine

A seven-year WRAP winner, Allergan (Irvine) is a global provider of specialty therapeutic products headquartered in Irvine. This WRAP of the Year-winning business participates in a number of recycling efforts, ranging from paper and plastic to the ink toner cartridges used in computer printers and copiers. Allergan also recycles materials from its research labs and donates excess chemicals and used research equipment to local colleges and local high schools for their chemistry classes. Currently, Allergan recycles more than 260 tons of paper, cardboard, and aluminum per year from its headquarters and purchases recycled-content supplies.

Apple--Elk Grove

Apple Computer, Inc. in Elk Grove has earned a WRAP award for six years and is a computer industry leader with a manufacturing facility in Sacramento County. Apple's core team of employee volunteers champion the recycling efforts for the Elk Grove site. As a result of past success, the team has procured additional assets that assist them in capturing recyclable materials in a more efficient and cost-effective manner. The site currently recycles paper, glass, cardboard, wood pallets, and polystyrene, and purchases recycled-content products.

With the ever-increasing volumes and varieties of materials that come from the manufacturing process, Apple employees are constantly looking for ways to improve their overall recycling percentage. The Elk Grove plant recycled 11.9 million pounds of waste and achieved a 91 percent recycling rate in fiscal year 1999. Had Apple/Elk Grove not recycled its materials, the company would have incurred several hundred thousand dollars in additional costs for trash handling.

Bentley Mills--City of Industry

Bentley Mills, Inc., a division of Interface Inc. located in the City of Industry, a commercial carpet manufacturer in Los Angeles County, has received WRAP recognition for two years running. Bentley is committed to becoming an environmentally sustainable and restorative company. With a mission to do more with less, a new carpet product called "Streatley Road" was launched in June 2000. This introductory product is made from Dupont 100 percent recycled nylon fiber. From 1994 through 1999, trash going to the landfill was reduced by 82 percent, the cost of materials being sent to the landfill was reduced by 72 percent, and the income from selling recyclables exceeded $800,000.

Direct Relief International--Santa Barbara

A three-year WRAP honoree, Direct Relief International is a 52 year-old non-profit humanitarian organization headquartered in Santa Barbara County. Direct Relief sends medical products and equipment to people in need throughout the world. In 1999, the organization sent over $52 million in aid to 54 countries, reaching over ten million people. Direct Relief's extensive volunteer pool is intrinsic to the success of its reuse and recycling program.

The organization redistributes pharmaceutical and medical supplies donated by over 150 manufacturers, hospitals, and clinics nationwide to communities in need. Used medical equipment (repaired and refurbished) is also sent to meet the needs of these communities. Direct Relief maintains an overhead of less than three percent and has an extraordinary ability to leverage the support it receives: for every $100,000 raised, $1 million in medical aid is sent to needy countries.

I.M. David Furniture--Gardena

I.M. David Furniture in Gardena has received a WRAP award for the second consecutive year and is a wood furniture manufacturing company that went from less than 20 percent recycling to nearly 100 percent with a little bit of effort. I.M. David Furniture received one of this year's WRAP-of-the-Year awards for outstanding waste reduction and recycling efforts implemented by management and carried through by hard-working staff. Due to the weight of the material previously being disposed of by the company (mostly woodcuttings and sawdust), the company initially did not consider that it had much waste material to reduce. Space was also a limiting factor at the plant-there wasn't room for additional recycling dumpsters. A little bit of research and a change in operations paid off. Now, I.M. David has virtually no trash and only one 40-yard roll-off which takes a mixture of sawdust, wood, and floor cuttings away for recycling.

North Coast Cooperative--Arcata

A three-year WRAP winner, the North Coast Cooperative was named a WRAP of the Year honoree for 2000 for incorporating a waste-reduction program that diverts more than 50 percent of the waste produced at both its Arcata and Eureka stores. The program includes recycling white and mixed papers, newspaper, cardboard, plastics, cans, glass, and compostable materials. The Co-op is also an avid supporter of local recycling centers and efforts. Through donations at the register and bag rebates, the Co-op and the Cooperative Community Foundation have been able to award over $25,000 to local recycling efforts.

Ocean Beach People's Organic Food Coop--San Diego

Ocean Beach People's Organic Foods Market has been recognized with a WRAP award for three years as a customer-owned California cooperative and retail vegetarian food store specializing in organic produce and natural foods. The market's most successful waste reduction activity is the offsite composting of waste generated in their deli and produce departments on the co-op sponsored organic farm in Jamul. At the farm, the Co-op also educates sixth-graders about farming and composting. Other reduction activities include the "free food box" of day-old perishables made available to employees and the reuse of all office paper products, plastic buckets and packing materials.

The Ocean Beach People's Co-op recycles absolutely everything the city will accept: mixed paper, selected plastic, cardboard, glass bottles, tin cans, aluminum cans and newspaper. With the cost for waste collection partly determined by weight, the market's waste reduction efforts help keep their disposal expenses low, under $600 per month. The Co-op also demonstrates a commitment to environmental stewardship by supporting local and global organic agriculture and by reducing, reusing and recycling approximately 90 percent of the waste generated in the store.

The Westin San Francisco Airport Hotel--Millbrae

Now in its sixth year as a WRAP winner, The Westin San Francisco Airport (Millbrae) is a 315,000-square-foot hotel and restaurant with 393 rooms and 23,000 square feet of meeting/banquet space. The hotel has been selected as a top-10 winner this year because its 250 associates are committed to reducing waste, recycling, and reusing products and energy to make a contribution to the community and the environment.

An ongoing, comprehensive environmental action plan was implemented and has been in use since 1994. Today, The Westin donates excess food to food banks; recycles paper, glass, aluminum, and plastic; uses recycled-content products; and provides environmental education to employees. The hotel is a member of the Recycled Paper Coalition and the Sustainable San Mateo County Business Council. The Westin's average annual recycled materials weigh 22 tons and generate a cost benefit of nearly $6,000 per year.

Yosemite Concession Services--Yosemite National Park

Yosemite Concession Services, Inc. (Yosemite National Park), under contract with the National Park Service to operate facilities in the park, has received recognition as a WRAP winner for eight years, dating back to the inception of the state's business waste reduction program. The concession company's facilities include warehousing, transportation and food and beverage operations. YCS recycles 25 percent and diverts 41 percent of the wastes generated at its concession facilities.

YCS promotes waste diversion, educational programs, and green purchasing practices. Bicycles are used to reduce the use of gas and vehicles in the park; recycling workshops and tours are conducted; reusable items are donated to charitable organizations; and onsite mulching reuses green waste for landscaping benefits. YCS's waste diversion program has made it possible for Yosemite National Park and YCS to become leaders in waste reduction. The company estimates its cost savings through waste diversion are over $100,000 annually.

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A statewide press release that announced the 2002 winners is also available on the Board's website.

A generic press release (MS Word, 22 KB) is available for use by the 2002 WRAP winners to further recognize their achievements within their local jurisdictions.

Best wishes in using the WRAP designation to further your environmentally preferable business objectives. Please contact us if we can be of assistance in using these resources.

Last updated: March 06, 2008