FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 27, 2007
Contact: Fran Witte, President
North Texas Corporate Recycling Association (NTCRA)
(972) 742-2296
www.ntcra.org
Area Organizations Earn Environmental Awards
From North Texas Corporate Recycling Association
The North Texas Corporate Recycling Association will host its annual Environmental Vision Awards Luncheon on Friday, September 14 recognizing outstanding environmental programs of thirteen D/FW organizations. The event is being held at the City of Dallas, 1500 Marilla Street, on the 6th Floor in the Flag Room beginning at 11 a.m.
Keynote Speaker is Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway. Councilman Caraway has been called a go-to person on community issues. He knows that neighborhood and civic involvement is an ongoing mission, not something that is done only when elections take place. He is visible in helping the community on a year-round basis, and committed to improving District 4 “One Block at a Time.” Councilman Caraway has been invited to serve as the event’s Keynote Speaker to address Dallas’ efforts in regards to building a sustainable environment.
The NTCRA’s Annual Environmental Vision Awards serves as a venue to recognize area businesses, government entities, schools, civic groups and individuals for their outstanding contributions toward positive environmental impacts. The following were selected by a panel of judges as having the most outstanding program in their categories:
Non-Profit/Community Volunteerism – Keep Allen Beautiful
Individual – Vicki Riley
Business With Less Than 100 Employees/Recycling – Krispy Kreme
Business With Less Than 100 Employees/Community Relations – Community Waste Disposal
Schools/Sustainability – Stipes Elementary School in Irving
Business With Greater Than 100 Employees/Recycling – Hensley Industries
Business With Greater Than 100 Employees/Sustainability – Wal-Mart SuperCenters and Sams Clubs in Plano
Business With Greater Than 100 Employees/Construction – Austin Commercial
Government/Schools – Landscaping – University of Texas at Arlington and the City of Arlington
Government/Schools – Community Relations – City of Plano and Plano Independent School District
Government/Recycling – City of Dallas
Government/Community Relations – City of Grand Prairie
Others being honored include Dillon Harmon, United Copper Industries, Lockheed Martin, Alcon, and the City of Irving for outstanding environmental programs.
The NTCRA has been a part of the Dallas-Fort Worth recycling landscape for more than 20 years. The NTCRA exists to promote recycling and the use of recycled goods to area businesses through leadership, advocacy, and education. We provide forums to members of the business community in which to learn more about environmental awareness, as well as exchange of information, coordination of special programs and events, and mentoring.
For more information about the NTCRA’s Environmental Vision Awards or the NTCRA, please contact Fran Witte at 972-742-2296 or visit the website at www.ntcra.org.
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North Texas Corporate Recycling Association ● P.O. Box 860365 ● Plano, Texas 75086-0365
www.ntcra.org
