AKRON, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 30, 2005–Waste News, a leading news source about waste and environmental management, has named Wal-Mart the winner of the 2005 Waste News Environmental Award.
“We chose Wal-Mart for this award because, in our judgment, it has made the most significant environmental progress of any business in 2005,” stated Waste News editor Allan Gerlat.
Some of the environmental initiatives that Wal-Mart launched this year include:
shopping bags, film and shrink-wrap and ships them to end
users like plastic lumber makers.
Colorado, that house multiple environmental experiments that
utilize alternative forms of energy and conserve resources.
in the next three years; to invest $500 million annually in
technologies to reduce greenhouse gases; and to increase its
trucking fleet’s fuel efficiency by 25 percent in the next
three years.
“While some companies like Wal-Mart have taken dramatic steps to recognize how sound environmental management can enhance their business model, not everyone has seen the light,” Waste News vice president/publisher Glen Stout said. “We hope an award like ours will bring more attention to sustainable business and cause companies and governments to see if investing in green business practices makes sense for them too.”
This is the first year Waste News has offered the Environmental Award. The Waste News editorial staff considered more than 50 nominations and some internally identified companies, before choosing Wal-Mart.
The 2005 Waste News Environmental Award was presented to Wal-Mart during a luncheon at the 2005 Byproducts Beneficial Use Summit in Philadelphia on November 30th. The Summit is co-sponsored annually by Waste News and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
A full story on Wal-Mart will be featured in the December 5, 2005 issue of Waste News.
Waste News, a Crain Communications Inc. biweekly publication, is based in Akron, Ohio. It is the only industry newspaper that reports on all aspects of solid and hazardous waste management as well as air and water pollution, including businesses and organizations that generate waste and the recycling, disposal, collection, transportation and processing of waste. The Waste News website is www.wastenews.com
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