The Clean Valley Council (CVC) celebrated 31 years of service to the greater Roanoke area with the announcement of its 2009 award winners.
“It is the pleasure of Clean Valley to celebrate the excellence in habits, practice and environmental stewardship of businesses, organizations, governments and individuals,” said CVC Executive Director Ann Masters.
The CVC provides environmental educational outreach to schools in the valley (K-12), both public and private – by promoting recycling, litter prevention, green building practices and storm water runoff stewardship. Two area-wide clean-ups are also sponsored by the CVC each year, including a fall waterway clean up.
Kroger Award of Excellence: The highest award given by the Council, the recipient is chosen from all nominees as a model for the community in the area of litter control, recycling, waste management and reduction, etc.
Winner: Breakell, Inc.
First Citizens Bank Award for Education: Open to any academic, civic, environmental or commercial institution that promotes or provides waste management educational programs. Winner: WDBJ Television Inc.
Mzee’s Lodge Clean Up Award: Open to any group showing significant contribution toward the prevention of litter and/or enforcement of anti-litter laws or policies. Winner: Koppers.
Advance Auto Parts Recycling & Environmental Stewardship Award: Open to any individual, group, business, organization presently involved in a successful recycling program, particularly those promoting reduction, reuse or recycling. Winner: Roanoke Cement/Titan America.
Clean Valley Council Government Award: Open to any department or division within the 5 local governments serviced by the Clean Valley Council (counties of Botetourt and Roanoke, cities of Roanoke and Salem and the town of Vinton) which has developed innovative, environmentally sound waste management practices. Winner: Northside High School – Addition & Renovation.
Valley Beautiful Beautification Award: Open to projects by any institution, corporation, municipality, business or industry where thoughtful planting, planning, design, conservation and preservation is a consideration to responsible use of the land and ground water, demonstrating a beautiful and environmentally sound site. Winner: Yokohama Tire of Salem’s “Forever Forest Project.”
