NWRA Awards Drivers, Operator Of The Year
The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA), Ar- lington,Virginia, recently announced its 2021 Drivers of the Year and Operator of the Year winners. The awards recog- nize the drivers and an operator from member companies who put safety as their top priority. The Operator of the Year award is for employees working in post-collection for a materials recovery facility, landfill or transfer station who safely operate heavy equipment, includ- ing bulldozers, front-end loaders and compactors. The Driver of the Year awards are for those drivers who operate their trucks safely and responsibly, have outstand- ing performance records and whose contributions have enhanced the overall safety and image of the solid waste industry. The 2021 Driver of the Year awardees: National Commercial – Dedre McKinley,Republic Services Inc.; National Industrial – Redgnel Forrest, Republic Services Inc.; National Residential – James Davis, Republic Services Inc.; Regional Commercial – JohnWeiss, Rumpke Consolidated Companies; Regional Industrial – Lawrence Jackson, Recology; Regional Residential – Aaron Meier, Recology; Local Member – Dana Hale,WINWaste Innovations; and, Public Sector – Ryan Jones, Wasatch Front Waste and Recycling. DS Smith, a sustainable packaging company, has received Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain-of-Custody certifi- cation across its U.S.-based packaging operations. DS Smith’s FSC Chain-of-Custody certification is a public commitment to use fiber from responsibly managed forests, and it provides a link between responsibly sourced fiber and the packaging used by manufacturers, ensuring brands and consumers are confident that the products they are buying come from a responsible source. This certification is part of DS Smith’s Now and Next sus- tainability initiative, which is focused on today’s sustainabil- ity challenges. DS Smith’s packaging materials begin life in responsibly managed forests and can reportedly be easily recycled up to 7 to 10 times through conventional recycling infrastructure or biodegraded naturally, without causing long-term envi- ronmental impacts. In 2020, in partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Founda- tion, the company launched its Circular Design Principles, centered on optimizing sustainability and waste reduction design. In 2021, it unveiled its Circular Design Metrics, an industry first, that allows customers to rate the circularity of their packaging. The 2021 Operator of the Year awardee: Victoria Barragan, Republic Services Inc. DS Smith Receives FSC Certification
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