The Professional Recyclers of PA Wednesday announced the 62 winners of the 2014 Waste Watcher Award which recognizes Pennsylvania's most outstanding recycling programs and projects.

Click Here for details on each of the award winners.

The Pennsylvania Waste Watchers program recognizes recycling, waste reduction, reuse, and composting programs in Pennsylvania that have exhibited exemplary performance.

This year, over 100 municipalities, counties, private businesses, individuals, and community organizations from throughout Pennsylvania are being recognized for going above and beyond what is mandated under Act 101 for their communities or programs.

Act 101 - the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act -has helped generate significant economic and environmental benefits for over 20 years now.

Recycling has become a billion dollar industry in Pennsylvania and with each passing year, there is a steady increase in the amount of collected recyclables and the number of jobs created by the industry. Recycling has saved precious resources and energy, limited greenhouse emissions as well as other air and water pollutants.

This growth and success is the result of a serious commitment to recycling by individuals, businesses, government and recycling and organics industry personnel like these award winners.

For more information, visit PROP’s Waste Watcher Awards webpage.

8/11/2014