The Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority, along with the Centre Region Council of Governments and the Borough of State College held an awards luncheon Thursday to honor 60 of our area’s best green businesses, schools and organizations.

Close to 100 area business owners, teachers, school administrators and employees were present at the awards luncheon, held in coordination with America Recycles Day, to receive recognition for their efforts both in recycling and sustainability.

State College Borough Mayor Elizabeth Goreham addressed the crowd and they also heard from three special Emerald Award Winners: Foxdale Village Retirement Community, Restek Corporation & Park Forest Elementary; all who have been paving the way in recycling for over 20 years. 

Here is a list of all 60 honorees –

Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania

Bald Eagle Jr/Sr High School

Bellefonte Area High School

Bellefonte Elementary School

Caspian SPA

Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology (CPI)

Centre County Recycling & Refuse Authority

Centre Region Council of Governments

CLC Charter School

Coldwell Banker University Realty

Corl Street Elementary School

Dante's Restaurants, Inc.

Delta Program – SCASD

DEP ‐ Moshannon District Mining Operations

Easterly Parkway Elementary School

Ferguson Township Elementary School

Fest Zero

Foxdale Village Retirement Community

Grace Lutheran Church; Grace Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten

Grace Prep High School

Gray's Woods Elementary School

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Centre County ReStore

Harrison’s Wine Grill & Catering

Hoag's Catering

Houserville Elementary School

Howard Elementary School

K‐B Offset Printing, Inc.

Lemont Elementary School

Mount Nittany Elementary School

Mountaintop Area Elementary School

Nittany Christian School

Nittany Valley Charter School

Our Lady of Victory School

Park Forest Elementary School

Penn State Interfraternity Council (IFC)

Penn State Outreach Green Team

Penns Valley Area School District

Philipsburg‐Osceola Area Senior High School

Pick Research Solutions, Inc.

Radio Park Elementary School

Restek Corporation-Emerald Aw

SCASD's Agricultural Science Program

School of Hospitality Management ‐ Penn State

State College Area School District’s Food Service

State College Area School District’s Physical Plant

State College Borough

State College Presbyterian Church

State College Spikes

State of the Art, Inc.

Straley Veterinary Associates

The Childcare Center @ Hort Woods

The Goddard School

The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel

The State College Friends School

The Tavern Restaurant

Videon Central, Inc.

Village Eatinghouse

Weis Markets

Wingate Elementary School

Young Scholars of Central Pennsylvania Charter School

For additional information on this awards luncheon, please contact Amy Schirf at 814-238-7005, or send email to: aschirf@centrecountyrecycles.org.

11/17/2014