Earn a Green Award

SWACO Honors Green Leaders of Central Ohio

SWACO’s annual “Emerald Awards” are designed to highlight the best green practices of Central Ohio businesses, non-profits, schools, and individuals. In determining the Emerald honorees, the judges look at how the nominees best exemplify SWACO's goals of reducing waste, recycling, cleaning up Central Ohio, and educating our citizens.

Categories for the Emeralds include; Leadership, Partnership, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Education, and Litter Clean up. In addition, SWACO’s Trustees have the option to present two additional Emeralds; The Chairman’s award, and the Trustee’s award.

The Emeralds Awards luncheon is held every May. Nominations are usually accepted starting in January or February. Check out the 2009 Emeralds.

To be a sponsor of SWACO’s Central Ohio Emerald Awards, or for additional information, please call 614-871-5100 or email us at info@swaco.org.

Congratulations to the
SWACO 2009 Emerald Winners!

SWACO's Central Ohio Emerald Awards are designed to highlight and honor local individuals, governments, businesses, educators, and organizations that show GREEN Leadership within
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Chairman's Award 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Green Solutions Technologies,
Brad Malatesta

Environmental Leadership

Green Columbus,
Kevin George,
Columbus Dispatch Kroger–Central Ohio Division
Environmental EntrepreneurshipGeneration Green
Raisin Rack
Environmental Education
Roger Beck,
Worthington Kilbourne

InnovationBetty’s Family of Restaurants
PartnershipLimited Brands
Litter Clean UpRandy Malloy, CD101
Board of Trustees
Heartland Petroleum