Annual MassRecycle Awards
Every year, MassRecycle solicits nominations for Annual MassRecycle Awards that recognize outstanding achievements in and contributions towards recycling, reuse, and waste reduction in Massachusetts. Below is a list of previous award winners. We will be continuously updating this page.
2021 Winners
- Business category winner was Preppy Puppy Bakery
- Individual category winner was Leni Fried, Co-Founder of Old Stone Mill Center
- Institutional/University category winner was RecyclingWorks in Massachusetts
- Municipal category winner was Town of Hamilton (Gretel Clark)
- Public Servant category winner was Bruce Gellerman, Senior Environmental Correspondent for WBUR-FM radio
Lifetime Commitment Awards were given to:
- Patti Howard, Covanta
- Ed McGrath, Town of Bedford & Town of North Reading
- Veronique Blanchard, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
- John Alphin, Town of North Brookfield
- Jeff Coyne, Earthworm, Inc.
- Jack Coughlin, Volunteer for roadside and river clean ups
2020 Winners
- Business category winner was Save That Stuff
- Individual category winner was Ron Cochran, Communications Directory for the City of Malden
- Institutional/University category winner was CARE for the Cape & Islands
- Municipal category winner was Barnstable County (Kari Parcell)
- Public Servant category winner was Ann McGovern, Consumer Waste Reduction Coordinator at Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Lifetime Commitment Awards were given to:
- Julie Rose, City of Salem
- Phil Goddard, Town of Bourne
- Sharon Kishida, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
- Meg Morris, former MassRecycle Board Member & retired from Covanta
- Rob Gogan, Harvard University
2019 Winners
- Business category winner was Sabrina Auclair, founder of Unpacked Living
- Individual category winner was Lorenzo Macaluso, director of client services at Center for EcoTechnology
- Institutional/University category winner was Claudine Ellyin, Environmental Health, Safety and Sustainability officer at Massachusetts College of Art and Design
- Municipal category winner was Edward Gilbert, Environmental Health Supervisor at Town of Brookline MA
- Public Servant category winner was Brooke Nash, Branch Chief at Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
- Lifetime Commitment Award was given to Norman Doucette, Town of Winchester
2018 Winners
- Individual category winner was Nicole Whitten, Town of Ipswich & Cape Ann community
- Institutional category winner was Devens Eco-Efficiency/The Great Exchange
- K-12 School category winner was Hingham High School Green Team
- Municipal category winner was Town of Natick
- Business category winner was Beacon Communities
- Lifetime Commitment Awards were given to Carolyn Dann, MassDEP’s Northeast District 3 Municipal Assistance Coordinator & Tina Klein, Recycling Grant Manager, MassDEP
2017 Winners
- Individual category winner was John Fischer, Branch Chief, Commercial Waste Reduction & Waste Planning, MassDEP
- Institution category winner was Boston Public Market
- K-12 School category winner was Andover Public Schools
- Municipal category winner was Town of Wrentham
- Business category winner was Patriot Place
- Lifetime Commitment Award was given to Arlene Miller, MassDEP’s Western Mass Municipal Assistance Coordinator
2016 Winners
- Individual category winner was Claire Galkowski, South Shore Recycling Cooperative
- Institution category winner was UTEC Lowell
- Municipal category winner was Town of Manchester by the Sea
- Business category winner was Boston Red Sox
2014 Winners
- Individual category winner was Heather Pillis, Ipswich Recycling Committee
- Institution category winner was University of Massachusetts Lowell
- K-12 School category winner was Danvers Public School District
- Municipal category winner was the SalemRecycles Committee
- Business category winner was Hannaford Supermarkets
- Public Servant Award was given to Mayor Kim Driscoll, City of Salem
2013 Winners
- Public Servant category winners were Representative Anne Gobi & Senator Marc Pacheco
- K-12 Elementary category winner was High Plain Elementary & Wood Hill Middle School (Andover, MA)
- K-12 High School category winner was Hingham High School
- K-12 School District category winner was Acton-Boxborough Regional School District
- College & University Recycling Award was given to University of Massachusetts – Amherst
- College and University Best Student Effort Award was given to the students behind Clark Composts at Clark University
- Business Recycling Award was given to P&G Gillette
- Business Organics Recycling Award was given to Cisco Systems
- Business Innovation Award was given to Preserve with Stonyfield Farms
- Supermarket Award was given to Hannaford Supermarkets
- Hospitality Award was given to the InterContinental Boston
- Institution Innovation Award was given to the MBTA, as well as to, Project Green Ball
- Institution Reuse Award was given to the Food Recovery Project
- Municipal Recycling Award was given to the Town of Hamilton
- Municipal Recycling Committee Award was given to the Brewster Recycling Commission
- Municipal Reuse Award was given to the Sherborn Recycling Committee
- The Recycler of the Year Award was given to Fabiene Eliacin, InterContinental Boston
- The Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Sumner Martinson, MassDEP
2012 Winners
- K-12 Recycling Bronze Award was given to the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School & Charles River Center
- K-12 Recycling Silver Award was given to the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School
- K-12 Recycling Gold Award was given to Gill-Montague Regional School District
- Municipal Recycling Silver Award was given to Town of Dartmouth
- Municipal Recycling Gold Award was given to Town of Reading
- Municipal Innovation Awards were given to both City of Boston and Town of Wellfleet
- Office Recycling Under 500K Bronze Award was given to Farley White for 155 Federal Street
- Office Recycling Under 500K Silver Award was given to Normandy Real Estate Partners for 99 Summer Street
- Office Recycling Under 500K Gold Award was given to Equity Office Properties for 125 Summer Street
- Office Recycling Over 500K Bronze Award was given to CB Richard Ellis for 33 Arch Street
- Office Recycling Over 500K Silver Award was given to CB Richard Ellis for 10 Saint James Street
- Office Recycling Over 500K Gold Award was given to John Hancock Back Bay Complex
- Large Business Bronze Award was given to Cisco Systems
- Large Business Silver Award was given to State Street Bank
- Large Business Gold Award was given to Raytheon Company
- Recycling Industry Bronze Award was given to the Lenox Valley Waste Transfer Facility
- Recycling Industry Silver Award was given to Hiltz Disposal
- Recycling Industry Gold Award was given to Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Company (MRM)
- Entertainment Award was given to Blue Man Group
- Institution Recycling Bronze Award was given to Clark University
- Institution Recycling Silver Award was given to Tufts University
- Institution Recycling Gold Award was given to Harvard University
- Hospitality Industry Silver Award was given to The Colonnade Hotel
- Hospitality Industry Gold Award was given to the Sheraton Boston
- Healthcare & BioTech Recycling Bronze Award was given to BioMed Realty
- Healthcare & BioTech Recycling Silver Award was given to Boston Scientific
- Healthcare & BioTech Recycling Gold Award was given to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Business Innovative Awards were given to AGreen Energy, BioPharma and Samsung Electronics America
- Recycler of the Year Award was given to Tessa David, MassToss
- Public Servant Award was given to Senator Stephen Brewer
- Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Representative Alice Wolf
2011 Winners
- K-12 School Recycling Bronze, Outstanding Parent Contribution Award was given to the Newbury Elementary School Parent Recycling Committee
- K-12 School Recycling Bronze, Outstanding Student Contribution Award was given to the Chelmsford High School Recycling Committee
- K-12 School Recycling Silver, Outstanding Teacher Contribution Award was given to Scott Gordon, Lynnfield HS Science Dept. Chair
- K-12 School Recycling Gold Award was given to Andover High School
- Food Establishment Bronze Award was given to Grendel’s Den Restaurant
- Food Establishment Silver Award was given to Boston Organics
- Food Establishment Gold Award was given to Clark University
- Business Recycling Bronze Award was given to InterContinental Boston
- Business Recycling Silver Award was given to Cisco Systems New England
- Business Recycling Gold Award was given to Shire Pharmaceuticals
- Nonprofit Bronze Award was given to Central Mass Mosquito Control (CMMCP)
- Institution Bronze Award was given to Beverly Hospital
- Institution/Nonprofit Silver Award was given to Wentworth Institute of Technology/BPS STRIVE Partnership
- Institution/Nonprofit Gold Award was given to the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA)
- Product Stewardship Award was given to JN Philips Auto Glass
- Innovative Initiative Award was given to Groton Free Stuff
- Resource Management Business Bronze Award was given to Furniture Trust
- Resource Management Business Silver Award was given to Rock and Wrap-It-Up
- Resource Management Business Gold Award was given to Green Goat
- Recycler of the Year Award was given to Amy Donovan, Program Director, Franklin County Solid Waste Management District
- Board of Directors’ Outstanding Achievement Award was given to City of Cambridge
2009 Winners
- Municipal Green Binnie went to SalemRecycles
- Institutional Green Binnie went to US DOT/RITA/John A. Volpe Center
- School Green Binne went to Narragansett Regional High School Environmental Studies Program
- Business Green Binnie went to New England Biolabs, as well as, to ECO-ONE Solutions
- Recyclers of the Year went to both Gunther Wellenstein, City of Lowell, and Henry Narsasian, Easton, MA
- Member of the Year went to Laurie Sabol, MassRecycle Board Member
2008 Winners
- Small Municipality Green Binnie went to Town of Leverett
- Large Municipal Green Binnie went to Town of Framingham DPW & High School
- Best Municipal Website Award went to Northern Berkshire Solid Waste Management District
- Business Green Binnie went to Cape Cod Beer
- Institutional Green Binnie went to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- School Green Binnie went to The Restore Creation at Gordon College
- Recyclers of the Year went to Pam Irwin, Town of Danvers
- Member of the Year went to Dmitriy Nikolayev, MassRecycle Board Member
2007 Winners
- Small Municipal Green Binnie went to Town of Ipswich DPW
- Large Municipal Green Binnie went to Town of Brookline
- Commercial Business Green Binnie went to Intel Massachusetts
- Recycling Business Green Binnie went to Got Books?
- Institutional Green Binnie went to North Quabbin Garlic & Arts Festival
- School Green Binnie went to Jonathan Weiner, Elmwood Street School
- Recyclers of the Year went to Lorna Cerbone, Town of Saugus & Linda Paquet, Town of Petersham (A TIE!)
- Member of the Year went to Claire Sullivan Galkowski, South Shore Recycling Cooperative
2006 Winners
- Small Municipality Recycling Award was given to Town of Marshfield DPW
- Large Municipality Recycling Award was given to Southeast Regional Recycling Partnership (SERRP)
- Recycling Business Award was given to Save That Stuff, Inc
- Institutional Recycling Award was given to Museum of Fine Arts
- The Recycler of the Year Award was given to William Walsh, Town of Blackstone
2005 Winners
- Small Municipality Recycling Award was given to Wrentham Recycling Committee
- Large Municipality Recycling Award was given to City of Gloucester
- Recycling Manufacturer of the Year Award was given to Todd Truesdale, Recycled Paper Printing, Inc (RPP)
- Institutional Recycling Award was given to Massachusetts State Lottery
- The Recycler of the Year Award was given to Jan Ameen, Franklin County Solid Waste Management District
2004 Winners
- Small Municipality Recycling Award was given to Town of Blackstone’s Board of Health
- Large Municipality Recycling Award was given to Town of Eastham’s Recycling Committee
- Recycling Business Award was given to Wanamaker Hardware, Inc.
- Institutional Recycling Award was given to Lowell Folk Festival
- The Recycler of the Year Award was given to Morgan Harriman, Town of Franklin
2003 Winners
- Small Municipality Recycling Award was given to Town of Cohasset
- Large Municipality Recycling Award was given to City of Beverly
- Recycling Business Award was given to E.O.M.S. Recycling
- Institutional Recycling Award was given to Phillips Academy
- The Recycler of the Year Award was given to Center for EcoTechnology
2002 Winners
- Small Municipality Recycling Award was given to Town of Washington
- Large Municipality Recycling Award was given to City of Brockton
- Recycling Business Award was given to ElectronicCycle
- Recycling Manufacturer of the Year Award was given to Advanced Marine Technologies
- Institutional Recycling Award was given to Falmouth Academy
- The Recycler of the Year Award was given to Heather Billings, Waste Management
2000 Winners
- Municipality Recycling Award was given to all the MRIP Communities
- Municipal Recycling Coordinator Award was given to Jan Aceti, City of Cambridge
- Municipal Recycling Volunteers of the Year Award was given to Halifax “Bag Ladies”: Beverly Smith, Carol Zemaitis, Virginia Bailey, & Joyce Bereika
- Commercial Recycling was given to the Pittsfield Business Recycling Cooperative
- Institutional Recycling Award was given to Wheaton College
- Recycling Manufacturer of the Year was given to Conigliaro Industries
- Buy Recycled Award was given to the Town of Concord
- Recyclers of the Year Award was given to the MRIP Coordinators
- Special Recycling Award was given to Town of Wellesley’s Recycling Disposal Facility (RDF)
- Lifetime Achievement Award was given to Patrick J. Scanlon