The 2013 Sustainable Evansville Award winners were announced today at the Downtown Rotary Club meeting.
The Sustainable Evansville Awards recognize important contributions to sustainability during the last two years, Projects located in Gibson, Posey, Vanderburgh and Warrick Counties are eligible to apply.
Award winners were recognized for achievements in five categories:
1) Air or Water Quality: SABIC for their Sodium Nitrite Purge Process.
2) Resource Enhancement or Conservation: Verde Partners, LLC for their innovative recycling program.
3) Greening the Community: River City Trees Committee for their “2012 Trees in 2012†program.
4) Green Building: University of Evansville for their Fifth Third Bank Basketball Practice Facility.
5) Education: Green Tree Plastics for their “A Bench for Caps†(ABC) program.
