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FACILITY RECOGNITION AWARD
(Unit of Award: Materials & Energy Recovery Division (MER))

Date Established 1994
Achievement Recognized Contribution to solid waste processing facilities for both combustion and material recovery
Limitations Only to combustion facilities utilizing non-fossil fuels or to material recovery facilities.
Nomination Deadline N/A
Form of Award
(May be one or more of the following: Standard certificate, Honorarium, etc ..)		 Glass plaque
Wood plaque
Plaque
Frequency of Presentation No Limit
Administrator of Award Material & Energy Recovery Division
Recipients Selected By Division Executive Committee after recommendation by Honors and Awards Committee
Selection Process Detailed written nomination submitted to Honors and Awards Committee for review and recommendation to Division Executive Committee.
Funding Availability Division operating budget or custodian fund
Past Award Recipients

1994 - Commerce Resource Recovery
(Commerce, CA)
Material Recovery Facility
(Palm Beach County, FL)

1995 - Foster Wheeler Resource Recovery Facility
(Camden, NJ)

2000 - Montenay Energy Resources of Montgomery County, Conshohocken, PA
(Waste-to-Energy Facility)

2000 - Ogden Martin's Montgomery County Resources Recovery Project, Dickerson, MD
(Material Recovery Facility)

2001 - Polk County Solid Waste Resource Recovery Plant
(Material Recovery Facility)

2001 - Lee County Solid Waste Resource Recovery Facility
(Large Plant Waste-to-Energy Facility)

2001 - Dutchess County Resource Recovery Facility
(Small Plant Waste-to-Energy Facility)

2002 - Huntington Resource Recovery
-SEMASS
-Miami-Dade (tie)
(Large Plant Waste-to-Energy Facility)
2002 - Sumner County
(Small Plant Waste-to-Energy Facility)
2002 - American Ash
(Material Recovery Facility)

2003 - McKay Bay
(Large Plant Waste-to-Energy Facility)
2003 - Wallingford
(Small Plant Waste-to-Energy Facility)
2003 - Miami-Dade
(Material Recovery Facility) waste recovery plant


2004 - Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD)
(Large Combustion Facility - three way tie)
2004 - Covanta Haverhill, Inc.
(Large Combustion Facility - three way tie)
2004 - Pinellas County Resource Recovery Facility
(Large Combustion Facility - three way tie)
2004 - Pittsfield Resource Recovery Facility
(Small Combustion Facility)
2004 - Bolder County Recycling Center
(Material Recovery Facility)
2004 - Helsinki University of Technology
(Special Award

2005 - Great River Energy, Elk River Station
(Large Combustion Facility - two way tie)
2005 - American Ref-Fuel Company of Hempstead
(Large Combustion Facility - two way tie)
2005 - Bay County Resource Management Center
(Small Combustion Facility)
2005 - Montgomery County Recycling Center
(Material Recovery Facility)


2006 - Covanta SECONN
Southeastern Connecticut Regional Resources Recovery Facility, CT
(Large Combustion Facility)
2006 - Union County Resource Recovery Facility, NJ
(Large Combustion Facility - Honorable Mention)
2006 - Polk County Solid Waste Resource Recovery Plant, MN
(Material Recovery Facility)

2007- York Resourse Recovery Center, PA (Large Combustion Facility)
2007- South Resource Recovery Facility (SERRF), CA SEMASS RRF, MA (Large Combustion Facility)
Mac Arthur Resource Recovery Facility, NY (Large Combustion Facility).

2008- Covanta Onondaga. L.P. Onondaga County Resource Recovery Facility (Large Combustion Facility winner)
2008- Pioneer Valley Resource Recovery Facility (small combustions facility winner)
2008- MacAurthur Resource Recovery Facility. VeoliaES Islip, Inc (Small Combustion Honorable mention)
2008- Covanta Bristol. Bristol Energy

2009- North County Resources Recovery Facility. West Palm Beach, FL (Large Combustion Facility)
2009- Ecomain WTE Facility (Small Combustion Facility)

2010- Covanta Plymouth Renewable Energy, LP, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (Large Combustion Facility)

2011- Covanta Alexandria/Alington Inc. Alexandria, Virginia (Combustion Facility)
2011- Arnold O. Chantland Resource Recovery System, City of Ames. Ames , Iowa (Combustion Facility)
Staff Contact:
Jovita Frederick
212-591-8234
frederickj@asme.org

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