Call For Nomiees

Eligibility

Nominees must have a presence in one or more of the NERC member-states, which include Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. 

Criteria 

• Individual Award - recognizes a person who has made a significant impact in advancing sustainable materials management. This individual has demonstrated leadership, innovation, and dedication to expanding recycling, composting, or waste reduction efforts. Their work has led to measurable improvements in material recovery, market development, policy advancement, or public engagement within the region.
• Organization Award – has demonstrated activities that resulted in expanded markets for post-consumer feedstock of materials collected from residential recycling or composting programs or helped to foster an increase in supply of post-consumer materials. The end-market itself does not need to be in one of the NERC states, but preference may be given if it is. 
• Municipality/County Award – has demonstrated programming to effectively engage with and educate its residents resulting in increased participation in recycling and/or composting, and increased diversity of materials collected. The program should have a measured impact. 
• Long-Standing Membership Award – has demonstrated ongoing support for the mission and work of the Northeast Recycling Council and has significantly engaged with the sustainable materials management community in the region. 

Application Deadline: Wednesday, June 4th

Awardees will be selected and notified by the end of September. Awards will be presented at the Annual NERC Awards Reception on October 29, 2024 from 5:30 - 7:30 PM at The Marriott Hotel in Syracuse, NY.  To register to attend this event please visit the registration page.

Parking

If you will be parking a car at the Mariott Syracuse Downtown, please the Harrison Place Parking Garage. Details and information on the garage can be found here.