Closing the Circle Award Winners 1995 - 2003

Affirmative Procurement (1995 -)

Military Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Department of Defense, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio “Affirmative Procurement Program” (2003) Environmental Department Department of Defense, Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, New Jersey “Affirmative Procurement at Naval Air Station, Lakehurst” (2002) United States Army Transportation Center Department of Defense, Fort Eustis, Virginia “Affirmative Procurement at Fort Eustis” (2001) Robert Cox Department of Defense, Federal Facilities Division; Pentagon, Washington, DC “Affirmative Procurement of Environmental Preferable Products at the Pentagon” (2000) Defense Automated Printing Service Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency; Fort Belvoir, Virginia “DAPS Revamps Affirmative Procurement for 20% Recycled Paper” (1999) U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command Team Tire Department of Defense, U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command; Warren, Michigan “Team Tire Retread Program” (1999) Naval Station San Diego Department of Defense, Naval Station San Diego, California “Affirmative Procurement Action at Naval Station San Diego” (1998) Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Supply Center; Richmond, Virginia “Marketing of Re-Refined Oil” (1997) Mark A. Gable, Alice Hammontree, Wade Hader, Johnnie Shinn, David Schumann Department of Defense, McChord Air Force Base; Tacoma, Washington “McChord Affirmative Procurement Program” (1996) Beth Law Department of Defense, National Naval Medical Center; Bethesda, Maryland “Closing the Loop at NNMC” (1995)

Civilian

James J. Behrmann Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6; Lakewood, Colorado “Green Procurement” (2003) Sandia National Laboratories Department of Energy, Sandia National Laboratories; Albuquerque, New Mexico “Sandia National Laboratories Green Purchasing Team” (2002) Robert Woodside General Services Administration, Northeast and Caribbean Region; New York, New York “Acquisition of Recycled Copy Paper” (2002) Richard Langston Department of Energy, Headquarters Office of Procurement Policy and Assistance; Washington DC “Affirmative Procurement Policy Development” (2001) Office of Operations Department of Energy, Office of Administration; Washington DC “Carpet Purchasing and Recycling Initiative” (2001) Argonne National Laboratory-East Affirmative Procurement Program Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory – East; Argonne, Illinois “ANL-E Affirmative Procurement Program Activities” (2000) INEEL Affirmative Procurement Team Department of Energy, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory; Idaho Falls, Idaho “An Affirmative Procurement Showplace at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory” (2000) The Presidio Trust Procurement and Sustainability Teams The Presidio Trust; San Francisco, California “Presidio Affirmative Procurement Program” (2000) J. R. Holcombe Jr. Department of Agriculture, Headquarters, Procurement Policy Office; Washington, DC “Gaining Recognition for Biobased Products in E.O. 13101” (1999) Richland Operations Office Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office-Hanford Site; Richland, Washington

“Affirmative Procurement Strategy” (1999) Susan C. Weber Department of Energy, DOE Headquarters, EM-77, Office of Pollution Prevention, Germantown, Maryland “Affirmative Procurement in the Department of Energy” (1999) Pete L. Dolder United States Postal Service, Purchasing Office; Windsor, Connecticut “Boise Cascade Contract & Environmental Purchasing Task Force” (1998) United States Coast Guard Yard Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard Yard; Baltimore, Maryland “Designing a Hazardous Materials Management System” (1997) United States Postal Service, Purchasing & Materials Service Center; Dallas, Texas “Purchasing Strategies” (1996) John Portell, David Sherer, Pete Steele, Frederick J. Hintenach, Bernie Denno United States Postal Service, Headquarters; Washington, DC “Affirmative Procurement Program, Paper and Paper Products” (1996) Frank E. Libby Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard Support Center; Governor’s Island, New York “Green Buying Power: USCG Support Center Increases Market for Recycled Products” (1996) Paul Ruesch (EPA), Paula Ure (GSA) Environmental Protection Agency /General Services Agency Region 5 “Region Five Affirmative Procurement Outreach Program” (1995) United States Postal Service, Headquarters; Washington, DC “Closed-Loop Used Oil Recycling in the USPS” (1995)

Biobased Products (2003 -)

Military Defense Energy Support Center Department of Defense, Defense Energy Support Center; Fort Belvoir, Virginia “Promotion of the Use of Biobased Fuels in the Federal Government” (2003)

Civilian Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Department of Agriculture, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center; Beltsville, Maryland

“Biobased Products Program at Beltsville Agricultural Research Center” (2003)

Education and Outreach (2000 -)

Military Michael “Recycle” Redfern Department of Defense, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas “The Adventures of Michael Recycle” (2003) United States Army Command Department of Defense, Fort McPherson, Georgia “Installation Sustainability Program” (2003) Environmental Division Department of Defense, Fort Campbell, Kentucky “Fort Campbell Education and Outreach, Where Knowledge Generates Action” (2002) Environmental Division Department of Defense, Naval Undersea Warfare Division Newport, Rhode Island “Education, The Key to Meeting the Goals of E.O. 13101 and 13148” (2001) Beth Martin and Patricia Rippey Department of Defense, United States Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventative Medicine; Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland “Pioneers For Affirmative Procurement” (2001) Environmental Management Department Department of Defense, Marine Corps Base; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina “Environmental Outreach at Camp Lejeune” (2000) Suzanne Smith Department of Defense, Marine Corps Recruit Depot; San Diego, California “Marine Corps Recruit Depot Recycling” (2000)

Civilian Federal Network for Sustainability; Department of Defense, Naval Facilities Engineering Command – Southwest D; San Diego, California “Achieving Sustainable Environmental Stewardship” (2003) National Capital Region Sustainable Practices Team Department of the Interior, National Park Service; Washington DC “National Capital Region Sustainability Fair” (2003)

Hanford Site Pollution Prevention Program Department of Energy, Hanford Site Pollution Prevention Program; Richland, Washington “Hanford Site Pollution Prevention Outreach and Education Program” (2002) Alabama District United States Postal Service, Alabama District; Birmingham, Alabama “Education and Outreach at Postal Facilities and Communities Throughout the Alabama District” (2001) Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Department of Agriculture, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center; Beltsville, Maryland “Biodiesel Demonstration: A Biobased Alternative Fuel” (2001) Richard Yehle United States Postal Service, Sacramento District; West Sacramento, California “Getting The Word Out – USPS – Sacramento District” (2001) Greater South Carolina Cluster United States Postal Service, Greater South Carolina Cluster; Columbia, South Carolina “Action For a Cleaner Tomorrow: Environmental Curriculum CD-ROM” (2000)

Environmental Innovation (1995 – 1998)

Military Defense Intelligence Agency Services Group Department of Defense, Defense Intelligence Agency; Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, DC “Waste Not; Want Not” (1998) Gail Pringle Department of Defense, Naval Construction Battalion Center; Port Hueneme, California “Environmental Innovation” (1998) Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Supply Center; Richmond, Virginia “Ozone Depleting Substances Reserve and Defense Supply Center” (1997) Department of Defense, Space and Missile Systems Center SMC/AXF; Los Angeles, California “Environmentally Improved Space Launch Rocket Systems” (1997) Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency, Special Operations, Logistics Division, Wood Reclamation Center; Susquehanna, Pennsylvania “100% Closed Loop wood/Fiberboard Recycling” (1996)

Keith Bobenmoyer, James Failing, David McLain Department of Defense, ANG MATES; Camp Grayling, Michigan “Environmental Innovation for Future Generations at Camp Grayling MATESLTC” (1996) Philip W. Spence, Marylin Muzny, Joseph Cassanova, Janine Guadagno Department of Defense, Army National Guard; Arlington, Virginia “ARNG Pollution Prevention Program” (1995) Gordon Matthews Department of Defense, Washington Army National Guard; Tacoma, Washington “Solvent Reduction Program” (1995)

Civilian William H. Hayen United States Postal Service, Southwest Area Office; Dallas, Texas “Converting Undeliverable Mail to Compost” (1998) Urban and Economic Development Division and Multifamily Housing Division Department of Housing and Urban Development; Baltimore, Maryland and Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC “Deconstruction of Riverdale: Construction Materials Reuse” (1998) Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste; Crystal Station, Virginia “Innovative Applications of Compost” (1997) General Services Administration/Environmental Protection Agency Federal Building; New York City, New York “Green Clean” (1997) Tennessee Valley Authority, Facilities Services, Environmental & Safety Services “Sustainable Architecture Program” (1997) Department of Energy, Savannah River Site; Aiken, South Carolina “Savannah River Site” (1996) Kenneth P. Philipak United States Postal Service, Bulk Mail Center; St. Louis, Missouri “Maintenance Free Forklift Batteries” (1996) Department of Energy, Savannah River Site; Aiken, South Carolina “White Office Paper Usage Reduction” (1995)

Environmental Management Systems (2000 -)

Military 7 Civil Engineer Environmental Flight Department of Defense, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas “EMS for Compliance through Pollution Prevention” (2003) Environmental Improvement Team Department of Defense, NAVAIR Depot North Island, California “Focusing on Continuous Environmental Improvement at the NAVAIR Depot, North Island” (2002) Mary L. Wenzel Department of Defense, Naval Sea Systems Command; Washington DC “Developing and Implementing an Innovative Cradle-to-Grave ISO 14001 Certified EMS for a Navy Ship Acquisition Program” (2002) Environmental Department Department of Defense, Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, New Jersey “ISO 14001 Program at Naval Engineering Station Lakehurst” (2001) I Corps Department of Defense, Fort Lewis, Washington “Greening the Government through System Advances in Environmental Management Leadership” (2001) Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport Department of Defense, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, Rhode Island “Environmental Management System” (2001) Environmental Management Team Department of Defense, United States Navy Virginia Class Submarine Program; Arlington, Virginia “Virginia (SSN 774) Class Submarine Program” (2000)

Civilian Gregory W. Allen Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Science Center; Fort Meade, Maryland “EMS Implementation and Outreach at EPA’s Environmental Science Center” (2003) United States Coast Guard Yard Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard Yard; Baltimore, Maryland “USCG Yard’s EMS-ISO 14001 Certified for 3 Years” (2003)

Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Department of Agriculture, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center; Beltsville, Maryland “Environmental Management System at Beltsville Agricultural Research Center” (2002) National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Head Quarters National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Head Quarters; Washington DC “Environmental Management System Development Team” (2001) National Park Service Head Quarters Department of the Interior, National Park Service Head Quarters; Washington DC “Environmental Leadership in the National Park Service” (2001) Suburban Maryland Processing and Distribution Center United States Postal Service, Suburban Maryland Processing and Distribution Center; Gaithersburg, Maryland “Environmental Management Systems, A U.S. Postal Service Case Study” (2001)

Lifecycle Assessment/Environmental Cost Accounting (2001) Environmental Management Policy United States Postal Service, Washington DC “Total Resource Management” (2001)

Environmental Preferability (1999 -)

Military NFESC’s In-Situ Biobarrier Team Department of Defense, Naval Facilities Engineering Services Center; Point Hueneme, California “In-Situ MTBE Biobarrier for Reduction of Environmental Impacts” (2003) 66 Civil Engineering Environmental Flight Department of Defense, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts (2002) Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization Program Department of Defense, Radford Army Ammunition Plan, Virginia “Pollution Prevention Pays: Hazardous Waste Reductions and Cost Savings” (2001) Tobyhanna Army Depot Department of Defense, Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pennsylvania “Conversion From Coal to Natural Gas at Tobyhanna Army Depot” (2001) David Mathias, Ralph Wakumoto

Department of Defense, Navy Public Works Center; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii “PWC Pearl P2 Process Improvements” (1999) Philip H. Mook Department of Defense, Environmental Management; McClellan Air Force Base, California “Alternative Fueled Vehicle Program” (1999)

Civilian Sonya J. Capek Department of the Interior, National Park Service Pacific West Region; Seattle, Washington “Tools to Promote Environmental Purchasing” (2003) JWOD Green Cleaning Partnership Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled; Arlington, Virginia “JWOD Green Cleaning Partnership” (2003) Methyl Bromide Alternatives Research Team Department of Agriculture, Waster Management Research Laboratory; Parlier, California “Preservation of Stratospheric Ozone through New Fumigation Techniques” (2003) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Green Custodial Products Team Department of Energy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Richland, Washington “Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Greens Its Custodial Products” (2002) “Reuse Systems at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory” (2001) Argonne National Laboratory-East Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory-East; Argonne, Illinois “ANL-E Green Solvent Pilot Project” (2001) Yellowstone National Park Employees Department of Interior, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming “The Greening of Yellowstone” (2001) Hardware and Appliances Center Engineering Team General Services Administration, Hardware and Appliances Center; Kansas City, Missouri “Outcome of Alternative Coatings to Chromium” (2000) Armando Gaetano, James White, George Legarreta Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, William J. Hughes Technical Center; Atlantic City International Airport, New Jersey “Alternative Method for Aircraft De-Icing” (1999)

Executive Order 12856 (1997 – 2000)

Military

William Kivela Department of Defense, U.S. Headquarters Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence; Brooks Air Force Base, Texas “Air Force Environmental Management Information System” (2000) Jerry W. Merryman Department of Defense, Public Works Business Center, Environmental Division; Fort Campbell, Kentucky “Outstanding Leadership in Implementing Executive Order 12856 at Fort Campbell, KY” (1999) Randall L. Spencer Department of Defense, Marine Corps Logistics Base; Barstow, California “EO 12856 Individual Environmental Challenge, MCLB Barstow” (1998) George H. Terrell Department of Defense, United States Army Materiel Command; Alexandria, Virginia “Leadership in the Army Acquisition Pollution Prevention Program” (1998) Cathy Andrews Department of Defense, Naval Surface Warfare Center; Crane, Indiana “Pollution Prevention: Effective Outreach to Facility Stakeholders” (1997) Ronald Barnett Department of Defense, United States Army Directorate of Environmental Quality; Fort Sill, Oklahoma “Integrating Pollution Prevention into Environmental Program Management” (1997) Mary Jo Bieberich Department of Defense, Naval Surface Warfare Center; Carderock, Maryland (1997) Edward C. Cooper Department of Defense, United States Army Corpus Christi Army Depot; Corpus Christi, Texas “Engineering for a Greener Environment” (1997)

Civilian Karen Hooker Department of Energy, Savannah River Site; Aiken, South Carolina “Savannah River Site Pollution Prevention Program Manager” (2000)

Patrick Langsjoen United States Postal Service, Pacific Area Unit; San Francisco, California “E.O. #12856 Individual Challenge: Patrick Langsjoen” (1998) Arthur Benson Department of Agriculture, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center; Beltsville, Maryland “Comprehensive Pollution Prevention Planning” (1997) Richard Peri Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard Aeronautical Engineering Division; Washington, DC “Institutionalizing Change: Pollution Prevention in Aircraft Maintenance” (1997) Jane Powers Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Policy and Assistance; Washington, DC “Designing Pollution Prevention Policies That Work” (1997) Ronald Robbins United States Postal Service, Northeast Area Office; Windsor, Connecticut “Leadership in Pollution Prevention Assistance” (1997) Russell P. Schaefer United States Postal Service; Portland Vehicle Maintenance Facility; Portland, Maine “Pollution Prevention: A Team Approach at Vehicle Maintenance” (1997)

Green Buildings/Sustainable Design (2003 -)

Military Fort Huachuca Water Management Team Department of Defense, U.S. Army Intelligence Center and Fort Huachuca; Fort Huachuca, Arizona “Water Resources Management Process and System” (2003) Naval District Washington Department of Defense, Naval District Washington; Washington DC “Sustainable Design/Green Buildings in Adaptive Reuse” (2003)

Civilian Sustainable Buildings Design Team Department of Energy, Sandia National Laboratories; Albuquerque, New Mexico “Incorporating Sustainability in the Model Validation Facility” (2003) Youngstown, Ohio Federal Building – U.S. Courthouse Project Team

General Services Administration, Youngstown Ohio “Youngstown Courthouse Achieves LEED Certification” (2003)

Lifetime Achievement (1995 -) Dana Arnold Environmental Protection Agency (2000) Charles E. Bravo United States Postal Service (1997) John L. Stanberry General Services Administration (1995)

Model Facility – Demonstration (1996 – 2002)

Military Environmental Division Department of Defense, SIMA Mayport, Florida “SIMA Mayport – A Model Facility Demonstration” (2002) Model Facility Demonstration Team Department of Defense, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, Rhode Island “Going Beyond Compliance” (2002) Pollution Prevention Branch, Public Works – Environmental Division Department of Defense, Fort Campbell, Kentucky “The PPOC, the Future of Environmental Management” (2002) Team Grand Forks AFB Department of Defense, Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota “Team Grand Forks AFB’s Environmental Showcase” (2001) BEQ '99 Project Team Department of Defense, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southern Division; North Charleston, South Carolina “Bachelor Enlisted Quarters, Naval Training Center”(2000) Department of Defense, Marine Corps Recruit Depot; Parris Island, South Carolina “Parris Island: Where the Difference Begins” (1998) Willie Barnes, Jeff McAdoo, Terri Mostelle, Martin Costello Department of Defense, Naval Amphibious Base-Little Creek; Norfolk, Virginia “Waste Reduction Program” (1996)

Model Facility Demonstration, Hazardous Waste – Military (1998 – 1999) Environmental Department Department of Defense, Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base New Orleans; Belle Chasse, Louisiana “Procurement through Disposal, NAS JRB New Orleans has made a difference” (1999) Chad A. Pinkerton Department of Defense, 341st Transportation Squadron; Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montanta “Innovative Solutions in Painting Operations” (1999) U.S. Army Environmental Center Department of Defense, U.S. Army Ordnance Center and School; Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland “Pollution Prevention and Affirmative Procurement Program” (1998)

Model Facility Demonstration, Non-Hazardous Waste – Military (1999) 4th Civil Engineering Squadron Department of Defense, U.S. Air Force, Air Combat Command; Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina “F-15 Squadron Operation Facility, Seymour Johnson AFB” (1999) Bob Ackley Department of Defense, 415th Base Support Battalion; Kaiserslautern, Germany “415th Base Support Battalion's Separation of Recyclable Trash (SORT) Program” (1999)

Civilian Employees of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Department of the Interior, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore; Munising, Michigan “A Decade of Environmental Leadership” (2002) New England Regional Laboratory Environmental Protection Agency, New England Regional Laboratory; “EPA New England Laboratory: A Project in Integrated Sustainable Design” (2002) New England Regional Laboratory General Services Administration, New England Region; “EPA New England Laboratory: A Project in Integrated Sustainable Design” (2002) U.S. Coast Guard Integrated Support Command Department of Transportation; U.S. Coast Guard Integrated Support Command; Kodiak, Alaska

“Model Facility Environmental Program at Integrate Support Command Kodiak, AK” (2002) Central Florida District Vehicle Maintenance United States Postal Service, Central Florida District Vehicle Maintenance; Lake Mary, Florida “Greening the Sunshine State” (2001) Cusano Environmental Education Center Department of the Interior, Cusano Environmental Education Center; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania “Cusano Environmental Education Center” (2001) Hunting Park/Germantown Vehicle Maintenance Facility United States Postal Service, Hunting Park/Germantown Vehicle Maintenance Facility; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania “Green Model Postal Vehicle Maintenance Facility” (2001) Corrales, New Mexico Post Office United States Postal Service, Corrales Post Office; Corrales, New Mexico “Learning From the Past and Constructing for the Future” (2000) National Business Center Department of the Interior, Main Interior Building; Washington, DC “Modeling Green Practices, Leading by Example” (2000) USCG Air Station Cape Cod Environmental Health and Safety Department Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard, Air Station Cape Cod; Cape Cod, Massachusetts “Pollution Prevention Outside the Fence Line” (2000) Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Massachusetts “Cultural Change Reduces Waste, Increases Recycling & Protects Natural Resources” (1997) United States Postal Service, San Diego District; San Diego, California “Waste Reduction and Recycling” (1997) Gary Collins, Warren Behlau, Darlene Pierce, David Zimmerman, David Smith Tennessee Valley Authority; Knoxville, Tennessee; Muscle Shoals, Alabama; Chattanooga, Tennessee “Facilities Services Environmental Program” (1996) Department of Energy, Pantex Plant; Amarillo, Texas “Pantex Plant Model Facility” (1996)

James D. Garrison, Frank E. Libby, William White, William Thomas, W. Troy Sampson Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard Support Center; Governor's Island, New York “Source Reduction Through Green Product Substitutions” (1995) United States Postal Service, Vehicle Maintenance Facility; Hartford, Connecticut “Environmental Compliance Model Vehicle Maintenance Facility Project” (1995)

Model Facility Demonstration, Hazardous Waste – Civilian Support Center Elizabeth City Pollution Prevention Committee Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard Support Center; Elizabeth City, North Carolina “P2 Challenges and Successes at Support Center Elizabeth City” (1999) Integrated Support Command Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard Integrated Support Command; Honolulu, Hawaii “Model Facility, Hazardous, Waste Pollution Prevention” (1998)

Model Facility Demonstration, Non-Hazardous Waste – Civilian (1999) Eighth Avenue Station Green Building Team, Ft. Worth District United States Postal Service, Ft. Worth District; Fort Worth, Texas “First Green Post Office” (1999) National Park Service/National Capitol Region and George Washington Memorial Parkway Department of the Interior, National Park Service, George Washington Memorial Parkway; Arlington, Virginia “Recyclable Wood Polymer Lumber Used for Raised Trail” (1999)

Recycling (1995 -)

Military

45 CES, Environmental Flight Department of Defense, 45th Space Wing, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida “45th Space Wing Recycling Program” (2003) William R. Meinerding Department of Defense, 88th Air Base Wing/Environmental Management Office; Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio “Outstanding Leadership if Wright-Patterson AFB’s Solid Waste and Recycling Program” (2002)

Navy Whidbey Recycle Department of Defense, Naval Air Station Whidbey Island; Oak Harbor Washington “Recycling and Composting is Our Way of Life” (2002) Barksdale Air Force Base Department of Defense, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana “Recycle Non-Hazardous Waste at Barksdale Air Force Base” (2001) Team Eglin Recycling Center Department of Defense, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida “Recycling Today and For the Future” (2001) Paul A. Bailey, Jr. Department of Defense, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base; Fort Worth, Texas “Recycling Manager Model” (2000) Recycling Team Department of Defense, United States Army Fort Knox, Kentucky “Fort Knox Recycle Program” (2000) Solid Waste Management Program at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport Department of Defense, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, Rhode Island “Recycling Program” (2000) Mark Wells Department of Defense, Naval Base; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii “Recycling Center Operations & Direct Sales of Recyclable Materials” (1997) Department of Defense, 375th Civil Eng Squadron/Environmental Flight; Scott Air Force Base, Nebraska “Team Scott AFB Recycling Program” (1997) Department of Defense, Naval Air Station, Whidbey Island; Oak Harbor, Washington “Closed Loop Recycling” (1997) Timothy J. Harrington, Steven Chisholm, Thomas B. Woods Department of Defense, Marine Corps Recruit Depot; Parris Island, South Carolina “Parris Island-Where the Difference Begins” (1996) Department of Defense, All Texas Air National Guard Facilities “Adjutant General's Department Pollution Prevention Program” (1996) Department of Defense, Grand Forks Air Force Base; Grand Forks, North Dakota “Team Grand Forks Recycling Program Grand Forks AFB, ND” (1996)

Scott J. Ammon Department of Defense; Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri “Resource Recovery and Recycling Program” (1995) William S. Barwick, Thomas H. Tompson, Richard F. Null, James L. Murphy, James E. Mallow Department of Defense, Recycling Center; Fort Sill, Oklahoma “Partnership Recycling at Fort Sill” (1995) Don Perry, Dave Cooke, Ann Coppage Department of Defense, Marine Corps Air Station; Cherry Point, North Carolina “Recycling and Pollution Prevention” (1995) Department of Defense, Lake City Army Ammunition Plant; Independence, Missouri “Lake City Army Ammunition Plant Recycling” (1995)

Recycling Non-Hazardous Materials/Waste – Military (1998 – 1999) Georgia Turner, Jaycee Turnquist, Laura Duncan Department of Defense, III Corps; Fort Hood, Texas “Recycling at Fort Hood” (1999) Helen V. Walker Department of Defense, 11th Civil Engineer Squadron; Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, DC “Think Globally, Act Locally; Let's Kick Some Trash” (1999) U.S. Army Environmental Center Department of Defense; Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pennsylvania “Recycling Program at Tobyhanna Army Depot” (1998)

Recycling Hazardous Materials/Waste – Military (1998 – 1999)

Awni M. Almasri Department of Defense, Administrative Support Unit Southwest Asia; Manama, Bahrain “Used Oil Recycling and Wash and Reuse of Dirty Shop Towels” (1999) 88th Air Base Wing/Environmental Management Department of Defense; Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio “USAF Radioactive Material Recovery and Recycling Program” (1998)

Recycling – Civilian

Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge Department of the Interior, Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge; Sasabe, Arizona

“Standard Operations Procedures for Refuge Procurement and Waste Management” (2003) eCycling Team Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania “EPA Region III eCycling Pilot” (2003) Actinide Process Chemistry Group Department of Energy, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Los Alamos, New Mexico “Closing the Circle on One Problematic Nitrate Waste Stream at LANL” (2002) Leanne Bryan Department of the Interior; Bureau of Reclamation Central California Office; Folsom, California “New Melones Lake Recycling Programs” (2002) General Services Administration General Services Administration; Research Triangle Park, North Carolina “Recycling Construction Waste at the New EPA Campus, Research Triangle Park” (2001) Oak Ridge National Laboratory Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Oak Ridge, Tennessee “Teaming to Recycle Surplus Electronics Across the DOE Complex” (2001) Office of Western Regional Services Department of Interior, United States Geological Survey, Office of Western Regional Services; Menlo Park, California “USGS Menlo Park Supply Exchange and Related Project’ (2001) Richland Operations Office Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office; Richland, Washington “Hanford’s Waste Reduction Through Process Changes in Maintenance of Submarine Reactor Compartments” (2001) Steve Cinnamon Department of the Interior, National Park Service Midwest Region; Omaha, Nebraska “Paper Recycling - 10 Years, 65 Tons” (2000) Mail Room Staff, Los Alamos National Laboratory Department of Energy, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Los Alamos, New Mexico “Mail Stop A1000” (2000) The Copper Wire and Windings Project Team Department of Energy, Fernald, Ohio and Oak Ridge, Tennessee “The Copper Wire and Windings Project” (2000)

General Services Administration, Heartland Region; Kansas City, Misouri “Heartland Region Recycling: Building on Success” (1997) Bill Christenson United States Postal Service; Merrifield, Virginia “Recycling Operations at the Postal Service Northern Virginia Vehicle Maintenance Facility, Merrifield, VA” (1996) Arnold L. Schultz, Noella B. Pregill, Kenneth Wederski, Robert G. Gibson, Susan L. Lucht Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Administration; Denver, Colorado “Recycling at the Denver DVA Medical Center” (1996) Charles Vidich United States Postal Service, All Facilities “National Task Force on Undelivered Bulk Business Mail” (1996) Chip Britting Department of the Interior, Blue River Ranger Station, Oregon “Total Recycling at Blue River Ranger Station” (1995) Brent Giezentanner Department of the Interior, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Texas “Recycling at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge” (1995) Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD Building Operations Division; Washington, DC “Paper, Aluminum Cans, and Glass Recycling at HUD HQ” (1995)

Recycling, Non-Hazardous Waste – Civilian (1998 – 1999) FCI Mariana and FCI Elkton Computer Demanufacturing Department of Justice, Federal Prison Industries; FCI Marianna, Florida and FCI Elkton, Ohio “UNICOR Computer Demanufacturing/Recycling” (1999) Kim Slininger Department of the Interior, Yosemite Park Lodge; Yosemite National Park, California “Management of Deconstruction and Salvaging of Flooded Buildings” (1999) Lansing Processing & Distribution Center United States Postal Service, Greater Lansing Area Processing & Distribution Center; Lansing, Michigan “Closed Loop Recycling Program at Lansing, Mi., P&DC” (1998)

Recycling, Hazardous Waste – Civilian (1999) Joyce Eileen Aivalotis Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard Headquarters; Washington, DC “Advancement of Environmental Stewardship in Coast Guard Naval Engineering” (1999) USPS/Macomb County,MI Battery Recycling Program United States Postal Service, Royal Oak District; Royal Oak, Michigan “USPS/Macomb County,MI Battery Recycling Program” (1999)

Sowing The Seeds For Change (1996 – 2001)

Military Marine Corps Base; Camp Lejune Department of Defense, Marine Corps Base; Camp Lejune, North Carolina “Environmental Sustainability Program at Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejune” (2001) Joint Group-Environmental Attributes Team Department of Defense, HQ Defense Logistics Agency; Fort Belvoir, Virginia “Greening the Logistics Pipeline: Populating the Federal Logistics Information System with Environment” (2000) Joint Service Pollution Prevention Technical Library Team Department of Defense, Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center; Port Hueneme, California “Joint Service Pollution Prevention Technical Library” (1999) The Texas Pollution Prevention Partnership Department of Defense, Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence; Brooks Air Force Base, Texas “The TXP3: The Nation's Model P2 Partnering Venture” (1998) Department of Defense, Air Combat Command; Langley Air Force Base, Virginia “Air Combat Command Global Environmental Outreach” (1997) Department of Defense, Ogden Air Logistics Center, Environmental Management Directorate; Hill Air Force Base, Utah “Waste Prevention at Hill AFB” (1997) Brenda T. Longest, Stephen J. Perez, Clifford A. Myers, Susanne Smith Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency Defense Supply Center; Richmond, Virginia “Environmental Products (EP) Catalog” (1996)

Civilian Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled; Arlington, Virginia “Greening the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Program” (2001) John Tato II Department of State, Foreign Buildings Operations; Rosslyn, Virginia “Leading Sustainable Changes in the Delivery of Embassies of the Future” (2001) Idaho Falls National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory Department of Energy, Idaho Falls National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory; Idaho Falls, Idaho “Digital Signatures for Databases Eliminates Piles of Paperwork” (2001) Joseph Peng United States Postal Service, Stamp Acquisition and Distribution; Washington, DC “Environmentally Benign Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives for Postal Applications Program, Use of 20% PCW in Postage Stamp Production” (2000) Public Buildings Service Heartland Region Office General Services Administration, Heartland Region, Kansas City, Missouri “Regional Office Team and Approach” (2000) The Office of Science and the Office of Environment Department of Energy, Office of Science, Germantown, Maryland “Pollution Prevention Information Portal” (2000) Albert Greene General Services Administration, National Capital Region; Washington, DC “Leading Pesticide Reform in Public Buildings” (1999) IRT/CTT Electronic Asset Management Team United States Postal Service, Dallas Purchasing and Materials Service Center; Dallas Texas “IRT/CTT Recycling/Resource Recovery” (1999) Arnold M. Edelman Department of Energy, Office of Energy Research; Germantown, Maryland “Achieving DOE Complex-wide Materials Exchange through Development of the DOE Complex-Wide Materials Exchange Web Site” (1998) John Marchetti Department of Energy, Quaterly Newsletter; Germantown, Maryland “The Pollution Prevention Advisor” (1997)

Department of Energy, DOE Office of Pollution Prevention, EM-77; Washington, DC “Leadership By Example: Pollution Prevention in DOE Headquarters Operations” (1997) United States Postal Service, All Ohio Postal Service Facilities “Recycling Used Fluorescent Lamps” (1997) United States Postal Service, Headquarters; Washington, DC “Closed Loop Lobby Recycling Container” (1997) Sandy Jones, J. C. Meredith General Services Administration/Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 “Buy Recycled Partnership Campaign” (1996) Environmental Protection Agency Region IX/United States Postal Service; San Francisco, California “Environmental/Recycling Hotline” (1996)

Waste Prevention (1995 -)

Waste/Pollution Prevention – Military Marine Location Marker Team Department of Defense, Crane Army Ammunition; Crane, Indiana “Reuse of Marine Location Markers” (2003) John A. Wildie Department of Defense, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas “Reducing Hazardous Wastes and Protecting the Environment” (2003) Environmental Division Department of Defense, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Hawaii “Our Future…Progress Without Pollution” (2002) “Pearl Harbor Bombs Pollution Where it Counts” (2000) Kathleen Stiles Department of Defense; Parris Island Recruit Depot, South Carolina “Successful Pollution Prevention at Parris Island” (2002) 86 CES/CEV Environmental Management Flight Department of Defense, Ramstein Air Base, Germany “Waste/Pollution Prevention Initiatives” (2001) Fairchild Air Force Base Department of Defense, Fairchild Air Force Base; Spokane, Washington

“Fairchild AFB – Catch the Environmental Spirit!” (2001) Department of Defense, Marine Corps Recruit Depot; Parris Island, South Carolina “Parris Island - Legacies Handed Down Forever” (1997) Department of Defense, Naval Air Station; Lemoore, California “Pollution Prevention Program at NAS Lemoore” (1997) Keith T. Katz Department of Defense, Army Ordnance Center and School; Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland “Pollution Prevention Program” (1996)

Waste Prevention, Hazardous Waste – Military (1998 – 1999) Environmental Compliance Division, Environmental Management Division Department of Defense, Marine Corps Base; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina “Waste Prevention at Camp Lejune” (1999) Joseph Shandling, Franklin Mills Department of Defense, United States Military Academy; West Point, New York “U.S. Military Academy: ‘Stewards of the Castle’” (1999) Environmental Management Directorate Department of Defense, McClellan Air Force Base; Sacramento, California “McClellan Air Force Base Pollution Prevention Efforts” (1998)

Waste/Pollution Prevention – Civilian Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery Department of the Interior, Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery; Suches, Georgia “Hazardous Materials Pollution Prevention and Minimization Program” (2003) Linda Collins, Louis Lozito, Brian K. Magden General Services Administration; New York State “Environmentally Friendly Wind Power” (2003)\ Alabama District United States Postal Service, Alabama District; Birmingham, Alabama “Waste/Pollution Prevention Throughout the Alabama District” (2002) United States Coast Guard Base Support Center Elizabeth City Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard Base Support Center Elizabeth City; Elizabeth City, North Carolina “Waste Prevention at USCG Support Center Elizabeth City” (2002)

Channel Islands National Park Department of the Interior, Channel Islands National Park; Ventura, California “Greening the Pacific Ranger” (2001) Pittsburgh Performance Cluster United States Postal Service, Pittsburgh Performance Cluster; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania “Pollution Prevention With the USPS Pittsburgh District” (2001) United States Coast Guard Integrated Support Command Ketchikan Department of Homeland Security; United States Coast Guard Integrated Support Command Ketchikan; Ketchikan, Alaska “Hazardous Materials Minimization Center at USCG ISC Ketchikan” (2001) Craig Edmunds Department of Transportation, United States Coast Guard Civil Engineering Unit; Providence, Warwick, Rhode Island “Waste Prevention Through Innovation and Improved Program Efficiency” (2000) United States Postal Service, Northeast Area Distribution Facilities at 28 Sites “Waste Minimization/Pollution Prevention Program” (1996) Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Y-12 Site; Oakridge, Tennessee “Cooling Tower Ozone Generation at Y-12 and Y-12 CFC and Halon Replacement Program” (1995) National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Kennedy Space Center, Florida “Hazardous Waste Minimization at Kennedy Space Center” (1995) United States Postal Service, USPS Vehicle Maintenance Facilities (Five facilities were combined by the judges into one group); New Orleans, Louisiana; Anchorage, Alaska; Houston, Texas; Edison, New Jersey and 25 sites in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York “Vehicle Maintenance Facility Waste Reduction Program” (1995)

Waste Prevention, Hazardous Waste – Civilian (1999) J. Kent Hancock Department of Energy, DOE-HQ Office of Pollution Prevention; Germantown, Maryland “Sowing the Seed for Change: Visionary Leadership for the DOE Pollution Prevention Program” (1999)

Waste Prevention, Non-Hazardous Waste – Civilian (1999) VAMC, Danville Recycling Team Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Medical Center; Danville, Illinois

“Meeting the Challenge for the New Millennium” (1999)