2012 Maryland Green Registry Leadership Award Winners to be announced June 5, 2012
The Maryland Green Registry Leadership Awards are presented to organizations that have shown a strong commitment to sustainable practices, measurable results, and continual improvement. Winners will be recognized at the Maryland Green Registry Annual Awards and Membership Meeting on Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the award-winning Robinson Nature Center in Columbia, MD. Join Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown, MDE Secretary Robert Summers, and members of the Maryland Green Registry and Green Building Institute as we celebrate the accomplishments of all members. The event is free and open to the public. For agenda and registration information, go to http://marylandgreenregistry.eventbrite.com
Past Award Winners
Maryland Green Registry Leadership Award winners represent a variety of facility types and sizes, but all have several key factors in common that contribute to their success: an organization-wide commitment to environmental performance, a green team that meets on a regular basis, annual environmental goals, and measurement of results.
2011 Winners
Click on the Leadership Award winner links below to learn more more about how these organizations developed their outstanding environmental programs.
CSX
E-Structors, Inc.
National Aquarium
St. Mary's County Public Schools
University of Maryland, College Park
2010 Winners
British American Auto Care, Inc.
GM Baltimore Transmission Plant
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
St. Mary's College of Maryland
Union Hospital of Cecil County
2011 Annual Results
Maryland Green Registry members are asked to share at least one quantitative measurement as part of their online profile. The following results as reported by Registry members were achieved on an annual basis between 2010-2011:
- 740,000 lbs of hazardous waste reduced
- 6.7 million lbs of nonhazardous waste reduced
- 741 million lbs of non-hazardous waste recycled
- 3.3 million gallons of wastewater reduced
- 2.1 million gallons of fuel saved
- 2.4 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT) reduced
- 378 million kWh electricity saved
- 117.4 million gallons of water conserved
- 2.4 million metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2e) reduced
- $65 million saved!
Maryland Green Registry Leadership Awards Event
EnviroCenter in Jessup, Maryland
June 7, 2011.
Maryland Green Registry Leadership Awards Event
EnviroCenter, Jessup, Maryland
July 6, 2010
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