Tobyhanna won the Defense Environmental Security Recycling Award for Industrial Installations last year. The program's innovative recycling techniques significantly reduced 19 waste streams. In turn, this reduction generated revenues and cost avoidance value that was five times greater than the program's cost. One installation that will be pulling out all the stops for this year's competition is Fort Sill, Okla., a DoD winner in 1990 for its Natural Resources program. The Environmental Quality Directorate there has won five Army Environmental Awards since 1992 and Director Ron Barnett believes the installation's pride in the program will continue to translate into success.
Recognition begets more recognition and national successes have led to state and local awards.
The environmental group at Fort Sill puts a lot of time and effort into preparing for the awards submissions. By identifying the year's high points and establishing benchmarks for the following year, this team works to find the best way to present their programs in competitions such as these.