<B>Waste Reduction Winners Announced</B>

Winners of the Year 2000 Governor’s Waste Reduction and Recycling Awards were announced for New York. The awards are presented each year to organizations and individuals that make efforts to promote recycling.

Winners include:

The Broome County Division of Solid Waste Management

Monroe County Department of Environmental Services

Auburn Steel Company, Cayuga County

Long Island City Business Development Corp., Queens 

Mark Darling, Ithaca College, Tompkins County

"Waste reduction and recycling have been resounding successes in New York State thanks to the dedicated efforts of businesses, individuals, local municipalities, not-for-profits and government agencies," says New York Governor George Pataki.

Awards are given in two categories, Innovation and Achievement of Excellence and were presented in October at the 11th Annual New York State Recycling Seminar, Albany, N.Y.