NERC Environmental Sustainability Leadership Award Program accepting applications

The Northeast Recycling Council (NERC), Brattleboro, Vermont, will be presenting an award in recognition of an individual or organization for the impact they have made on sustainable materials management within the NERC 11-state region. The award will be presented at NERC’s Fall Conference, Oct. 30, in Rocky Hill, Connecticut.

Organizations and individuals located within NERC’s 11-member states—Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont—are eligible to apply for the award. NERC says it is open to those that have demonstrated change in support of sustainable materials management as the result of a project that is in line with and furthers the council’s mission.

Applications will be accepted through Sept. 12, 2018, and must be submitted by email to lynn@nerc.org;

Narratives cannot exceed 250 words, although attachments that demonstrate the achievement are acceptable, NERC says. Applicants can nominate themselves or another party for an award.

For more information about the conference visit the NERC website. A copy of the application can be downloaded here.