{"id":34215,"date":"2012-10-04T14:09:49","date_gmt":"2012-10-04T18:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=34215"},"modified":"2020-12-06T10:39:23","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T15:39:23","slug":"governor-praises-fort-waynes-recycling-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2012\/10\/04\/governor-praises-fort-waynes-recycling-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor praises Fort Wayne&#8217;s recycling program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons\/tFWseal.jpg\" alt=\"City of Fort Wayne Seal\" \/><br \/>\n<em><\/em><\/p>\n<p>News release from the City of Fort Wayne:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Governor Praises Fort Wayne&#8217;s Recycling Program<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Successful One Cart System Wins Third Major Award<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(October 3, 2012) &#8211; Fort Wayne&#8217;s award winning recycling program has been named winner of the 2012 Governor&#8217;s Award for Environmental Excellence in Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>The popular One-Cart Recycling program has seen a 42% rise in resident participation since the new system was implemented early last year. With the old two-bin system, only 33% of Fort Wayne residents were participating and today 75% of our residents are recycling with the new one cart system.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Governor&#8217;s Award for Environmental Excellence honors programs in communities that have made extraordinary efforts to protect and benefit Indiana residents and the environment.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor&#8217;s Award, presented at this week&#8217;s 20th Annual Conference of the Association of Indiana Solid Waste Management Districts, is the third honor for Fort Wayne&#8217;s One-Cart Recycling program. Earlier this year, the City was recognized as the best in the nation &#8211; receiving the &#8220;Gold&#8221; award for excellence from the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA). Last October the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns honored Fort Wayne with the Community Achievement Award for increasing recycling participation while reducing the contract price and sharing the savings with residents by reducing residential garbage fees twice in one year.<\/p>\n<p>The success of the recycling program can be attributed, in part, to the collaborative process used to create it. In 2010, Mayor Tom Henry asked neighborhood leaders to participate in the Solid Waste Contract Committee to explore options for a new solid waste contract. The goal of the Committee was to develop the best possible system for Fort Wayne with the lowest possible cost.<\/p>\n<p>The resulting contract with Republic Services provides a lower contract price, a 50 percent share of the profits generated by the sale of recyclable material, a new one cart recycling system, and the use of automated trucks. The highly successful process allowed Mayor Henry to reduce residential garbage fees by more than a million dollars. That savings was passed on to residents in the form of two rate reductions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/143909.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"One of the new Recycling Carts. Photo taken November 15, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='6f6c5545c95d49cb0031cbea268ea76e' data-image-id=\"5708\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/143909.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_143909.jpg\" data-title=\"2010\/11\/15: Recycling press conference\" data-description=\"One of the new Recycling Carts. Photo taken November 15, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2010\/11\/15: Recycling press conference\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2010\/11\/15: Recycling press conference\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5708\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_143909.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/143934.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry, staff and students from Whispering Meadows Elementary School at the new Recycling roll-out press conference on November 15, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='6f6c5545c95d49cb0031cbea268ea76e' data-image-id=\"5709\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/143934.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_143934.jpg\" data-title=\"2010\/11\/15: Recycling press conference\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry, staff and students from Whispering Meadows 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data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry, staff and students from Whispering Meadows Elementary School at the new Recycling roll-out press conference on November 15, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2010\/11\/15: Recycling press conference\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2010\/11\/15: Recycling press conference\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5710\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_143940.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/143944.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry, staff and students from Whispering Meadows Elementary School at the new Recycling roll-out press conference on November 15, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='6f6c5545c95d49cb0031cbea268ea76e' data-image-id=\"5711\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/143944.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_143944.jpg\" data-title=\"2010\/11\/15: Recycling press conference\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry, staff and students from Whispering Meadows Elementary School at the new Recycling roll-out press conference on November 15, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2010\/11\/15: Recycling press conference\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2010\/11\/15: Recycling press conference\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5711\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_143944.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/143959.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne Public Works Director Bob Kennedy and Matt Gratz at the new Recycling roll-out press conference on November 15, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='6f6c5545c95d49cb0031cbea268ea76e' data-image-id=\"5712\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/143959.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_143959.jpg\" data-title=\"2010\/11\/15: Recycling press conference\" data-description=\"Fort Wayne Public Works Director Bob Kennedy and Matt Gratz at the new Recycling roll-out press conference on November 15, 2010.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2010\/11\/15: Recycling press conference\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2010\/11\/15: Recycling press conference\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5712\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_143959.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/143967.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry, staff and students from Whispering Meadows Elementary School at the new Recycling roll-out press conference on November 15, 2010.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='6f6c5545c95d49cb0031cbea268ea76e' data-image-id=\"5713\" 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Scanned image.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='6f6c5545c95d49cb0031cbea268ea76e' data-image-id=\"5734\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/recycling_brochure.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_recycling_brochure.jpg\" data-title=\"2010\/11\/15: Recycling postcard\" data-description=\"Recycling postcard sent to residents. Scanned image.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2010\/11\/15: Recycling postcard\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2010\/11\/15: Recycling postcard\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5734\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_recycling_brochure.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/solid_waste_award.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"City of Fort Wayne Solid Waste Department receives Governor\u2019s Award for Environmental Excellence at the 20th Annual Conference of the Association of Indiana Solid Waste Management Districts at PRIMO-West Conference Center in Plainfield, Indiana, on October 2, 2012. In the photo (L-R): IDEM Assistant Commissioner Rick Bossingham; Matt Gratz, Manager, City of Fort Wayne Solid Waste Department; Kira Blacketor, Program Manager, City of Fort Wayne Solid Waste Department; IDEM Commissioner Thomas Easterly. Courtesy photo.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='6f6c5545c95d49cb0031cbea268ea76e' data-image-id=\"6756\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/solid_waste_award.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_solid_waste_award.jpg\" data-title=\"City of Fort Wayne Solid Waste Department receives Governor\u2019s Award for Environmental Excellence\" data-description=\"City of Fort Wayne Solid Waste Department receives Governor\u2019s Award for Environmental Excellence at the 20th Annual Conference of the Association of Indiana Solid Waste Management Districts at PRIMO-West Conference Center in Plainfield, Indiana, on October 2, 2012. In the photo (L-R): IDEM Assistant Commissioner Rick Bossingham; Matt Gratz, Manager, City of Fort Wayne Solid Waste Department; Kira Blacketor, Program Manager, City of Fort Wayne Solid Waste Department; IDEM Commissioner Thomas Easterly. Courtesy photo.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"City of Fort Wayne Solid Waste Department receives Governor\u2019s Award for Environmental Excellence\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"City of Fort Wayne Solid Waste Department receives Governor\u2019s Award for Environmental Excellence\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6756\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_solid_waste_award.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/recyclefwscreenshot.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Screen capture of RecycleFW app from the City of Fort Wayne. Courtesy image.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='6f6c5545c95d49cb0031cbea268ea76e' data-image-id=\"7235\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/recyclefwscreenshot.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_recyclefwscreenshot.jpg\" data-title=\"RecycleFW\" data-description=\"Screen capture of RecycleFW app from the City of Fort Wayne. 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