The Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence are Indiana’s most prestigious environmental recognition awards.
On Tuesday, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) awarded the 2024 Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence to seven recipients during the Indiana Partners for Sustainability’s Annual Conference and Tradeshow in Indianapolis.
The Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence are Indiana’s most prestigious environmental recognition awards. They are reserved for the most innovative, sustainable, and exemplary programs or projects that positively impact Indiana’s environment and demonstrate measurable environmental, economic, and social benefits. The selection process is highly competitive.
"It’s rare to have multiple awards for a single category, so I am especially proud of this year’s recipients and their dedication to bringing Indiana to the Next Level by creating solutions that impact the quality of life in their communities. Their work forever stands as a true testament to the spirit of Hoosier innovation," said Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb.
The awards were presented as part of Pollution Prevention Week in Indiana.
Recipients of the 2024 Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence were honored at the Indiana Partners for Sustainability’s Annual Conference and Tradeshow, held at the Mariott Indianapolis North (Keystone at the Crossing) on Tuesday, Sept. 17.
The 2024 Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence categories and recipients include:
- Land Use and Conservation
- Hendricks Co. Recycling District
- In 2023, the Hendricks County Recycling District built a new recycling center in Lizton on a brownfield site that was previously a filling station. The new facility replaced an unattended but active recycling center in the community that was experiencing increasing levels of misuse and abuse. Now, friendly, active and knowledgeable attendants greet residents, answer questions and enforce the recycling rules to ensure that only those materials that can be recycled are accepted. As a result, contamination is nearly non-existent. Since its grand opening, the Lizton Recycling Center has been visited more than 20,000 times and has collected almost 250 tons of recyclables.
- Hendricks Co. Recycling District
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