Ann Arbor among 9 finalists in national Green Cities award contest
Ann Arbor has been selected as one of nine municipal finalists in the national Green Cities award contest sponsored by Waste & Recycling News.
Nearly 100 municipalities across North America — a record — entered the contest, according to a press release from the city.
Ann Arbor is among Anaheim, Calif., and Bellevue, Wash., as one of three medium-sized city finalists.
A pizza box and a plastic carton are united in harmony in this scene from a recent WasteWatcher comic about Ann Arbor's single-stream recycling program.
Courtesy of city of Ann Arbor
The 2012 finalists in each category are:
- Small cities (fewer than 100,000 residents): Allen, Texas; City of Whiting, Ind. (in partnership with the Lake County Solid Waste Management District); Rockville, Md.
- Medium cities (100,000 to 500,000 residents): Ann Arbor, Mich.; Anaheim, Calif.; Bellevue, Wash.
- Large cities (more than 500,000 residents): Regional Municipality of Halton, Ontario; Honolulu; San Jose, Calif.
"Each of the Green Cities finalists should feel especially proud," WRN Editor John Campanelli said in a statement. "Not only did we get an overwhelming number of submissions, almost all of them were exceptional. Choosing the finalists from such an amazing pool of entries was not easy."
The city's press release said Ann Arbor's residential recycling program was noted for its recycling plant tours and the WasteWatcher comic series posted at www.a2gov.org/wastewatchers. More details are posted at www.wastenews.com.
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Comments
Ron Granger
Fri, Apr 27, 2012 : 1:21 a.m.
"What if we had another police or fire person instead of the 'award application writer'? Would we, the citizens of Ann Arbor, be safer and better off?" Certainly not - some people can never be happy and will always be critical of everything.
glenn thompson
Thu, Apr 26, 2012 : 11:38 p.m.
The city gets an award because they filled out an application. The information on the application is the basis of the award. How many people spent how many hours on this application? Are the citizens of Ann Arbor better off because city staff spent time writing this application? What if we had another police or fire person instead of the 'award application writer'? Would we, the citizens of Ann Arbor, be safer and better off? I would prefer emergency personnel able to arrive quickly, but the City Council and Mayor prefers awards. What do you, the voters want?
Mike
Thu, Apr 26, 2012 : 8:21 p.m.
As Kermit the Frog would say, "It's good to be green"!
Sparty
Thu, Apr 26, 2012 : 8:14 p.m.
But what about BOULDER, CO ????
Alan Goldsmith
Thu, Apr 26, 2012 : 7:03 p.m.
"according to a press release from the city..." Lol. Hard hitting, cutting edge journalism. AND if you had taken the time to actually READ the comic series our tax dollars supports, it reads like something from The Onion, and not in a good way...
Barzoom
Thu, Apr 26, 2012 : 6:54 p.m.
Another meaningless top ten finish. I wonder how many people read waste & recycling news on a regular basis. More propaganda for the current city administration.