The Ecology Action Center wants to know who is making a difference in McLean County. Nominations for the World of Difference Awards and the Recycling and Waste Reduction Awards are now being accepted. The recipients of these awards will be announced on April 12 at the Illinois Sustainable Living and Wellness Expo held at the Shirk Center at Illinois Wesleyan University.
These annual awards recognize outstanding projects, activities, or individuals in McLean County that promote environmental awareness or conserve natural resources. Any business, organization, school, or individual may be nominated for either award. Past recipients include WGLT’s Good to Go sustainable transportation program, Jewel-Osco’s zero waste practices, ISU’s food scrap composting program, YouthBuild McLean County’s green building training programs, and many more.
Applications are available online at www.ecologyactioncenter.org (World of Difference Award Nomination Form or McLean County Recycling Award Nomination Form); all submissions are due by March 17, 2014.
The Ecology Action Center is a not-for-profit environmental agency with a mission to inspire and assist residents of McLean County in creating, strengthening and preserving a healthy environment. The EAC acts as a central resource for environmental education, information, outreach, and technical assistance in McLean County.
