DANE COUNTY, Wis. (March 20, 2023) — Pellitteri Waste Systems— Southern Wisconsin’s leading independent, family-owned and operated, waste and recycling service provider — was awarded the Outstanding Achievement in Education Award from the Associated Recyclers of Wisconsin (AROW) at its annual awards ceremony on Feb. 23rd in Green Bay.
The award is given to an individual or group from the public, private, or non-profit sector that has excelled in solid waste or recycling environmental education.
According to the AROW press release, Pellitteri is passionate about keeping Wisconsin’s recycling program strong and producing quality material. Pellitteri has accomplished this through their major education focus of educating customers and south central Wisconsin through 24 video shorts on recycling right topics like propane tanks, batteries, electronics, food contamination, etc.; producing Material Recovery Facility operation videos so residents can see first-hand how materials get sorted at their facility; paid social media posts and ads; and calendars, cart information, new resident information, recycling information, FAQs and more for 38 municipalities and 44 private homeowner associations.
AROW also called out Pellitteri’s strong commitment to recycling throughout Wisconsin and its willingness to serve on industry groups and associations. David Pellitteri, Pellitteri Vice President, has a proven commitment to sustainable waste management.
- Appointed by the Governor to serve on the Council on Recycling.
- Appointed by the Wisconsin DNR Secretary to serve on the Waste and Materials Management Study Group.
- Current Chair for the Wisconsin chapter of the National Waste and Recycling Association (NWRA) and Executive Vice Chair for the Services Board of Governors.
- A WasteCap board member for more than 15 years and the current treasurer.
“We are humbled to receive this award, especially from our peers,” David Pellitteri, Pellitteri Vice President said. “Wisconsin is blessed to have a network of professionals who work tirelessly to find new and better ways to protect our natural resources.”
Danielle Pellitteri, Pellitteri Vice President added, “We are more than just waste collection providers. We partner with our customers and communities to help them understand what can be recycled so together we protect our environment by keeping unnecessary items out of the landfill.”
Recycling Videos & Other Resources
- Watch your recycling get sorted in this 7-minute video
- Become a Super Recycler by watching dozens of 1-minute recycling tip videos
- Watch “Becoming Stewards of Recycling“, which aired on the Into The Outdoors kids’ educational TV series, to find out more about solid waste science and technology in WI
- Printable recycling lists are available in English and Spanish
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