Miami-Dade County Department Of Solid Waste Management Wins SWANA's 2011 Gold Collection Systems Excellence Award
John Skinner, Executive Director and CEO of the Solid Waste Association of North America, presents the 2011 Gold Collection Systems Excellence Award Christopher Rose, Deputy Director - Administration for the Miami-Dade County Department of Solid Waste Management.
Miami-Dade, Florida - The Miami-Dade County Department of Solid Waste Management (DSWM) was recently awarded the coveted 2011 Gold Collection Systems Excellence Award by the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA). The award was presented at SWANA's annual WASTECON convention, held this year in Nashville, Tennessee. According to SWANA, the award was given to the DSWM for "achieving the highest level of excellence in solid waste management."
"This is one of the most prestigious awards in our industry, so we are extremely proud," said Solid Waste Director Kathleen Woods-Richardson. "Receiving the Gold Excellence Award for our outstanding automated waste and recycling collection systems and the integration of hybrid technology in our waste collection fleet reflects well on our employees and recycling partners, who work hard every day to service our customers."
The DSWM completed its conversion to automated waste collection in 2007 and automated single-stream recycling collection in 2008. Both programs have increased operational efficiency and have significantly improved service delivery, customer satisfaction, and convenience. In 2010, the DSWM was the first municipal waste management agency to begin using unique hydraulic hybrid waste collection vehicles. To date, six of these fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles have been added to the Department's fleet and are deployed on twelve routes throughout Miami-Dade County.
The DSWM is the largest government-owned and operated waste collection and disposal system in the southeastern United States. The DSWM provides waste collection services to more than 320,000 households in unincorporated Miami-Dade County and nine municipalities; curbside recycling services to more than 350,000 households in unincorporated Miami-Dade County and 21 municipalities; and countywide disposal services. Miami-Dade's solid waste system includes a network of landfills, transfer stations, neighborhood trash and recycling centers, and one of the largest and most advanced waste-to-energy facilities in the world. For more information about the DSWM, visit www.miamidade.gov/dswm/.
SOURCE: The Miami-Dade County Department of Solid Waste Management (DSWM)