2008 Closing the Circle Award Winners

The White House annually recognizes civilian and military employees who have made outstanding environmental contributions. The 2008 winners of the Closing the Circle awards, selected from nearly 200 nominees, are listed below:

Environmental Management Systems

Military: U.S. Air Force
Robins Air Force Base, Ga.
Environmental Management Systems Team
Environmental Management for the Future

Civilian: U.S. Postal Service
Washington, D.C.
Environmental Performance Track Initiative Team
Environmental Performance Track Initiative

Recycling

Military: U.S. Air Force
Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
Recycling Team
Building New Recycling Partnerships

Civilian: Federal Highway Administration
Washington, D.C.
Recycling Team
Recycling Leadership in the Transportation Sector

Alternative Fuel and Fuel Conservation in Transportation

Military: U.S. Marine Corps
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Southwest Region Fleet Transportation Team
Deploying Alternative Fueled Vehicles

Civilian: Energy Department
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tenn.
Fuel Efficiency and Transportation Initiatives Team
Green Transportation Initiative

Waste/Pollution Prevention

Military: U.S. Air Force
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
Sustainment Team
Moving Mountains of Waste

Civilian: U.S. Postal Service
Washington, D.C.
Reuse of Mailing Products Team
Vendor Partnerships for Envelope Reuse

Green Purchasing

Military: Defense Logistics Agency
Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia
Subsistence Biobased Cutlery Team
Biobased Cutlery Program

Civilian: Agriculture Department
Washington, D.C.
Green Purchasing Team
Leading Through Green Purchasing

Electronics Stewardship

Civilian: Transportation Security Administration
Washington, D.C.
Electronics Stewardship Team
Electronics Stewardship at TSA

Sustainable Design/Green Buildings

Military: U.S. Army
Fort Bragg, N.C.
Sustainable Design Team
Sustainable Design through LEED

Civilian: General Services Administration
Federal Building, San Francisco
Sustainable Building Project Team
A Model of Sustainable Architecture

Sowing the Seeds for Change

Civilian: Labor Department
Washington, D.C.
New Automotive Utilization and Tracking On-line System (AUTOS)

Interagency: Federal Environmental Management Systems Metrics Workgroup
Washington, D.C.
Taking Aggressive Actions Achieving Impressive Results