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Five years ago, TLMI established an Environmental Leadership Award to recognize the leadership efforts of member companies that have demonstrated their commitment to good environmental practices.

Two awards were given; the TLMI Environmental Leadership Award For Technical Innovation, awarded to Fujifilm Graphic Systems and the TLMI Environmental Leadership Award For Best Practices, awarded to Metro Label.

All TLMI members are eligible to apply. Candidates must be able to quantitatively measure environmental benefits by at least one of the following:

*Reducing their solid waste
*Expanding a recycling project
*Recovery of waste or energy
*Implementing a new "clean" technology or process
*Implementing an education program
The submissions will be evaluated by a panel from the TLMI Environmental Committee based on, but not limited to, the following criteria:

*Pollution Reduction/Prevention - Practices of modifications that reduced waste and/or energy consumption.
*Environmental Leadership - Management practices that demonstrate environmental commitment and establishment of new standards.

*Benefits - Measurable environmental and economic effectiveness of the program.

*Relevance to others - Adaptability of this program or technology to the industry or end user.

*Uniqueness of the program, project or technology.

We look forward to your company submitting an application, which you can download by clicking here. For additional applications please email headquarters at k2@tlmi.com or call 800-533-8564.