Corps wins environmental award  

Mar. 28, 2008

Waste News, a leading news source about waste and environmental management, named the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers the recipient of the 2007 Environmental Award Government category for its two-year cleanup of the destruction caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
 
"The $3 billion project involved collecting enough debris to fill the Superdome five or six times.  The massive and unprecedented project was a huge logistical and emotional challenge for the government entity to spearhead," said Waste News editor Allan Gerlat.

Waste News Publisher, V.P. and Publications Director, Robert S. Simmons said, "The Army Corps of Engineers is influencing positive environmental change and through their initiatives they demonstrate how green business practices can make a difference."