2009 Green Initiative Recognition Program Award Recipients
| Business Name | Reason for Recognition |
| Able Industries | Able Industries only uses non-toxic "Green Seal Certified" cleaning chemicals. |
Acacia Aveda | Acacia Aveda has supported sustainable fabrics and fair labor practices through the promotion of the C. Marchuska clothing line. |
Binghamton- Johnson City Joint | Binghamton- Johnson City Joint Sewage Treatment Plant has worked towards increasing the sustainability of our water supply by reducing their water consumption by 12.2 million gallons of water per year. |
| Broome County YMCA | The Broome County YMCA has increased energy efficiency in Broome County through a $1.2 million upgrade of their facilities in the past year. |
| Columbian Financial Group | The Columbian Financial Group has instituted the use of Kraft envelopes which are supported by the Forest Stewardship Council and promote the responsible management of the world's forests. |
| Country Valley Industries | Country Valley industries will experience a fifty percent reduction in energy consumption this year due to upgrades which they conducted upon their facilities. |
| Dickinson Community | Dickinson Community at Binghamton University instituted the Green Games initiative in the past year as a means of educating students about the environment and performing "Green Projects" within the community. |
| Electric Pinwheels | Electric Pinwheels has produced a small wind turbine which is capable of producing clean energy in both residential and commercial settings. |
| E.W. Heier Teaching Greenhouse | E.W. Heier has researched the use of "beneficial insects" as a means of pest control. |
| Frito - Lay | Frito - Lay has introduced the novel initiative to produce absolutely no landfill material in the year 2009. |
| Levene, Gouldin, and Thompson, LLP | Levene, Gouldin, and Thompson, LLP has promoted the sustainability of resources in the community through their institution of innovative facilities management, and recycling programs. |
| M.Y. Boutique | M.Y. Boutique has supported sustainable fabrics, and fair labor practices through promotion of the C. Marchuska clothing line. |
| O'Brien and Gere | O'Brien and Gere has created sustainable building projects through the LEED certification of a portion of their engineering core. |
| Product Research Company Inc. Procare Copier Systems | Product Research Company Inc. Procare Copier Systems has advanced the cause of sustainability in the community of Broome through their innovative program of remanufacturing, recycling, and remarketing office equiptment. |
| Tint Condition LLC. | Tint Condition LLC has offered solar control window films to the community since 1986, the insulation these films provide reduce the need for heat in the winter, and air conditioning in the summer. |
| Unitarian Universalist Church | The Unitarian Universalist Church's participation in the green Sanctuary Program has encouraged them to educate the community regarding sustainability of resources, as well as increase the sustainability of their premises. |
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