Are businesses randomly chosen for the award, or are there specific criteria?
Any California business that has taken effective measures to reduce the amount of waste it generates may apply. Applicants do not compete by type or size of business, but are judged based on individual merit. There are specific criteria and applicants are assessed based upon whether or not they meet these criteria. In order to assess their waste reduction efforts, businesses are asked to provide information about the steps they are taking to reduce waste in their daily business operations, such as incentives for company or employee recycling programs, the reduction of product packaging, and the reuse and recycling of materials in the manufacturing of their products. Businesses are also asked to provide a breakdown of the amount of recycled and post-consumer materials (materials that were recyclable and those that were made from recycled materials) being used in their manufacturing process.
