ARAMARK Recognized by Environmental Protection Agency.Company Receives 2007 WasteWise Endorser of the Year Award PHILADELPHIA -- At its annual conference today in Washington, DC., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ) awarded ARAMARK Higher Education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. , a world leader in providing professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. to more than 600 colleges and universities in North America Universities in North America have an extensive history of being some of the leading educational institutions in the world. North American universities were originally modelled after universities in Europe but have developed different systems of their own. , with the 2007 WasteWise Endorser of the Year Award. ARAMARK was honored for its support of WasteWise's RecycleMania program, a national competition challenging colleges and universities to collect recyclables and raise awareness of environmental and conservation issues. "We are proud to support RecycleMania and to be recognized by the EPA for our commitment to environmental stewardship The integration and application of environmental values into the military mission in order to sustain readiness, improve quality of life, strengthen civil relations, and preserve valuable natural resources. ," said Bruce Alperin, Director of Marketing, ARAMARK Higher Education. "Our goal is to support our university partners in their environmental mission while also educating students how they can minimize their environmental footprint." For the past three years, ARAMARK Higher Education has encouraged its college and university partners to participate in the RecycleMania competition and has promoted the competition at these campuses through various initiatives, including Web seminars, collateral and marketing materials, press releases and other external communications. The 10-week competition capitalizes upon natural rivalries between colleges to provide students with a hands-on activity in waste reduction and recycling. Participating schools report their measurements in pounds recycled per student on a weekly basis. The university that recycles the most waste is awarded the RecycleMania trophy at the end of the 10-week contest. With ARAMARK's help, in 2007 more than 55 partner campuses participated in RecycleMania, accounting for 27 percent of the total 201 participating campuses. These 55 institutions recycled 8.75 million pounds of waste. The EPA credits the national growth of RecycleMania in part to the increase in ARAMARK client participation. The Endorser of the Year Award recognizes endorsers' outstanding efforts to promote the WasteWise program to other organizations and their success in recruiting new partners. RecycleMania is endorsed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's WasteWise program, the National Recycling Coalition's College and University Recycling Council, and the National Wildlife Federation's Campus Ecology Program (http://www.recyclemania.org). ARAMARK is a member of the National Recycling Coalition and committed to identifying environmentally conscious practices that support waste minimization and recycling at all of its locations around the world. About ARAMARK Higher Education ARAMARK Higher Education is dedicated to excellence in dining, facility, conference center, and stadium and arena services. ARAMARK enhances the living and learning experience and environment for more than 600 colleges and universities throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . For more information and a list of our services, visit www.aramarkhighered.com. About ARAMARK ARAMARK is a leader in professional services, providing award-winning food services food services Hospital services A 24/7 department in a hospital that provides for the nutritional needs of inpatients–eg, those needing special diets, preparing meals and transporting them to the floor and, through the cafeteria, the hospital staff and , facilities management The management of a user's computer installation by an outside organization. All operations including systems, programming and the datacenter can be performed by the facilities management organization on the user's premises. , and uniform and career apparel to health care institutions, universities and school districts, stadiums and arenas, and businesses around the world. In FORTUNE magazine's list of "America's Most Admired Companies A yearly publication by Fortune Magazine, America's Most Admired Companies consists of corporations that are highly esteemed by the likes of Business Executives, Directors, and Analysts. A survey is taken of close to 3300 professionals who give their opinions on the companies. ," ARAMARK has consistently ranked as one of the top three most admired companies in its industry as evaluated by peers and industry analysts since 1998. The company was also ranked first in its industry in the 2007 FORTUNE 500 survey. Headquartered in Philadelphia, ARAMARK has approximately 240,000 employees serving clients in 18 countries. Learn more at the company's Web site at www.aramark.com. |
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