Wampler Foods Wins Recycling Award.BROADWAY, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 1999-- Wampler Foods, Inc., a subsidiary of WLR WLR Water and Land Resources (King County, WA) WLR Wholesale Line Rental WLR Weekly Law Reports (UK) WLR Wafer Level Reliability WLR Weapons Locating Radar WLR Buoy Tender, River Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : WLRF), today announced that its Franconia plant was awarded the Northern Montgomery County Montgomery County may refer to:
The awards ceremony is held to recognize the commercial sector's efforts in recycling. The Excellence in Recycling Award is given to companies for performance in recycling and excellence in record keeping. Last year, Wampler's Franconia plant recycled 450 tons of corrugated cor·ru·gate v. cor·ru·gat·ed, cor·ru·gat·ing, cor·ru·gates v.tr. To shape into folds or parallel and alternating ridges and grooves. v.intr. and office paper. The plant has recycled over 3.6 million pounds of paper in the past four years. Dave Moyer, complex manager for Wampler Foods' Franconia plant said, "We are very proud of the efforts of all of our employees to help with recycling, and we are pleased that we are able to give something substantial back to the community in a tangible way. Wampler's recycling program not only helps reduce the burden on our neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. landfills, but also returns money to the Franconia Township to use in productive ways." The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania reimburses municipalities based on the amount of recycled material they collect. Consequently, record keeping plays an integral role in reclaiming savings for the townships. Last year, $254,000 was refunded by the Commonwealth to the eight municipalities in the area. This money is distributed back to the municipalities to help offset taxes and fund environmentally oriented programs. WLR Foods is a fully integrated provider of high quality turkey and chicken products primarily under the Wampler Foods(R) brand. It is nationally ranked as the seventh largest poultry processor by sales volume and is an international leader in poultry exports. WLR Foods has processing operations in Virginia, North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. , and Pennsylvania. |
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