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Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
San Diego, California

Aug 8, 2014

Mike Corona, director of waste management at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., accepts a Federal Green Challenge Award for waste reduction during the Federal Regional Council Meeting in San Diego, Aug. 7. The air station increased recyclables from approximately 1,470 tons in 2012 to 1,911 tons this year, a 30 percent increase that significantly exceeded its goal to increase recycling by 10 percent. Solid waste disposal to the landfill was also reduced by more than 22 percent, from approximately 5,194 tons in 2012 to 4,242 tons this year. This exceeded the established goal to decrease solid waste by 10 percent.

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