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National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association
Environmental Eagle Award
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Operated by Hanson Aggregates, the Versailles
Quarry in Indiana was awarded the National Stone Sand and Gravel
Association’s 2004 Silver Environmental Eagle Award. The Environmental
Eagle Award was created in 1992 to provide national recognition for
aggregate-producing companies actively contributing to the maintenance
of the environment in and around their operations, as evidenced by a
corporate commitment to the full use of environmental controls and
systems.
Criteria
for the award include the quality and effectiveness of the operation's
proactive environmental programs, degree of employee involvement in
environmental programs and community environmental outreach, quality and
effectiveness of the operation's pollution prevention and waste
minimization program, and the extent to which the operation has
implemented effective environmental control measures. The Silver Award
is given to operations that achieve "better than regulatory
requirements."
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Other awards the Versailles plant has received include gold status
from IMAA honoring them with an Excellence in Mining Award, and the
Showplace Award from NSSGA in 1999. A berm installed along US 421, trees
being planted, and a new office building are just a few of the changes
Versailles has seen in recent years. |
