Environmental Awards Program

The CEIC Environmental Awards Program is an annual celebration to recognize those individuals, groups, or organizations that have been involved in outstanding recycling, beautification, litter control, and environmental projects in Chesapeake.

Nominate individual, group or organization accomplishments by completing and submitting a nomination form. Photographs, news clips, letters of endorsement, and other documentation may be submitted and are encouraged to substantiate claims made in your nomination form.

One award is presented in each of these categories:

Business & Industry
Community and Communications
Community Organization - Adult
Community Organization - Youth
Educational Institution
Government Agency
Innovation in Recycling, Reusing or Repurposing

Nominations will be accepted through January 31, 2020 and must be based on activities conducted between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019. (Nomination period is now closed.)

Winning entries will be recognized at the Chesapeake Conservation Conference and Chesapeake Environmental Improvement Council Environmental Awards Luncheon at 12 pm on Friday, March 06, 2020 at the Chesapeake Conference Center.

To purchase Environmental Awards Luncheon tickets online, click here. To print out the registration form to register in person or mail in, click here.

Congratulations to all of the previous award recipients! The mission of the CEIC is to promote litter prevention, recycling and beautification by providing citizens an opportunity to get involved at the grassroots level to help keep Chesapeake clean and green.