- Anheuser-Busch – Recycler of the Year
- Smithfield Packing Company, Inc. – Outstanding Business
- Amelia County Litter Program – Outstanding Education Program
- Amelia County Recycling Program – Outstanding Rural Innovation
- Hanover County– Outstanding Organics Program
- Arlington County – Outstanding Leadership
- Stefanie S. Robinson – Outstanding School Organics Program
- Outstanding Service Provider – VersAbility Resources E-Recycling
- Outstanding Municipal Program – City of Virginia Beach Public Works Waste Management Townhome Conversion Team
- Outstanding Clean Water Initiative – Evonik Corporation