Recycler of the Year: E. Gifford Stack (Santa Fe, NM)

A recycling professional since 1976, few have been as involved in recycling across the country, and as involved with NRC as E. Gifford Stack.  Mr. Stack has extensive experience with solid waste management programs.  He has developed waste paper recovery systems, directed the glass industry’s national recycling activities, sold recycling equipment, and created recycling programs for PET plastic beverage containers.  Prior to joining NMED in 2001, Stack spent almost 14 years with the National Soft Drink Association (now the American Beverage Association) directing their environmental affairs program.