Awards

  • 2016 National Outstanding Affiliate Award

    • —-The National Award program changed this year.—-

  • 2015 National KAB First Place Award-Business-Beautification-Hultquist Landscapes
  • 2015 National KAB First Place Award-Civic/Non Profit-Waste Reduction-Topeka Housing Authority
  • 2015 National KAB Second Place Award-Government-Beautification-City Channel 4
  • 2015 National KAB Second Place Award-Business-Litter Prevention-Strathman Sales
  • 2015 National KAB Second Place Award-Business-Waste Reduction-
    Waste Management of Kansas
  • 2015 National KAB Second Place Award-Civic/Non profit-Litter Prevention-Silverbackks
  • 2015 National KAB Distinguished Service Citation-Civic/Non Profit-Litter Prevention-ShareFest
  • 2015 National KAB First Place Award-Youth Group/School-Litter Prevention-CMK Service for Change
  • 2015 KAB National 1st Place Award-Great American Cleanup Best Activation
  • 2015 President’s Circle Award

    • —-National Convention was moved to January so there was no KAB national convention in 2014—-

  • 2013 National KAB First Place Award-Business-Beautification-Lowe’s Home Improvment Stores
  • 2013 National KAB First Place Award-Business-Litter Prevention-Waste Management of Kansas
  • 2013 National KAB First Place Award-Government-
    Beautification-Shawnee County Parks and Recreation
  • 2013 National KAB First Place Award-Civic-Beautification-Shawnee County Master Gardeners
  • 2013 National KAB First Place Award-Government-Waste Reduction-Shawnee County Solid Waste Department
  • 2013 National KAB Second Place Award-Business-Waste Reduction-Payless ShoeSource
  • 2013 National KAB Second Place Award-Civic-Waste Reduction-TARC
  • 2013 National KAB Distinguished Service Citation-Civic-Litter Prevention-Friends of Dornwood
  • 2013 National KAB Second Place Award-Eisenhower Middle School-School category
  • 2013 National KAB Distinguished Service Citation-Highland Park High School-School category
  • 2013 National 1st Place KAB Great American Cleanup Innovation Award
  • 2013 National KAB Second Place Affiliate Award
  • 2013 President’s Circle Award
  • 2012 National KAB First Place Award-Business catetory for Beautification-Custom Tree Care
  • 2012 National KAB Second Place Award-Business category for Waste Redution-Payless ShoeSource
  • 2012 National KAB Second Place Award-Business catetory for Litter Prevention-Waste Management of Kansas
  • 2012 National KAB Distinguished Service Citation-Government category for Litter Prevention-Shawnee County Parks and Recreation
  • 2012 National KAB Distinguished Service Citation-CLPP for “Butt Buckets On the Go”
  • 2011 National KAB First Place Award Business-Litter Prevention-Topeka Capital Journal.
  • 2011 National KAB Second Place Award-School category for Beautification-Highland Park High School
  • 2011 National KAB CLPP First Place Award-“The Butt Stops Here”
  • 2010 National KAB First Place Affiliate Award
  • 2010 National KAB First Place–Business Category for Litter Prevention-Waste Management of Kansas
  • 2010 National KAB First Place–Business Category-Sherwin Williams
  • 2010 President’s Circle Award
  • 2010 Nestlé Waters Award
  • 2009 National KAB First Place Affiliate Award
  • 2009 National KAB Second Place–Schools Category for Litter Prevention-Washburn University
  • 2009 National KAB Second Place–Business Category for Beautification-Westar Energy
  • 2009 National KAB Second Place-Business Category-Waste Reduction-Frito Lay, Inc.
  • 2009 Honorable Mention for local Cigarette Litter Prevention Program “No Butts About It . . . This is Litter Too!”
  • 2009 Outstanding Sponsor Support from Waste Management
  • 2009 President’s Circle Award
  • 2008 “Honda’s Road to a Cleaner America Award for Greatest Number of Volunteers Recruited.”
  • 2008 President’s Circle Award
  • 2008 National KAB Second Place–Civic Group for Waste Reduction-Boy Scouts of America-Jayhawk Area Council
  • 2008 Distinguished Service Citation–Business Category for Litter Prevention-BRB Contractors, Inc.
  • 2008 Distinguished Service Citation–Business Category for Beautification-KTKA 49 ABC.
  • 2008 Distinguished Service Citation–Government Agency for Litter Prevention-Topeka Housing and Neighborhood Development.
  • 2007 National KAB First Place Affiliate Award.
  • 2007 National KAB First Place Business-Litter Reduction Award-Jim Cates Show/1440 AM
  • 2007 National KAB First Place Youth-Waste Reduction Award-Washburn Rural High School.
  • 2007 National KAB President’s Circle Award.
  • 2006 National KAB Second Place Affiliate Award.
  • 2006 National KAB First Place Business-Beautification and Community Improvement Award-Waste Management of Kansas.
  • 2006 National KAB President’s Circle Award.
  • 2006 Core Partner Trophy from Mayor Bunten.
  • 2005 National KAB President’s Circle Award.
  • 2004 National KAB President’s Circle Award.
  • 2003 National KAB President’s Circle Award.
  • 2000 Commander’s Americanisn Award-American Legion for Wana-Make Wanamaker Better.
  • 2000 National KAB Distinguished Service Citation-Wana-Make Wanamaker Better.
  • 2000 Certificate of Merit-Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center.
  • 2000 First Place Youth Award-National Soft Drink Association-Wana-Make Wanamaker Better.
  • 1999 National KAB Distinguished Service Citation-Wana-Make Wanamaker Better.
  • 1999 National KAB First Place for Outstanding Volunteer Involvement.
  • 1997 Heart to Heart Award
  • 1995 National KAB First Place Youth Award.
  • 1992 National KAB Second Place Youth Award.
  • 1990 National KAB Distinguished Service Citation.
  • 1989 National KAB Outstanding Achievement Citation.
  • 1988 Glad Bag A Thon.
  • 1987 National KAB Award.