Companies honored for source reduction

In conjunction with Pollution Prevention Week, the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) recently honored 398 businesses for reducing the amount of trash they produce. Among those honored were Albertson's Food and Drug Stores, for recycling over half (185,000 tons) of the solid waste generated; the Southern California Gas Company, for generating $30,000 in income last year by recycling plastic, metal, corrugated cardboard …