Bureau of Solid Waste Management employees Rashida White and Jeanette Garcia Polasky and intern Jahi Thomas recently were recognized by the Apex Awards for Publication Excellence with an Award of Excellence in the Electronic Media-Video Media category for their work on the Bureau’s recycling public service ad, “Tangled Up!” Now in its 31st year, the Apex Awards recognizes outstanding work among more than 1,200 entries by professional communicators in 12 major categories and 100 subcategories.
This year “Tangled Up!” has also earned bureau staff first place in the PSA category at the National Association of Government Communicators Blue Pen and Gold Screen Awards and a Silver Telly Award in the Social Video, General-Public Service category. The PSA was also part of the Bureau’s marketing campaign that won the Maryland Recycling Network’s Outstanding Government Leadership Award in 2019.
Produced fully by bureau staff, “Tangled Up!” shows why “tanglers” – things like plastic bags and linens – are not accepted for recycling by Baltimore County or most other jurisdictions. Hailed by industry professionals from coast to coast, the PSA has been shared on social media and blogs on four continents by more than 170 government, business, media and nonprofit organizations and waste management professionals!
Watch and share Baltimore County’s award-winning recycling PSA on YouTube, Facebook or Twitter.