2008 Sen. John H. Chafee Award for Conservation Leadership was given to Amgen Rhode Island for the site’s resource conservation program. The program is focused on two areas: reducing energy consumption and reducing waste.
2008 City of Boulder Perfect Wastewater Compliance Award, for perfect compliance. Awards were presented to facilities that had no violations of their Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit during 2007. This is the third year in a row the site received the award.
2008 Puerto Rico Manufacturer’s Association Award for Best Water Conservation Project, second place award was presented to Amgen Puerto Rico for their wastewater reuse project.
2008 State of Washington, Governor’s Smart Commute Award went to Amgen Washington for an employee transportation program that reduces drive-alone commuting.
2007 Flex Your Power Honorable Mention Award for education and leadership. Presented to Amgen Thousand Oaks for demonstrating leadership and results in saving energy.
2006 EPA WasteWise Award, Large Business Partner of the Year for the best overall waste reduction achievements for the year including reallocation and donation of lab equipment, donation of computer equipment to schools, and donation of leftover food to a local food bank.
2006 Union Sanitary District Certificate of Merit presented to Amgen Fremont in recognition of consistent compliance with industrial pretreatment regulations and for ongoing efforts to protect the environment. This is the fourth consecutive year the site was awarded.
2006 King County Gold Award for perfect compliance with wastewater permits in 2006 awarded to Amgen Washington sites in both Bothell and Seattle by the King County Industrial Waste Program. This is the third year in a row that Bothell earned the award and the first year that the Seattle Helix site has been recognized.
2005 EPA WasteWise Award, Staff Education Gold Achievement Award for its role in collecting more than 1,306 tons of recyclable materials and for preventing an additional 12,255 tons of construction waste from entering the waste stream.
2005 BEST (Businesses for Environmentally Sustainable Tomorrow) Award at Amgen campus in Seattle Washington, for energy conservation practices that will reduce annual consumption by more than 500,000 kWh.
2005 California Community Colleges Award for Excellence in donating excess supplies and equipment in the support of science in local schools.
2003 City of Thousand Oaks WasteWatch Award for outstanding achievements in Waste Reduction/Reuse. The WasteWatch Awards program recognizes businesses and nonprofit organizations for taking steps to manage their waste, conserve energy, reduce air/water pollution, and make purchases in an environmentally responsible manner.
2002 EPA WasteWise Large Business Honorable Mention award for demonstrating a commitment to municipal solid waste reduction.
