PORT OF SEATTLE 
MEMORANDUM 
COMMISSION AGENDA               Item No.       4a 
Date of Meeting     April 24, 2012 
DATE:    April 5, 2012 
TO:     Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
FROM:    Elizabeth Leavitt, Director Aviation Planning & Environmental Services 
Leslie Stanton, Senior Environmental Strategy Manager 
SUBJECT:  Special Order of Business  Recognition of the Winners of the 2011 Seattle-
Tacoma International Airport Green Gateway Environmental Excellence Awards
Program 

In honor of Earth Day, staff would like to recognize the winners of the 2011 Seattle-Tacoma
International Airport Green Gateway Environmental Excellence Award Program ("Awards
Program"). The Awards Program is designed as a way to annually recognize Airport tenants and
airlines for outstanding environmental leadership and is intended to encourage continuous 
environmental improvement by tenants and airlines and acknowledge the critical role they play
in assisting the Port in meeting its environmental goals. 
2011 AWARD WINNERS: 
Hudson News (Environmental Performance Category) 
o  Donated 6,031 lbs. of food through the Airport's Food Bank Donation Program in
2011 (82% of all 2011 tenant food donations), which is equal to 93 meals per
week.
o  The workhorse of the Airport Food Donation Program since its inception in 2006,
averaging 90% of all annual donations since 2008.
o  Reduces landfill-bound airport waste, and alleviates hunger by providing food
assistance in our local community. 
HMSHost (Environmental Performance Category) 
o  Began participating in the Airport's Food Bank Donation Program this year,
donating 393 lbs. of food.

COMMISSION AGENDA 
Tay Yoshitani, Chief Executive Officer 
April 5, 2012 
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o  Comprehensive efforts improved participation in the Airport's recycling
programs, resulting in a 14% increase in plastic milk jugs recycled and a 30%
decrease in garbage compactor use.
LSG Sky Chefs (Environmental Performance Category) 
o  Began a food-scrap composting program at their flight kitchen facility, diverting
an average of 20 tons per month from landfill (approximately 9% of total waste).
o  Achieved $13,000 net savings on disposal costs. 
ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND: 
The Awards Program was created in 2010 and is designed such that the Airport may present one
or more awards each year, depending on the quality of the nominations received. Nominations
are accepted for any project, process, or action that promotes environmental leadership and
stewardship in one of three categories:
Environmental Performance 
Environmental Education and Outreach 
Environmental Innovation 
Between January and March 2012, the Airport accepted award nominations for projects,
processes or actions completed during 2011. Nominations were received only for the first
category  Environmental Performance. A panel of Aviation Division staff and managers
reviewed those nominations, in accordance with criteria established for each category, and made
recommendations to Airport Senior Management. Senior management then determined that
three nominations in the Environmental Performance category would receive 2011
Environmental Excellence Awards. Awards in the other two categories would not be presented
this year, but all three categories will again be considered next year.
NEXT STEPS: 
Winners of 2011 awards will be notified on April 6, 2012. Commemorative plaques will be
presented to award winners during the April 24, 2012, Commission meeting. The Port will also
acknowledge award winners on banners located inside the Airport terminal, and in a press
release to local media and the public.
OTHER DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SPECIAL ORDER: 
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