Vancouver, Wash. –  The Clark County Green Business program is celebrating Earth Day by recognizing local leaders in environmental sustainability with Green Awards. The annual awards feature four new categories this year. The new categories demonstrate the ongoing journey businesses must embark on to consistently reduce their environmental impacts and engage with employees and community members to set and achieve new sustainability goals. 

Here are the 2025 Green Awards winners:  

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center – Seeds of Sustainability  
PeaceHealth is a not-for-profit health care system with medical centers, critical access hospitals and medical clinics in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. PeaceHealth is always exploring opportunities to reduce waste sent to landfill and increase reuse and recycling. They now divert over 5.8 tons of polypropylene surgical “blue wrap” annually and have reduced the need for 371 tons of disposable surgical supplies by switching to sterilizable items that can be reused. They keep food out of the landfill and reduce gas emissions by using an anaerobic digester and sending kitchen food scraps to a local farm to be used for animal feed. They have also reduced water and energy consumption by improving their lighting and HVAC systems, installing smart water sprinklers, and implementing water reduction practices in their laboratory.  

Simply Thyme Catering – Sustainability Legacy  
Simply Thyme Catering is committed to providing high-quality, sustainable and customized meal solutions. They specialize in creating fresh and dietary-conscious meals while prioritizing environmental responsibility in every aspect of the business. From locally sourced ingredients to eco-friendly packaging, Simply Thyme Catering integrates sustainability into their daily operations. At Simply Thyme Catering, every usable food scrap is repurposed — whether incorporated into broths, frozen for future use, or composted. If food is no longer fit for human consumption, it is fed to goats, chickens and cows, ensuring that nothing goes to waste. Additionally, Simply Thyme Catering tackles plastic waste head-on. Catering requires significant use of plastic wrap, but they mitigate the use by collecting, reusing and recycling plastic responsibly.  

TSMC Washington – Sustainability Trailblazer   
TSMC Washington is a semiconductor manufacturer on 260 acres in Camas. The company’s 1-million-square-foot fabrication complex includes approximately 130,000 square feet of clean room space to manufacture computer chips. TSMC Washington's pursuit of a "Zero Waste-to-Landfill" certification, combined with the implementation of composting, color-coded waste sorting systems and staff education on waste reduction makes them a standout leader in waste reduction practices in Clark County. Through innovative and trailblazing sustainability solutions, they have diverted 1.25 million pounds of wastewater filter cakes for reuse, launched a sitewide color-coded waste sorting system, operated on 100% renewable energy since 2018 and added nine greenhouse gas abatement units to reduce their emissions even further. 

Evergreen Habitat for Humanity, Clark County store – Community Champion  
The Clark County Habitat for Humanity Store is a home improvement store and donation center that sells new and gently used furniture, home decor, appliances, building materials and more at discounted prices. Proceeds from the store support the organization's homebuilding and repair programs, directly contributing to affordable housing in the county. They divert over 100 tons of waste from unsellable items every year, thanks in part to their volunteer-run recycling station that disassembles these items for material-specific recycling. The store also offers free community drop-off options for recycling household batteries and paint – recycling over 4,000 pounds of paint each year. They partner with local nonprofits and small businesses to find creative reuse opportunities for items that can't be sold or recycled, including donating slow-selling dishes to "rage rooms." In 2024, they reduced their own operational waste by 57 tons compared to 2023 – nearly doubling their goal for the year. 

The four award winners will be honored at a ceremony in May. The Clark County Green Business program thanks the businesses and organizations that submitted applications for this year’s Green Awards and encourages applicants to apply again next year.  

Visit the Green Business website to learn more about the program and see past Green Awards winners.  

MEDIA CONTACT
Marissa Armstrong, communications manager
564.397.7307; marissa.armstrong@clark.wa.gov