HSR Zero Waste Wins Clean50 Top Project Award for Convention Centre Sustainability Transformation

HSR Zero Waste has been honored with the 2025 Clean50 Top Project Award for its Convention Centre Zero Waste Transformation Project, recognizing the initiative as one of Canada's most impactful sustainability programs this year. The award celebrates the company's success in demonstrating how large-scale facilities can transition toward circular operations through customized zero waste planning, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement.

Led by President Jamie Kaminski and supported by the HSR Zero Waste team and convention center staff, the project addressed complex waste streams and created data-driven strategies that achieved measurable reductions in landfill contributions while improving recycling and composting outcomes. The Clean50 Top Project Awards specifically recognize initiatives across Canada that demonstrate both measurable sustainability impact and leadership in environmental stewardship.

This recognition highlights HSR Zero Waste's ongoing commitment to helping organizations achieve practical, lasting zero waste solutions that deliver both environmental and operational benefits. The company's approach combines technical expertise with practical implementation strategies that can be scaled across various facility types and industries.

Founders Stan and Della Kaminski represented HSR Zero Waste at the Clean50 Summit and Award Ceremony in Toronto, accepting the award on behalf of the entire team. This award represents a significant milestone for a company that began with humble origins in recycling more than four decades ago.

The company's journey started in 1980 when founder Stan Kaminski and his partner Della began collecting newspapers from local hotels to raise money for the Gibsons Boys Club. What began as a small community initiative evolved into a lifelong mission to reduce waste and approach resource management differently. This foundation in practical, community-based recycling provided the experience that now informs the company's sophisticated zero waste consulting services.

Jamie Kaminski founded HSR Zero Waste in 2019, expanding the organization's vision to help modern businesses achieve circularity and measurable sustainability outcomes. Building on decades of hands-on recycling experience, the consulting division now provides zero waste planning for organizations across Canada and beyond, helping clients transform sustainability goals into tangible, data-driven results.

The Convention Centre Zero Waste Transformation Project exemplifies how organizations can implement comprehensive waste reduction strategies that address both environmental concerns and operational efficiency. By focusing on customized solutions rather than one-size-fits-all approaches, HSR Zero Waste has demonstrated that significant waste diversion is achievable even in complex, high-volume facilities.

For organizations seeking to understand the practical implementation of zero waste strategies, additional information about HSR Zero Waste's sustainability programs is available at https://www.hsrzerowaste.com. Details about the specific Top Project Award recognition for the Convention Centre Zero Waste Transformation can be found at https://www.clean50.com/projects/convention-center-zero-waste-transformation/.

The success of this project has broader implications for the sustainability industry, demonstrating that comprehensive zero waste transformation is achievable in large commercial facilities. As organizations face increasing pressure to meet environmental targets and reduce their ecological footprint, the methodologies proven in this project provide a replicable model for similar facilities across multiple sectors.