Itronics
Award Winning Creative Clean
Technology
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Itronics, under the leadership of
its President, Dr. John Whitney, has
developed and is now operating the
only vertically integrated, fully
permitted facility in the United
States, that uses its break through
“Beneficial Use Photochemical,
Silver, and Water Recycling
Technology” to convert photographic
liquid waste into pure silver and
GOLD’n GRO liquid fertilizers.
Itronics is the only company in the
world with vertically integrated
“zero waste” photochemical recycling
technology that produces highly
effective liquid fertilizers for
agriculture.
Itronics and its President, Dr. John
Whitney have received international
recognition for developing “zero
waste” clean technology that
maximizes raw material
sustainability for the 140 year old
photographic industry and produces
highly effective environmentally
compatible GOLD’n GRO liquid
fertilizers for use in suburban and
rural horticulture and agriculture.
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2000—Dr. John Whitney was
received a Silver Star Award for
making a significant
contribution to northern
Nevada’s Truckee Meadows quality
of life.
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2000—Dr. John Whitney was
selected as Nevada’s Inventor of
the year
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2001—Itronics was one of five
finalists for the 2001
Kirkpatrick Chemical Engineering
Award
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2005—Dr. John Whitney honored as
“Scot of the Year” by the Nevada
Society of Scottish Clans for
his work to recycle
photochemicals
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2005—Itronics awarded second
place (IchemE), Worldwide
Environmental Awards in London,
England
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2005—Itronics awarded USA Gold
at the International Green Apple
Environmental Awards in London,
England
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2005—GOLD’n GRO was named one of
the top 10 new technologies
representing the best of
agricultural innovation by the
Canadian Association of Agri-Retailers
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2006—Itronics named
International Green Hero by the
Green Organization, London,
England
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2007—Dr. John Whitney named
northern Nevada Entrepreneur of
the Year—Agriculture/Environment
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2008—Itronics named Green
Company of the Year by the
Nevada’s Center for
Entrepreneurship and Technology
(NCET)
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2012—Itronics Named Medium
Entrepreneurial Technology
Company of the Year by NCET
Technology Awards
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2015 – EDAWN – Existing Industry
Award; Manufacturing Excellence
Award
With the
receipt of the Kirkpatrick award,
the IChemE award, the Green Apple
award and now the Green Hero award,
Itronics has gained international
recognition for its zero waste
recycling program for the worldwide
Photographic Industry. This major
breakthrough for the 140 year old
Photographic Industry is an example
of technology that can be developed
to enable materials using industries
to completely convert their waste
streams into usable goods. The
Photographic Industry can now be a
truly “Green Industry” and a world
leader in maximizing global resource
sustainability and improving
agriculture by globally supporting
and promoting this leading edge
clean technology. |