Waste Farmers is pleased to announce that the company is the recipient of the 2010 “Green Business of the Year” award presented by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce on April 21. Waste Farmers’ founder, John-Paul Maxfield, accepted the award on behalf of the company.

The Chamber’s 2010 Business Awards luncheon, sponsored by Colorado Business Bank, was held at the Hyatt Regency Colorado Convention Center. Waste Farmers was one of three finalists for the award. The Business Awards highlight six categories of businesses, as well as the David E. Bailey Small Business Advocate of the Year Award. The categories include Small Business of the Year, Emerging Business of the Year, Minority-owned Business of the Year, Small and Large Non-profit Organization of the Year and Green Business of the Year.

More than 1,000 nominations were reviewed by a volunteer committee and accounting sponsor Clifton Gunderson. Three finalists were chosen in each category. All finalists were present and the winners were not aware that they had been chosen until their name was called during the event.

“All of our winners share a commitment to business, their community and to Colorado,” said Kelly Brough, president and CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.

Read Maxfield’s acceptance speech here.