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The 2010 NACHA PayItGreen Award

The 2010 NACHA PayItGreen Award Nomination package should include: a cover sheet that includes the nominee's complete name, title, organization, contact information, and the submitter if different supporting documentation that details and demonstrates achievements

Who is Eligible?

Any individual or organization that has demonstrated superior leadership in the development, implementation, or advancement of programs that promote the positive environmental impact of choosing electronic payments, statements and bills is eligible. NACHA, Regional Payments Associations, and/or their employees are not eligible for this award.

Information Needed

Nominators should include a detailed description of the program, project, or marketing campaign that has resulted in the adoption of electronic payments, statements, or bills over paper through environmental messaging. Nominators should demonstrate that program or effort was successful through supporting data, statistics, survey results, customer feedback, or other relevant information.

Please provide the description in an article format, and include an executive summary and as many of the following headings as applicable:

  • program goals
  • program description
  • program results, including summary, supporting results, statistics, etc, as applicable
  • benefits
  • lessons learned

The Submission Process

Please submit your nominations for the 2010 NACHA PayItGreen Award by March 5, 2010 to Mary J. Yerkes. If necessary, please fax hard copies to 703-787-0996, attention Mary J. Yerkes or mail to:

NACHA – The Electronic Payments Association
ATTN: Mary J. Yerkes, Senior Staff Writer
Communications & Marketing
13450 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 100
Herndon, VA 20171

Nominators understand and agree that their submissions will become the property of NACHA. NACHA may edit and publish the material on its Web site and in other NACHA publications. Further, Regional Payments Associations may publish submissions in their newsletters, on their Web sites, and use the material for ACH training.

Download awards nomination form here. (the word here can link to this form:)

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In one year, by switching from paper to electronic billing, statements and payments, the average American household would save 6.6 pounds of paper.
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In one year, by switching from paper to electronic billing, statements and payments, the average American household would avoid producing 171 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions Ð the equivalent of: The emissions avoided by not driving 169 miles.
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In one year, by switching from paper to electronic billing, statements and payments, the average American household would avoid producing 171 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions Ð the equivalent of: The emissions avoided by not consuming 8.8 gallons of gasoline.
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In one year, by switching from paper to electronic billing, statements and payments, the average American household would avoid producing 171 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions Ð the equivalent of: Planting 2 tree seedlings and allowing them to grow for 10 years.
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In one year, by switching from paper to electronic billing, statements and payments, the average American household would avoid producing 171 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions Ð the equivalent of: Preserving 24 square feet of forestland.
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In one year, by switching from paper to electronic billing, statements and payments, the average American household would avoid releasing 63 gallons of wastewater into the environment.
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In one year, by switching from paper to electronic billing, statements and payments, the average American household would avoid using 4.5 gallons of gasoline to mail paper items.
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If only 20% of American households switched from paper to electronic bills, statements and payments each year, the collective impact would save 150,939,615 pounds of paper.
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If only 20% of American households switched from paper to electronic bills, statements and payments each year, the collective impact would save 1,811,275 trees.
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If only 20% of American households switched from paper to electronic bills, statements and payments each year, the collective impact would avoid producing almost 2 million tons of greenhouse gases.
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If only 20% of American households switched from paper to electronic bills, statements and payments each year, the collective impact would avoid creating over a billion gallons of wastewater during paper production.
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If only 20% of American households switched from paper to electronic bills, statements and payments each year, the collective impact would avoid using over 100 million gallons of gas to mail payments.
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