Texas Disposal Systems Awards
Awards
Our dedication to waste reduction and being a good neighbor have caught the eye of other local and national businesses, resulting in a number of awards and nominations.
Below are a few highlighted awards that we’ve won, dating back 20 years.
2025: Business Leader – Best of Green Schools Awards
2024: Environmental Champion Winner – Greater Austin Business Awards
2024: Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Freedom Award nomination
2024: Bob Gregory receives Lifetime Achievement Award from RecognizeGood
2024: Adam Gregory recognized as one of Waste 360’s ’40 Under 40′
2023: Telly Award Bronze Winner – General-Public Service/PSA
2022: Buda Chamber of Commerce – Large Business of the Year
2022: Kyle Chamber of Commerce – Large Business of the Year
2021: Keep Texas Beautiful – Ebby Halliday and Maurice Acers Business/Industry Award
2020: Austin Chamber of Commerce’s Greater Austin Business Awards – Community Relations Award
2018: State of Texas Alliance for Recycling (STAR) – Linda B. Smith Memorial Award for Outstanding Environmental Youth Education and Outreach Program
2018: Keep Texas Beautiful – Ebby Halliday and Maurice Acers Business/Industry Award
2018: Kyle Chamber of Commerce – Large Business of the Year
2018: League of Women Voters Austin – First-Ever “Friend of the League” Award (awarded to TDS CEO Bob Gregory)
2017: Austin Chamber of Commerce’s Greater Austin Business Awards – Brookfield Residential Environmentally Friendly Award
2013: Keep Texas Beautiful – Ebby Halliday and Maurice Acers Business/Industry Award
2013: Recognize Good – Ethics Award for Large Business
2011: Texas Motor Transportation Association – 1st Place – Intercity Under 2.5 Million Mile
2010: Boy Scouts of America Capital Area Council – Distinguished Citizen Award (awarded to co-founders Bob and Jim Gregory)
2010: Environmental Industry Association – Hall of Fame Award
2010: South Austin Civic Club – Business of the Year
2009: American Trucking Association – 1st Place National Fleet Safety
2008: Associated Builders and Contractors – Certificate of Excellence
2008: Ducks Unlimited – Conservation Service Award
2008: Safari Club International Austin – Christo Kaiser Conservation Award
2008: SWANA (Solid Waste Association of North America) – Best Landfill in North America
2008: Texas Motor Transportation Association – State of Texas Fleet Safety Award
2006: Austin Chamber of Commerce’s Greater Austin Business Awards – Environmental Greenbelt Award
2005: Texas Campaign for the Environment – Good Neighbor Award
2003: Buda Area Chamber of Commerce – Large Business of the Year
2002: Austin Sustainable Business Council – Environmental Vision Award, Recycling and Waste Minimization Category
2002: Governor Rick Perry and Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission – Texas Environmental Excellence Award, Small Business
2002: National Recycling Coalition – National Award for Outstanding Market Development
2000: Resource Management Commission, Solid Waste Advisory Commission, Water & Wastewater Commission Environmental Board – Environmental Awareness Award (Private Enterprise Honorable Mention)
1998: Resource Management Commission, Solid Waste Advisory Commission and the Environmental Board of the City of Austin – City of Austin Environmental Awareness Award, Private Enterprise Award
1998: Businesses for an Environmentally Sustainable Tomorrow – Innovation Award for Waste Management
