Ohio Wesleyan University staff member David Soliday was honored this month with a Recycling Award presented by the Delaware Public Health District’s Keep Delaware County Beautiful program. The award is presented annually to an individual who makes “significant contributions to recycling and waste-reduction efforts” in the county. Soliday, an OWU Information Services employee and Sustainable Delaware Ohio board member, was recognized for “his longtime advocacy for reducing and reusing in the community.”
In sharing news of the 2025 award, the Health District stated that “Soliday helped establish the Upcycling Center at Ohio Wesleyan University, where staff, students, and residents can donate or pick up items such as art supplies, office materials, and media for free. He also led the launch of Delaware’s first Repair Café, an event pairing skilled volunteers with community members to fix household items – keeping them out of landfills and saving residents money.”
Soliday, who joined the OWU staff in 2008, said he is honored to be recognized with the Recycling Award and grateful that so many Ohio Wesleyan offices, colleagues, and students collaborated to help improve the environment.