Awards
Washington City Paper readers have named Community Forklift the area’s best Green Business every year since 2014! Learn about our reuse nonprofit’s other accolades, including awards from eBay, the American Society of Interior Designers, and Green America.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERIOR DESIGNERS
2022: Washington Metro Chapter’s Potomac Award for “an individual or institution that has made creative and intellectual contributions to local society.”
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
2019, 2021, 2022: Waste Diversion and Recycling Award
CITY PAPER
2014 – 2023: Reader’s Choice Best Green Business
2012 – 2013: Reader’s Choice Best Hardware Store
2010 – 2011: Reader’s Choice Best Home Goods Store
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE REMODELING INDUSTRY
2019: NARI Metro DC Chapter Community Service Award
2011: DC Metro Image Award
EBAY SHINE AWARDS FOR SMALL BUSINESS
2017: Charitable Business Award
GREEN AMERICA
2008 – 2017: Green America Seal of Approval, Gold Certified Business
2013: People & Planet Award, rewarding green businesses nationwide for their contributions to a just and sustainable economy
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
2013: Green Business of the Year
CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION
2013: Certificate of Congressional Recognition by U.S. Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD)
ALICE FERGUSON FOUNDATION
2011: Potomac Champion Award
WASHINGTON POST EXPRESS
2010 – 2013: Readers Choice Awards
CONSTANT CONTACT
2009, 2011, & 2012: All Star Award
“Resourceful DIY-ers adore this 34,000-square-foot warehouse of donated building materials and housewares.”
“For their leadership, vision, and dedication to develop and implement solutions for a trash free Potomac Watershed …“
