SDSWMA Awards Recipients
| Year | Past President | Career Achievement | Local Champion | Innovation |
| 1996-1997 | Phyllis Packard | Terry Keller | Larry McManus | Tim Sanders |
| 1997-1998 | Carolyn Trautman | Duane Noeldner | Joe Walters | Bob McGrath and Doug Johnson |
| 1998-1999 | Clark Sowers | Leonard "Magic" Bordeaux | Bob Wilcox | City of Rapid City |
| 1999-2000 | Tim Sanders | Mike Erickson | Benchmark Foam, Inc. | Bruce Pier |
| 2000-2001 | Val Keller | Clayton Cook | New Deal Tire | City of Sioux Falls |
| 2001-2002 | Doug Johnson | Bob McGrath | Val Keller | Jerry Wright |
| 2002-2003 | Karen Cook | Dave Templeton | Larry McManus | Millenium Recycing of SF |
| 2003-2004 | Ron Olson | Carolyn Trautman | Tim Kenyon | Dave Ryan |
| 2004-2005 | Larry McManus | Ed Verley, City of Sioux Falls | Ron Olson | Fred Doran |
| 2005-2006 | David Ryan | no award | Jason Chan | no award |
| 2006-2007 | Tim Kenyon | Phyllis Packard, City of Vermillion |
1. Ace Steel and Recycling |
Recovered Materials Management |
| 2007-2008 | Mike Scott | Jerry Wright, City of Rapid City | Phyllis Packard | Dale Fortin |
| 2008-2009 | Bob Iverson | Carl Wright, Brown County | City of Madison | City of Mitchell |
| 2009-2010 | Jay Johnson | Bob McGrath, City of Brookings | Tim Kenyon, LBG | Dustin Hansen, Sioux Falls LF |
| 2010-2011 | Mike Boerger | Larry McManus, Tir-County Landfill | Valerie Keller, Pierre | Michael Oyler, Rapid City MRF |
| 2011-2012 | Jay Koch | Doug Hillmer | Mike Scott, Brown County | Rhett Albers, SRSS, Inc. |
| 2012-2013 | Tim Kenyon | Ron Olson, City of Mitchell | Dave McElroy, Sioux Falls | Travis Hewitt, AGRAT2 |
| 2013-2014 | Dave McElroy | Tim Kenyon | Barker Concrete-CFRWMD | No award |
| 2014-2015 | Karl Merbach | Ron Bannwarth | Van Haugrud | Michael Erickson |
| 2015-2016 | Fred Snoderly | Valerie Keller, City of Pierre | South Dakota DENR Staff | No award |
| 2016-2017 | Larry McManus | Bob Iverson, City of Vermillion | Ryan Badten & Walworth Co Landfill | No award |
| 2017-2018 | Valerie Keller | Vonni Kallemeyn, SD DENR | Tony Holmstrom - KVA Engineering | No award |
| 2018-2019 | Dennis McAlpine | Tim Hess, City of Lemmon | Gregory County | No award |
| 2019-2020 | Dale Fortin | Todd Langland, City of Brookings | No Award | No award |
| 2020-2021 | Tim Taggart | Dale Fortin, City of Huron | Jeff Barber, City of Rapid City | Brian McManus, City of Sioux Falls |
| 2021-2022 | Luke Rodig | Rod Intorn, City of Pierre | No Award | No Award |