Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. of Junction City has been a Pollution Prevention Award winner by the Kansas Department of Health & Environment.

Smithfield was one of three Kansas businesses recognized for their effort to prevent pollution. Each year the awards are given to businesses and others that have made a significant improvement in protecting our environment. The other recipients this year included Johns Manville of McPherson and Marriott Hotel of Wichita.

Any Kansas business, industry, community or community group, school or organization is eligible to apply for pollution prevention awards.