The Environment Protection Agency is honoring the University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City and the Hutchinson Correctional Facility for their recycling efforts.

The agency’s regional office in Kansas City, Kansas planned to present a 2011 WasteWise Gold Achievement Award to officials of the medical center Tuesday. Officials from the Hutchinson Correctional Facility will receive their award Wednesday.

The EPA says that since 2010, the KU Medical Center has diverted more than 540,000 pounds of solid waste from local landfills.

The Hutchinson Correctional Facility is the only mattress recycling center in Kansas. Since 2010, the prison has recycled more than 17,000 mattresses. The facility also recycles inmates’ used jeans, turning them into quilts that are donated to charities.