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Local Entrepreneur Wins $50K Delaware Small Business Innovation Award

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Title: Local Entrepreneur Wins $50K Delaware Small Business Innovation Award
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Shani Watkins, founder of GreenCycle Delaware, has been awarded the 2026 Delaware Small Business Innovation Award and its $50,000 grant from the Delaware Division of Small Business.

GreenCycle provides commercial composting services to restaurants, hotels, and event venues across Kent and Sussex Counties. Since 2024, they’ve diverted over 800 tons of food waste from landfills, partnered with 45 commercial clients, and created 12 full-time jobs in Dover.

The grant will fund two additional collection trucks and expansion into New Castle County by October. ‘Shani represents exactly the kind of innovation Delaware needs — profitable, environmentally responsible, and creating local jobs,’ said Secretary of State Jeffrey Bullock.

Tags: award, composting, small business, and sustainability
Category: Awards & Recognition
Address: 30 The Green
Dover
Delaware
19901
United States
Shani Watkins, founder of GreenCycle Delaware, has been awarded the 2026 Delaware Small Business Innovation Award and its $50,000 grant from the Delaware Division of Small Business. GreenCycle provides commercial composting services to restaurants, hotels, and event venues across Kent and Sussex Counties. Since 2024, they’ve diverted over 800 tons of food waste from landfills, partnered with 45 commercial clients, Read more…