Award Categories
High Street Recycling Champion |
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The High Street recycling champion award will recognise a successful project or initiative which has delivered greater recycling and/or improved sustainability in waste management within the retail sector. This could have been achieved by a single shop, a larger retail outlet, a chain of stores or an out-of-town retail site.
Applications are welcome from retailers who have worked together on joint schemes. The award could be for work either on a single waste stream or for a broader approach involving a number of materials. It is intended that this award is primarily involved with retailer waste although work with consumers is eligible.
Entrants should demonstrate their achievements through the submission of data and accompanying details of the approach taken, involvement of staff and successful outputs.
Commercial Recycling Champion |
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This award will recognise the dedication of an individual or team within the commercial and industrial sector in promoting recycling and sustainable waste management within their company or business division.
The individual will have achieved high levels of success and be able to demonstrate with data, how proportionately the company has achieved recycling growth. The meeting and setting of targets within the organisation will form part of the details for this category. Entries are welcome from individuals or from companies or managers for an employee.
Waste Management Initiative in the Commercial and Public Sector |
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Recycling in both the commercial and industrial sector and the public sector is seeing added impetus, driven in part by legislation and a growing awareness of the economic gains and environmental benefits that can be made.
This category is open to entrants who can show how they have organised high levels of recycling and/or waste sustainability for their own organisation or business, or are providing a first class recycling and or waste diversion/minimisation solution in the service they are themselves carrying out.
Entrants can show how this has helped their company or organisation’s performance or improved the service they offer in terms of sustainable waste management. For larger firms, entries can be made for recycling achievements within divisions or specific operating sites. Please note this category is not open to local authorities.
Innovation in Design of a Waste Management Facility |
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With a modern approach to waste management essential as the UK looks to meet recycling and landfill diversion targets, the way facilities are designed and operated is more crucial than ever. Crucial to this are the aesthetics and design of a plant in helping to gain acceptance and blending with the local environment. Additionally, the efficient and modern use of equipment and the organisation of how the facility operates could be factors relevant to this category. Entrants are likely to have used technology equipment and/or building design to enhance the way waste management work is carried out and to minimise the impact on the environment.
Collection Crew of the Year |
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This award will recognise the dedication and high-level of service provided by a collection crew involved in either waste collection, recycling or both. The judges will be looking for a commitment to providing a high level of service which can be measured in terms of consistency of service, the quality of provision, safety records and additional factors such as where service goes beyond the normal level. The entry may include testimonials and collection data.
The Best Community Recycling Initiative |
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This award will recognise the achievements of a social enterprise/community recycling project to deliver improved recycling and waste management services and can include projects such as re-use, recycling, composting, education, minimisation and associated activities. The entry can involve a partnership with a local authority or the private sector but the social enterprise/community sector activity must represent at least 50% of the activity. The judges will be looking for the commitment shown by the social enterprise or community group and at the achievements made. Submissions are likely to include testimonials, data and reports.
CA Site of the Year |
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The civic amenity (CA) site of the year will have successful and effective day-to-day operations that can be measured and seen. The entry is open to operators of all types of CA sites which can be described in many ways, including as household waste recycling centres. Entrants will need to show how the sites have been used to increase recycling and composting and provide an enhanced service to users. Other factors could include planning, design, operational and cost aspects of the site. These sites may be run by a contractor or a local authority and the site will have the principal functions of the traditional civic amenity site. The sites are likely to be well-run and have specific features such as high levels of recycling, improved waste management and other actions such as re-use, waste education, green waste composting and high standards of health and safety.
The Best Local Authority Recycling Initiative |
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The award is targeted at an initiative in the municipal waste stream and will recognise a project developed and delivered by a local authority which indirectly or directly helps to promote one or more of greater recycling, composting and sustainability. A broad range of work is eligible for this category from communication campaigns, work on charging through to collection and infrastructure projects. This can be focused on specific material streams, including green waste, or on a multi-material basis. The project should have been largely developed by local authority officers and will have made a noticeable and measurable difference to recycling in either the whole local authority area or for a substantial part of it.
Local Authority Recycling Champion |
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The local authority recycling champion award will be awarded to the council officer or councillor from a local authority which has achieved a very high level of success in driving up household waste recycling rates. The winners will be true champions of recycling in their local authority area and will have achieved high levels of recycling which have become noticeably evident during the awards period. Judges will also be keen to see the extent of support across the local authority for recycling initiatives and that there is evidence that the success is continuing in 2010.
