Finalists unveiled for 2015 Awards for Excellence

The winners will be announced at a celebratory luncheon and Awards Ceremony on May 14 at the Landmark Hotel, London.

Judging took place last week with a higher number of entries than in the previous year, and strong competition across the categories.

Judges were pleased to see how recycling initiatives had “moved on” with new ideas, a focus on a wider range of materials and continuing personal commitment to a high level by a number of authorities.

The judges were: Andrew Bird, chair of LARAC; Linda Crichton, head of collections & quality programme, WRAP; Helen Drury, head of sustainability, British Council of Shopping Centres; Simon Ellin, Recycling Association chief executive; Steve Eminton, editor of letsrecycle.com; and Helen Middleton, market development manager, Furniture Reuse Network.

2015 Awards finalists:

Zero Waste Platinum: sponsored by SaicaNatur and WasteCare

• Americk Webtech (NI), Enniskillen
• Intu Shopping Centre,  Chapelfield
• New York Bakery with Biffa IRM, Swinton
• Thermofisher Scientific, Inchinnan

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Waste Management Initiative in the Commercial and Public Sector: sponsored by Taylor

• Aintree University Hospital with B&M Waste Services
• Bath Business Improvement District with SITA UK
• Carlsberg with Cory Environmental
• O2 Recycle

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Design of a Waste Management Facility: sponsored by the Environmental Services Association

• CSH Environmental, Colchester
• Plastics Recycling Facility, Rochester – Viridor
• Public Power Solutions, Swindon
• SITA UK Suffolk Energy from Waste facility

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The Best Community Recycling Initiative Award: sponsored by DHL Envirosolutions

• Bulky Bob’s Fresh Start, Liverpool
• Cheshire Waste Reduction Volunteers
• Rover – Mobile Recycling Services, Blackpool
• Total Clearance, Total Reuse CIC, Skelmersdale

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Recycling Business of the Year: sponsored by Ceris Burns International

• BPR Group Europe, London
• EMC Europe, Burton on Trent
• PHS Waste Management, Caerphilly
• Simply Cups, Dagenham

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Collection Crew of the Year: sponsored by Bywaters

• Angel Recycling Team, London
• Bulky Bob’s, Liverpool
• K7 crew, SITA UK, Kensington & Chelsea
• Oxford City Council collection crews

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Civic Amenity Site of the Year: Sponsored by REPIC

• Brixworth Household Recycling Centre, Northampton – Amey plc
• Heighington HWRC, HW Martin for Durham County Council
• Priorswood Recycling Centre, Somerset run by Viridor for Somerset Waste Partnership
• South Access Road Reuse & Recycling Centre, Waltham Forest, run by LondonWaste Ltd for North London Waste Authority

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The Best Local Authority Recycling Initiative: sponsored by Hadfield

• Chester Student Communication Campaign, Cheshire West and Chester Council
• London borough of Hackney’s Food Recycling Experiment
• Rochford District Council Flats Improvement Programme
• Sweep Wise 55, Liverpool Partnership – Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority with Amey and Veolia

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Local Authority Recycling Champion Award: sponsored by Biffa

• Adam Herriott, Woking Borough Council
• Emma Harrison, Customer Relationship Team Leader, Cheshire West and Chester Council
• Jade Austin, Recycling Officer, Rochford District Council
• Simone Singleton, South Bucks DC

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Retail Recycling Champion

• Grand Arcade, Cambridge and Amey Cespa
• Incentive FM, St. Stephen’s Shopping Centre, Hull
• INTU Shopping Centre, Chapelfield, Norwich
• Queensgate Shopping Centre, Peterborough

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Circular Economy Success

• BPR, London
• Novelis, Warrington
• Olleco, Liverpool
• RDC, Essex

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Awards ceremony bookings

With the Awards being held just one week after the General Election, the event is being seen as a good opportunity to network and swap notes about the new government, of whatever shape or size.

Table bookings and individual bookings for the event are now open, please call: 020 7633 4524 or email: daniella.t@letsrecycle.com.