Cobalt Energy claims 2026 Masters of Waste title at The Oxfordshire

The event brought together waste and recycling professionals from across the industry for a day of competition and networking at one of the country’s most prestigious courses. The Masters of Waste raises money for Child Bereavement UK, with over £1,600 raised on the day, bringing the total to date to nearly £25,000.

Cobalt Energy’s winning team consisted of Oliver Brine, Angela Newton, Grady Occleshaw and Richard Bayliss.

Turmec finished as runners-up with 94 points, with their team of Gavin Dunne, Eamon Davitt, Peter Duffy and Anthony Davitt. Fairport Containers rounded off the top three with 93 points, fielded by Chris Porter, Scott Logan, Seb Little and Andrew Garnett.

In the individual men’s category, Grady Occleshaw from Cobalt Energy took first place with 47 points. Richard Bayliss, also from Cobalt Energy, came second with 40 points, and Peter Duffy from Turmec placed third, also on 40 points.

In the women’s individual category, Angela Newton from Cobalt Energy took the win with 31 points.

Competitions

The day also played host to a series of on-course challenges.

Nearest the Pin in 1 (hole 5 – sponsored by Grundon) was won by Simon Stringer from Epic Media Group. Nearest the Pin in 2 (hole 8 – sponsored by Endurance/Fleetclear) was won by Andy Sawers from GRG Waste UK. Nearest the Pin in 3 (hole 17 – sponsored by Blazequel) was won by Scott Logan from Fairport Containers.

Longest Drive (hole 10 – sponsored by RVS) was won by Chris Graham from Air Spectrum.

Rob Mowat, managing director at letsrecycle.com, said: “The Masters of Waste continues to be one of the highlights of our calendar. It was a fantastic day at a superb venue, and it’s always great to see so many familiar and new faces from across the industry come together. A huge congratulations to Cobalt Energy on their win, and thank you to every team that took part.”

“Events like this simply wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of our sponsors, and we’re extremely grateful to everyone who contributed – both to the day itself and to our ongoing fundraising for Child Bereavement UK.”

letsrecycle.com would like to extend its sincere thanks to headline partner Endurance/Fleetclear, who provided the goody bags, golf balls and sponsored Nearest the Pin in 2, and to sponsors Grundon, who sponsored Nearest the Pin in 1; RVS, who sponsored the Longest Drive and provided flags across the course; and Blazequel, who sponsored Nearest the Pin in 3 and provided further course flags. A special thank you to AMCS, who sponsored the halfway hut and charity hole on hole 13, and had a team on the ground on the day helping run the hole and take donations.

Next year’s event will take place on the 22nd April 2027 with the chosen venue yet to be announced. If you are interested in taking part in next year’s event, please register your interest using the form here.