Opened by editor Libby Stonell and fellow judge Jarno Stet, they then handed over to keynote speaker Dexter Davis, who is the Project Director for pEPR in Defra’s Circular Economy team. Good Morning Britain host and Tipping Point presenter Ben Shephard then took to the stage to kick of proceedings.
On behalf of everyone at letsrecycle.com, thank you so much to everyone for taking the time to apply, and a big congratulations to the finalists, highly commended and winners!
*Co-authored by Sean Salisbury
WINNERS OF THE 2025 AWARDS:
WASTE MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE IN THE RETAIL, COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC SECTOR
SPONSORED BY BEAUPARC
WINNER: Ministry of Justice, HM Prison Service
Highly Commended: Bywaters, Principle Cleaning Services and the Gherkin
CIRCULAR ECONOMY SUCCESS
SPONSORED BY EUROPEAN RECYCLING PLATFORM
WINNER: Sanofi, MYGroup and Reconomy Connect
Highly Commended: Fortis IBA
INNOVATION OF THE YEAR
SPONSORED BY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION
WINNER: XWorks AI
Highly Commended: Marlin Industries Scotland
COLLECTION CREW OF THE YEAR
SPONSORED BY FAUN ZOELLER
WINNER: Veolia Westminster
Highly Commended: Biffa (Paul Richardson Jr and Dan Weaks)
HEALTH AND SAFETY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
SPONSORED BY BARTEC MUNICIPAL TECHNOLOGIES
WINNER: Cheshire West Recycling
Highly Commended: Biffa (Safety Audit Programme)
THE BEST LOCAL AUTHORITY RECYCLING INITIATIVE
SPONSORED BY PERMISERV
WINNER: Hackney Council
Highly Commended: Leeds City Council, in partnership with HR Martin
CONTRIBUTION TO TACKLING NET ZERO
SPONSORED BY CORY
WINNER: Biogen UK Ltd
Highly Commended: One Trafford Partnership
LOCAL AUTHORITY INDIVIDUAL OR TEAM OF THE YEAR
SPONSORED BY BIFFA
WINNER: The WEERM Group (C/O East London Waste Authority)
Highly Commended: Cumberland Council
SERVICE CHANGE AT A LOCAL AUTHORITY LEVEL
SPONSORED BY CROMWELL
WINNER: Cornwall Council
Highly Commended: Veolia and Southwark Council
REUSE INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
SPONSORED BY GAP GROUP
WINNER: Roberts Recycling Ltd
Highly Commended: SUEZ recycling and recovery UK
CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
SPONSORED BY FLEETCLEAR
WINNER: Northumberland Council
Highly Commended: Waltham Forest Council
FOOD WASTE INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
SPONSORED BY TREST
WINNER: ESS & Olio
Highly Commended: West London Waste Authority and Bio Collectors
RESOURCE AND WASTE MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIP OF THE YEAR
SPONSORED BY TEGOS GROUP
WINNER: EMR, Bentley, BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, HSE, University of Warwick
Highly Commended: JD Wetherspoon, Veolia & DHL
INDEPENDENT BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
SPONSORED BY SMART ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT SERVICES
WINNER: GAP Group NE Limited
Highly Commended: Waste Wide Ltd
AI OR TECHNOLOGY OF THE YEAR
SPONSORED BY CIRCULAI
Brown Recycling Ltd
WINNER: areera
Highly Commended: Waste Robotics
ENERGY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
SPONSORED BY ENERGY, FUELS AND DECARBONISATION EXPO
WINNER: MYGroup
Highly Commended: Beauparc
EXCELLENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
SPONSORED BY LIEBHERR
WINNER: NappiCycle Ltd
Highly Commended: Northumberland County Council, Royal Haskoning DHV, BAM Nuttall, Thompsons of Prudhoe, Olive Compliance & AtkinsRéalis
SOCIAL VALUE WITHIN A COMMUNITY
SPONSORED BY SERCO
WINNER: Little Village
Highly Commended: Fife Council
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING INNOVATION
SPONSORED BY CLARITY ENVIRONMENTAL
WINNER: Ocado Retail
Highly Commended: RAJA UK
BEST NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
SPONSORED BY VERMEER UK
WINNER: Ella Gorman – Zero Waste Scotland
Highly Commended: Hayley Slack – Biffa
Interested in alternative awards running within the waste industry at present? The ‘35 under 35‘ awards and ‘Environment 100’ are accepting entries now, looking for the trailblazers of the industry. Please find out more by visiting the links above.
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