One of the most sought after of all the awards, which are held in London on May 12,is for the Collection Crew of the Year. This accoladerecognises the dedication and high-level of service provide by a collection crew.
This year a refuse crew from Merton council London, Enterprise in South Ribble, and a garden waste crew at Wyre Forest district council are all vying for the title, which is sponsored by Mercedes Benz UK Limited.
On the commercial side, there are three categories, for the High Street Recycling Champion, the Commercial Recycling Champion and the Waste Management initiative in the Commercial and Public Sector.
Shortlisted for the High Street award are: Atlantic Village centre in Bideford, Devon; Henderson Retail in Northern Ireland; and the Oracle shopping centre in Reading.
Up for the Commercial Recycling Champion award, which is sponsored by Hadfield Wood Recyclers, are: Amspec for carpet recycling work in Manchester; JD Wetherspoon for communications work; and Cardiff Airport for recycling work.
The Shanks-sponsored Waste Management Initiative category for the commercial and public sector sees three contenders: E.ON and Kingspan working on insulation board recycling in Dudley; Powerday and Wates for construction waste recycling in London; and University College London for a hazardous waste initiative.
Local authority
Local authority awards include the Collection Crew of the Year and also Civic Amenity Site of the Year, the Best Local Authority Recycling Initiative and the Local Authority Recycling Champion.
Finalists for the Civic Amenity Site of the Year, which is sponsored by REPIC, are: Banbridge district council’s community recyclingcentre in Banbridge; North East Lincolnshire councils site in Grimsby; and, Pembrokeshire county councils Waterloo site.
Competing for the Best Local Authority Recycling Initiative are: North Lincolnshire councils flexible approach to bin provision; Oxfordshire Waste Partnerships food waste collection scheme; and Telford & Wrekins plastic recycling scheme with a reusable mesh sack. Sponsoring this award is Palm Recycling.
Three recycling officers are shortlisted for the Local Authority Recycling Champion Award: Carol Arthur of Torbay council; Catherine Cooke of Tower Hamlets London borough council; and Matt Feekings of Medway council. This award is sponsored by UPM.
Recycling and waste management
There are other awards which celebrate the wide range of activities in recycling and waste management.
Innovation in Design of a Waste Management Facility is sponsored by the Environmental Services Association. The finalists are: Clearfleaus anaerobic digestion facility at the BV Dairy in Dorset; Imperial Colleges compost building in London; and, Vital Earths in-vessel composting plant in Ashbourne.
Meanwhile, sponsored by SCA Recycling, the Best Community Recycling Initiative contenders are: Airedale Computer Recycling in Castleford; the Bikeworks bicycle reuse and recycling scheme in London; and the SOS IRB Kit Aid project for the reuse of rugby kit.
New this year, in response to demand for a sector-wide award for the recycling community, is the Recycling Business of the Year category. This sees a spread of firms competing, from the waste electrical, wood and paint sectors.
The three finalists are: Hadfield Wood Recyclers of Droylsden, Manchester; Newlife Paints of Ford, West Sussex; and waste electrical and electronics recycler SWEEEP Kuusakoski of Sittingbourne, Kent.
Impressive
Jeff Cooper, chair of the judging panel, said: I was impressed by the range of ideas we saw this year. There were some good developments of more traditional ideas and the entries for individual honours were especially challenging to judge because of the impressive achievements shown.
Steve Eminton, editor of letsrecycle.com, commented: Its fantastic to see such a high standard of entries but this gives a downside to judging in that there are so many good stories to tell but not everyone can be a finalist. Id like to thank all those who entered and just say how impressed all the judges were with all the good work on the ground across the UK.
The awards take place at a lunchtime ceremony in London on May 12 and places are available now. For more information, please contact Sabreena Kaur, tel: 020 7633 4500 or email Sabreena.k@letsrecycle.com.
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