The awards are now in their 14th year and will be held on the first night of the LARAC’s annual conference, which takes place on 5-6 October at the Hilton Metropole, Birmingham.
The awards ceremony allows visitors to recognise the successes of different local authorities over the past year in a range of achievements. A full list of those shortlisted can be found below.
This year has seen the reveal of a new category – the circular economy achievement award, where some of the listed finalists include Bristol Waste Company, Essex County Council and Islington Council in partnership with ReLondon. Other categories cover six topics from communications to teamwork to ideas.
The shortlist was compiled by judges drawn from across the industry including Cathy Cook, chair of LARAC; John Coates, LARAC’s head of external affairs; Steve Eminton, editor of letsrecycle.com; Hilary Tanner, adviser at the Local Government Association; Debbie Slater, local authority technical consultant at WRAP.
LARAC
Formed in 1985, LARAC is the organisation representing local authority recycling officers and those working in similar or related posts.
Its conference will attract more than 400 visitors including 170 different authorities for two days of expert presentations, practical workshops and second-to-none networking opportunities . More details can be found here.
BEST COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Cheshire West and Cheshire Council
Essex County Council
Kirklees Council
Somerset Waste Partnership
BEST PARTNERSHIP AWARD
Cheshire East Council
Hull City Council
Leeds City Council
BEST TEAM OF THE YEAR
Essex County Council
Kent County Council
London Borough of Lewisham
Medway Council
BEST WASTE MINIMISATION OR PREVENTION PROJECT
Cumbria County Council
London Borough of Hackney
North Yorkshire County Council
BEST NEW IDEA
Birmingham City Council
Durham County Council
South Ayrshire Council
West London Waste Authority
CIRCULAR ECONOMY ACHIEVEMENT
Bristol Waste Company
Essex County Council
Islington Council and ReLondon
London Borough of Bexley
London Borough of Hackney
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