LARAC 2018 Awards shortlist announced

The annual event, now in its tenth year, recognises the achievements and hard work of local authority recycling officers and their colleagues and partners over the past 12 months.

There are six categories in the Awards, ranging from Best Communication Campaign of the Year to Outstanding Contribution to Recycling

Officers from Cheshire West and Cheshire council, Essex county council and London’s royal borough of Greenwhich have been shortlisted for the individual award, while finalists for best new idea are Cornwall council, Greater Cambridge shared waste service, Medway council and Surrey county council with Suez.

The winners will be announced at the Awards dinner at the East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham which is held on the evening of 10 October – following on from the first day of the annual LARAC conference.

The 2018 finalists in full is shown below:

BEST COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by FCC Environment

–          Slim My Waste, Feed My Face, Bristol Waste Company

–          #Binvasion: This time, it’s recyclable, Doncaster council & Suez UK

–          Delivering Behaviour Change Through Social Media, Essex county council

–          Hertfordshire Fly Tipping Group

BEST PARTNERSHIP AWARD

Sponsored by Viridor

–          Educating Bolton, Bolton council

–          A new HWRC for Chester, Cheshire West and Chester council

–          County Durham Waste Less, Save More, Durham county council

BEST TEAM OF THE YEAR

Sponsored by Biffa

–          Mid and East Antrim borough council

–          Recycling Champions, Rochdale council

–          Surrey Waste Partnership Flats Recycling Team

BEST WASTE MINIMISATION OR PREVENTION PROJECT

Sponsored by REPIC

–          #Reuse, #WasteNothing, Bristol Waste Company

–          London Upcycling Show, North London Waste Authority

–          Slim Your Bin, Warwickshire county council

BEST NEW IDEA

Sponsored by MGB Plastics

–          Big Waste Data, Cornwall council

–          Community Clean Scheme, Greater Cambridge Shared Waste Service

–          Wordless Communications Leaflet, Medway council

–          Developing the Revive Re-use Shops, Surrey county council & SUEZ

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO RECYCLING

Sponsored by Countrystyle Recycling

–          Jody Sherratt, Cheshire West and Chester council

–          Hannah Ramsey-Smith, Essex County council

–          Carole Destre, Royal Borough of Greenwich

AWARDS AND CONFERENCE TICKETS: There are still places available for the LARAC Conference and Celebration Awards, for more details, click HERE. LARAC 2018 is organised by letsrecycle.com’s parent company, the Environment Media Group.