The awards, which are organised by letsrecycle.com in association with Resource Management and Recovery Magazine, are aimed at showcasing innovation, dedication and success in recycling and sustainable waste management.
”The awards are unique in spanning both the recycling and waste management sectors “
– Steve Eminton, Letsrecycle.com
The event itself, which is supported by Defra's Waste Implementation Programme, the Environmental Services Association, Environment Agency and National Association of Waste Disposal Officers, will take place on October 19 at the Savoy hotel in London
Launched last year, when almost 130 entries were received, the awards are split into nine categories covering local authorities, waste management companies, community groups and the commercial sector.
The nine award categories are:
- High Street recycling champion – sponsored by Severnside
- Commercial recycling champion – sponsored by Valpak
- Commercial waste management initiative – sponsored by Envirocomm
- Innovation in design of a waste management facility – sponsored by ESTET
- Collection crew of the year – sponsored by SITA UK
- Resource management industry and local authority partnership – sponsored by Paperchain
- CA site of the year – sponsored by Transform
- Best local authority recycling initiative – sponsored by Abitibi-Consolidated Recycling Europe
- Local authority recycling champion – sponsored by WIP
For more details on each of the categories please click here
Positive coverage
Winners of last years best local authority recycling initiative was South Cambridgeshire district council. Sally Carroll, the council's communications manager, said: “We secured good, positive media coverage in our local newspapers, parish magazines and radio stations at the time of the award and references to it have been ongoing throughout the year.
“But most of all, winning the award has been a terrific “thank you” to all those residents who have made it happen and proof that everyone's hard work is really paying off,” she added.
Judges
The panel of judges – under the chair of Jeff Cooper, producer responsibility policy manager at the Environment Agency – includes Linda Crichton, manager of the ROTATE programme; Steve Eminton, editor, letsrecycle.com; Mark Filley, Waste Implementation Programme; Barbara Herridge, Waste Watch; Rebecca Huck, Wales Environmental Trust; Marian Kelly, Environmental Services Association; Lee Marshall, LARAC; and Chris Murphy, Chartered Institution of Wastes Management.
Commenting on the awards, MR Eminton said: “We were delighted with the response we received to the inaugural awards last year. Not just the volume of entries we received, but the sheer quality of work that we were able to showcase.
“The awards are unique in spanning both the recycling and waste management sectors and we hope to do even better this year,” he added.
Entrants must publish a 500-750 word summary of how they have achieved their success, which should be based on the last financial year (April 2004 – March 2005). Relevant information may be submitted to work prior to that period, provided successes are continuing.
| Related links: |
Supporting material should help explain the entry and may include printed matter, statistical data, photographs, copies of media coverage and, where appropriate, product samples.
Entries must be returned to letsrecycle.com, 3/Downstream, 1 London Bridge, London SE1 9BG by the September 5, 2005. The awards helpline is 0845 458 8274.
Subscribe for free