Three weeks left to enter Awards for Excellence

Councils, waste management companies and the third sector are urged to submit their applications for the Awards for Excellence in Recycling and Waste Management 2012 ahead of the annual ceremony which will take place in London on May 1 2012.

The awards, now in their ninth year, are renowned for showcasing innovation, dedication and success in recycling and sustainable waste management. This year the ceremony will take place at the Landmark Hotel in London and will be hosted by Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow.

The Awards for Excellence 2012 are supported by numerous organisations including: the Association for Organics Recycling (AfOR); the Environment Agency; the Environmental Services Association (ESA); Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC); and the National Association for Waste Disposal Officers (NAWDO).

Categories

The awards cover 10 categories and will be presented following a drinks reception and three-course luncheon. The categories are:

• High Street Recycling Champion, sponsored by Viridor
• Commercial Recycling Champion
• Waste Management Initiative in the Commercial and Public Sector, sponsored by Shanks
• Innovation in Design of a Waste Management Facility
• Collection Crew of the Year
• The Best Community Recycling Initiative, sponsored by DHL Envirosolutions
• Civic Amenity Site of the Year, sponsored by REPIC
• The Best Local Authority Recycling Initiative, sponsored by Palm Recycling
• Local Authority Recycling Champion, sponsored by WRG
  
• Recycling Business of the Year, sponsored by M+W Group

It has never been simpler to submit your entry. Simply visit the Awards website, choose which categories you wish to enter and click on the submit an entry button and upload your entry. The deadline for entries is Midday, March 2 2012.

Judges

Entries will be judged by a panel from across the waste and recycling sector, led by chair Jeff Cooper, the vice president of the International Solid Waste Association.

He will be joined by seven other judges: Craig Anderson, chief executive of the Furniture Reuse Network; Catherine Cooke, contract development manager at the London borough of Tower Hamlets; Matthew Farrow, director of policy at ESA; Simon Ellin, chief executive of the Recycling Association; John Woodruff, chairman of NAWDO; Dr Kiara Zennaro, senior technical officer at AfOR; and, letsrecycle.com editor Steve Eminton.