The local authorities in with a shot at this year’s Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee (LARAC) 2017 Celebrations Awards have been announced, as this year’s finalists are unveiled.
Winners at the 2016 LARAC Celebration Awards
The annual event, which is now in its ninth year, recognises the achievements and hard work of local authority recycling officers and their colleagues over the past 12 months.
With a total of six categories, ranging from Best Communication Campaign of the Year, to LARAC Recycling Champion, local authorities have the chance to come together to celebrate and share ideas and innovations.
Councils
Officers from East Ayrshire council, Staffordshire Waste Partnership and Rochdale council have been shortlisted for the individual prize, while organisations among the finalists for best new idea, include Bolton council, North West Cambridge, the Surrey Waste Partnership and the Welsh Local Government Association.
The winners will be announced at a presentation dinner at the East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham on the
The winners of the LARAC 2017 Awards will be announced on the evening of October 11
evening of October 11 – following the first day of the annual LARAC conference.
There are still places available for the LARAC Conference and Celebration Awards, book your place today here.
LARAC 2017 is organised by letsrecycle.com.
The 2017 finalists in full:
Best Communication Campaign of the Year
A Mountain to Climb, Maldon District Council
Community Campaign to Recycle More, East Devon District Council
Homes of Multiple Occupancy Recycling Improvement Project, West Sussex County Council
Plan Eat Save Campaign, Norfolk County Council
Best New Idea
Guide Bins for the Blind, Bolton Council
North West Cambridge Underground Bin Collections
Recycling Search Tool, Surrey County Council on behalf of the Surrey Waste Partnership
Waste Benchmarking Portal, Welsh Local Government Association
Best Partnership
Improving Flat Recycling in North Hertfordshire, North Hertfordshire District Council and North Hertfordshire Homes
North West Cambridge Underground Bin Collections
Transforming Bins into Water Butts, Bolton Council
Working in Partnership, Maldon District Council and SUEZ
Best Team of the Year
Gloucester City Council
Joint Waste Team, Chiltern, South Bucks and Wycombe District Council
Oxford City Council
Waste Awareness Team, Durham County Council
Best Waste Minimisation or Prevention Project
St Mary’s RC Primary School Waste Reduction Project, South Tyne and Wear Waste Management Partnership
The Caddy Family – Food Recycling Campaign, Maidstone Borough Council
Want Not, Waste Not, Cheshire West and Chester Council
WEEE Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Project, South Tyne and Wear Waste Management Partnership
LARAC Recycling Champion
Douglas Gardiner, East Ayrshire Council
Kay Cocks, Staffordshire Waste Partnership
Nigel Goulding, Rochdale Council
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