South Ayrshire council’s Douglas Gardiner, was crowned recycling champion at the LARAC Celebration Awards 2017 in Nottingham this week.
Mr Gardiner received one of six awards presented at the ceremony, which was hosted by Canadian stand-up comedian Sean Collins, and introduced by LARAC’s chief executive officer, Lee Marshall.
All smiles: Winners and finalists of this year’s LARAC awards (click to enlarge)
The annual event, which is now in its ninth year and held during the LARAC local authority recycling officers committee’s annual conference, “recognises the achievements and hard work of local authority recycling officers and their colleagues over the past 12 months”.
Winners
West Sussex Waste Partnership clinched Best Communications Campaign of the Year for its homes of multiple occupancy recycling improvement project, and a recycling team from Oxford city council was named Best Team of the Year.
Cheshire West and Chester council collected the award for Best Waste Minimisation or Prevention Project for their ‘Want Not, Waste Not’ recycling collections. The service collected unwanted good quality materials from University students which went to local charities.
Other winners included Bolton council for its guide bins for the blind, which was awarded Best New Idea; and, the Best Partnership Award went to North Hertfordshire district council and North Hertfordshire Homes, which worked together on a project for improving flats’ recycling.
Speaking at the awards ceremony, LARAC’s Lee Marshall said: “Congratulations to all this evenings winners and finalists – these are some really good examples of the amazing work going on in our industry. I hope you will make time to find out more about all of our finalists and learn from their experience.”
Andrew Bird
The ceremony culminated in a presentation in recognition of LARAC’s chair, Andrew Bird. Mr Bird who is a vintage car enthusiast – was presented with a framed picture of a vintage Mazda.
The award marked Mr Bird’s hard-work and dedication to the sector during his four years serving as chair for the local authority committee. This will be his last LARAC Conference as chair as he is due to step down from the position in the New Year.
The awards dinner followed a drinks reception hosted by Wastepack and Electrolink. The event took place at Nottingham’s East Midlands Conference Centre on 11 October 2017.
[gallery_placement]The 2017 winners and finalists in full:
Best Communications Campaign, Sponsored by European Recycling Platform
Winner: Homes of Multiple Occupancy Recycling Improvement Project, West Sussex Waste Partnership
A Mountain to Climb, Maldon District Council
Community Campaign to Recycle More, East Devon District Council
Plan Eat Saves Campaign, Norfolk County Council
Best Partnership Award, Sponsored by Viridor
Winner: Improving Flats Recycling, 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 & Suez
Best Team of the Year, Sponsored by Biffa
Winner: Oxford City Council
Gloucester City Council
Joint Waste Team, Chiltern, South Bucks and Wycombe District Councils
Waste Awareness Team, Durham County Council
Best Waste Minimisation or Prevention Project, Sponsored by Repic
Winner: Want Not, Waste Not, Cheshire West and Chester Council
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
WEEE Reduce, Reuse and Recycle Project
Best New Idea, Sponsored by Suez
Winner: Guide Bins for the Blind, Bolton Council
North West Cambridge Underground Bin Collections
Recycling Search Tool, Surrey County Council
Waste Benchmarking Portal, Welsh Local Government Association
Recycling Officer of the Year, Sponsored by Countrystyle Group
Winner: Douglas Gardiner, South Ayrshire Council
Kay Cocks, Staffordshire Waste Partnership
Nigel Goulding, Rochdale Borough Council
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