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Citation
(2001), "National Recycling Awards finalists", Facilities, Vol. 19 No. 1/2. https://doi.org/10.1108/f.2001.06919aaf.010
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2001, MCB UP Limited
National Recycling Awards finalists
National Recycling Awards finalists
Keywords: Awards, Recycling, Environment
The finalists for the second National Recycling Awards were announced recently at the Recycling & Waste Management Exhibition, at the BIC, Bournemouth (see Table II).
The chair of the judges, Jeff Cooper, producer responsibility co-ordinator at the Environment Agency, said: "There is a substantial amount of effort and inspiration in the recycling and waste management sector in the UK today and I feel the awards are an excellent way to recognise and reward this.
Table II
National Recycling Awards finalists
"In particular, the judges were looking for, and found, innovation and enterprise, balanced by the fact that we know how difficult it can be to hit recycling targets and to successfully develop projects and new products."
The finalists include top names, such as British Telecom, Waitrose, RMC, Ford and Tarmac, through to great examples of best practice at local authorities, such as South Lakeland, Powys, West Sussex and Anglia.
The National Recycling Awards has been able to secure key support from the DETR, which relaunched its "are you doing your bit" campaign earlier this year, which seeks to raise public awareness of environmental issues. Chris Mullin, MP, was to present the National Recycling Awards, along with well-known personality Bill Oddie.
About the National Recycling Awards
The National Recycling Awards seek to promote waste reduction, re-use, recycling, composting and the use of recycled materials, rewarding and celebrating both sustainable waste management practices and the minimisation of waste impacts.
The full judging panel for the National Recycling Awards is:
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Jeff Cooper, producer responsibility co-ordinator at the Environment Agency.
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Judith Harper, head of best value division at the DETR.
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Paul Dumpleton, recycling manager for SITA, the UK's largest waste business.
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Chris Davey, chair of LARAC (Local Authority Recycling Advisory Committee).
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Duncan Wemyss, executive director of the British Secondary Metals Association.
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Nicola Ellen, environmental manager at Safeway plc.
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Colin Williamson, chair of the British Plastics Federation recycling committee.
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Steve Eminton, former editor of Materials Recycling Week.