The winners will be announced at a luncheon on Thursday 16 May at The Grosvenor Hotel, Park Lane, London. The Awards recognise innovation, dedication and success in the recycling and waste industry, local authorities and the wider sector.

The 21st Anniversary of the show is set to be bigger and better than ever, with two new categories announced, totalling 20 awards. This includes the winner of the Recycling Business of the year category, made up by one of the winners across the raw material categories.

The two new categories for 2024 are the ‘Reuse Initiative of the Year’ and ‘Campaign of the Year’.

Tickets to attend the Awards, 12 noon – 4.30pm on 16 May are now available; for more details, visit the Awards for Excellence website or call 020 3433 7543.

This year’s expert judging panel is:

Susie Burrage OBE, Recycled Products Ltd; Cathy Cook, LARAC; Chris Ellis, FCC Environment UK Ltd; Jacob Hayler, Environmental Services Association; Louise Lambourne, Permiserv; Dimitra Rappou, Confederation of Paper Industries; John Woodruff, Ricardo; Jarno Stet, National Association of Waste Disposal Officers (NAWDO); Libby Stonell, letsrecycle.com; Martin Trigg-Knight, Clarity Environmental; and Julia Turner, Wood Recyclers Association.

Finalists shortlist

The full shortlist of finalists can be seen below.

REUSE INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR 
SPONSORED BY SMART ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS

Community Wood Recycling

Cory, London Borough of Bexley, CIWM

Hubbub and Genuine Solutions

North West Leicestershire District Council

Resource Futures

SUEZ recycling and recovery UK

University of Manchester

CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR 
SPONSORED BY IPL

Currys

Greene King

ReLondon

Renewi and Valpak

REPIC Ltd

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council and Serco

The Suffolk Waste Partnership

RECYCLED PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
SPONSORED BY RECONOMY

Essity UK Ltd

Suscons UK Ltd

Veolia

SERVICE CHANGE AT A LOCAL AUTHORITY LEVEL
SPONSORED BY CROMWELL POLYTHENE 

Liverpool StreetScene Services

London Borough of Havering

London Borough of Lewisham – Public Realm

CONTRIBUTION TO ACHIEVING NET ZERO 
SPONSORED BY CORY GROUP

Bio Collectors

Heathrow Airport Ltd

Radical Waste Group

Recofloor

Veolia (World’s first trial of algae-based carbon recycling to decarbonise energy recovery facilities)

Veolia UK (Veolia starts UK’s first safe treatment for nitrous oxide canisters)

Westminster City Council in partnership with Veolia

LOCAL AUTHORITY INDIVIDUAL OR TEAM OF THE YEAR
SPONSORED BY BIFFA

Cherwell District council

Cheshire East Council/Ansa Environmental Services

London Borough of Havering

Veolia (Merseyside and Halton)

Veolia in partnership with Watford Borough Council

INNOVATION OF THE YEAR 
SPONSORED BY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION 

Bisviridi

CPL/Puragen Activated Carbons

Fire Shield Systems Ltd

Geosentinel (UK) Ltd

LINEV Systems UK

Veolia (World’s first trial of algae-based carbon recycling to decarbonise energy recovery facilities)

Veolia UK (Veolia starts UK’s first safe treatment for nitrous oxide canisters)

WASTE MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE IN THE RETAIL, COMMERCIAL & PUBLIC SECTOR
SPONSORED BY BEAUPARC

The Berkeley Hotel

Brown Recycling Ltd

Currys

Greenzone Facilities Management Limited

Grundon Waste Management

Knotweed Services (UK) Ltd

Recofloor

CIRCULAR ECONOMY SUCCESS
SPONSORED BY EUROPEAN RECYCLING PLATFORM

Berry Circular Polymers

CBRE

The Furniture Recycling Group

Lush Limited

PropUp Project CIC

Pura NappiCycle

WasteTrade

METALS RECYCLING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR 
SPONSORED BY LIEBHERR 

Fortis IBA

John Lawrie Metals Limited

Ward

ORGANICS & FOOD WASTE RECYCLING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
SPONSORED BY CRJ SERVICES LTD

Keenan Recycling

Severn Trent Green Power

Vegware and Binn Group

WOOD RECYCLING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
SPONSORED BY HOOVERDALE UK LTD 

A&A Recycling Services Ltd

Community Wood Recycling

EGGER Timberpak Ltd

PLASTICS RECYCLING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR 
SPONSORED BY RECYCLEYE 

AO

Berry Circular Polymers

Moock Environmental Solutions Ltd

PAPER RECYCLING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR 
SPONSORED BY WINFIBRE 

Re-Gen Waste

Restore Datashred

Shred Station

THE RECYCLING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
SPONSORED BY WASTEPACK 

Announced on the day

WASTE TRANSFER AND SKIP HIRE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR 
SPONSORED BY B4B PAYMENTS 

Brown Recycling Ltd

Westminster Waste Limited

Windsor Waste Management

COLLECTION CREW OF THE YEAR 
SPONSORED BY FAUN ZOELLER 

Biffa

Biffa / City of Lincoln Council

Serco

CIVIC AMENITY SITE OF THE YEAR 
SPONSORED BY REPIC 

FCC Environment

HW Martin Waste Ltd

Veolia and Bromley Council

HEALTH & SAFETY INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
SPONSORED BY BARTEC

FCC Environment (FCC Environment are changing behaviours to reduce risk – loading RCVs smarter)

FCC Environment (FCC Environment in a Virtual World)

Fife Council

Fire Shield Systems Ltd

Shred Station

BEST LOCAL AUTHORITY RECYCLING INITIATIVE 
SPONSORED BY PERMISERV 

Cheshire West Recycling

Fife Council

Sherbourne Recycling

The Suffolk Waste Partnership

Veolia and Westminster City Council

WasteAware – The Hertfordshire Waste Partnership

West Sussex County Council, UKHarvest and Biffa

Tickets

Tickets to attend the Awards, 12 noon – 4.30pm on 16 May are now available, for more details, visit the Awards for Excellence or call 020 3433 7543.