Best Recycling Project

Open to any community group, organisation or company, entries will be accepted that highlights specific work being carried out that focus' on recycling. Any entry showing good re-use and recycling of materials may also be deemed the 'Best Recycling Project'.

• Outline the project strategy and what targets you aim to achieve
• How does the project help the environment
• Must show good use of recycling or recyclable materials

Young Environmentalist of the Year

The Young Environmentalist of the Year Award recognises the contributions made by young people to protect and care for our environment. This award is open to anyone under the age of 18, living or working within the awards area.
This may include specific involvement within an environmentally friendly school/college project.

• Working within the community on a project
• This could include waste recycling or community clean ups
• You may have taken part in energy saving initiatives or green strategies
• You may be generating awareness about climate change or other green issues

Best Environmental School

This award is open to both primary and secondary schools within the awards area that educates and involves students in environmental activities resulting in an increased awareness and concern for our environment.

• What has your school been doing to protect the environment?
• Show how your school has improved awareness of environmental issues.
• Tell us about any environmental policies currently in place and long-term plans to develop these.
• What practices are currently in force within your school to protect the environment?

Best Environmental University/College

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This award recognises both Colleges and Universities who have made an outstanding contribution toward providing students and groups with environmental activities and programs throughout the academic year. This award is open to Universities and Colleges within the awards area that will be assessed on what they do to protect the environment and on the quality of environmental education they provide to students?

• What has your University/College been doing to protect the environment?
• Show how your University/College has improved awareness of environmental issues.
• Does the University/College run courses or clubs on the environment?
• Tell us about any environmental policies currently in place and long-term plans to develop these.
• What practices are currently in force within your University/College to protect the environment?

Environmental Business of the Year

Open to all businesses located or operating in the awards area, this award rewards local businesses who have made a positive contribution to providing an environmentally friendly business practice.

• They will be judged on what they do to limit the negative environmental impact of their business.
• Steps they have taken to improve the local environment
• How do you encourage employees or customers to act in an eco-friendly manner
• Long term strategies that are in place to minimise the impact on the environment.
• Is the supply of manufactured products sourced locally
• Do you purchase products from environmentally friendly companies
• Does the company minimise waste and use energy efficient appliances/machines
• Are deliveries reduced to cut down on emissions

Most Environmental Household

This award is open to any household within the awards area that can demonstrate both individually and collectively, ways in which to protect the local environment. This can include activities inside and outside the home.

• Please state any activities that have been conducted that has minimised the impact on the environment such as recycling clothes
• Recycling of any waste or reuse of any products within the home
• Avoiding unnecessary packing or energy consuming devices
• Switching all old appliances and light bulbs to the new more efficient long lasting appliances/ light bulbs
• Using public transport when out shopping or going to work
• Composting
• Growing your own fruit or vegetables

Best Environmental Project

The award is open to any organisation or group who can demonstrate a contribution they have made to the local environment. This maybe on a small scale via membership of an eco-friendly organisation or on a larger scale through involvement with a local community project.

• The project should take into account any recycling of waste produced or reusing materials
• Outline the project strategy and any targets you set out to achieve and whether you achieved them?
• What obstacles did you encounter and were you able to overcome them?
• What green attitude did you adopt when you started this project i.e. did you travel using public transport, did you encourage people to get involved?

Environmentalist of the Year

This award is open to anyone over the age of 18, who has made an outstanding contribution to the local environment.

• Please demonstrate your commitment to the environment. It may include involvement through a community project
• You may have been championing environmental issues to a larger scale audience.
• This could include waste recycling or community clean ups
• You may have taken part in energy saving initiatives or green strategies
• You may be generating awareness about climate change or other green issues