Norfolk's green heroes revealed
Norfolk's recycling heroes were recognised this week at the annual Norfolk Waste Partnership Awards in Norwich. Now in its seventh year, the awards event celebrates the individuals, communities and businesses that aim to improve the environment by reducing, reusing and recycling waste.
Norfolk's recycling heroes were recognised this week at the annual Norfolk Waste Partnership Awards in Norwich. Now in its seventh year, the awards event celebrates the individuals, communities and businesses that aim to improve the environment by reducing, reusing and recycling waste.
The 30 entries were considered by a panel of 10 judges, made up of officers and members of the Norfolk Waste Partnership, and award sponsors May Gurney and Norse.
'The thing that really came through was the amount of projects that involve communities,' said judge Andrew Slater, director of marketing and communications at May Gurney. 'A lot of the ideas were also very simple and would be easy to pick-up and use elsewhere, which is great.'
The winners were:
Community Action
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Winner: Norfolk Federation of Women's Institutes
Highly commended: Trunch Community Comptosting Scheme
Commended: Not More Bloomin' Elves, Norwich
Business Waste Most Innovative
Winner: Third Hand, Gt Plumstead
Highly Commended: Unwind, Trowse
Commended: Enviropod, Thetford
Business Waste Best Practice
Winner: Strattons Hotel, Swaffham
Highly Commended: RAF Marham
Commended: The Sandringham Estate
Waste Hero
Winner: Rachel Venables from Not More Bloomin' Elves
Highly commended: Michael Jeal from First Move Furnishaid, Great Yarmouth
Commended: John Ridler, master composter, Gt Ormesby
Safe Hands
Winner: Wayland High School's Ecobugs, Watton
Highly commended: Buxton Lamas Sea Scouts
Commended: Belton Scout Group
Social Enterprise
Winner: First Move Furnishaid
Highly commended: Village Environment Recycling Group (VERG), Old Buckenham
Commended: Trunch Community Composting Scheme
Chairman's Award
Winner: RAF Marham
