2025 Winners

Winner: Greenzone UK

Shortlist:

20 Fenchurch Street and Recorra, Recorra

Alupro

Budget Waste Management

Bywaters & 22 Bishopsgate

Greenzone UK

Little Coffee Cup

National Cup Recycling Scheme, Valpak

Time After Time Fund, Barley Communications, Hubbub and Virgin Media O2

SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK and Young's Pubs, SUEZ recycling and recovery UK

The Brown Recycling Skip Art Challenge, Brown Recycling Limited

Winner: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Shortlist:

#GetreadyforGlass, British Glass

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Our Future World, Veolia Merseyside & Halton

Repair Week 2025, ReLondon

Staffordshire County Council

Veolia UK

Veolia and Sutton Council, Veolia UK

Waltham Forest Council

Winner: Polytag and Citeo, Polytag

Shortlist:

CTR Group

Effective Consumable Solutions (UK)

Evolve+, Forbo Flooring Systems

Forbo Flooring Systems, Glasgow Wood

Polytag and Citeo, Polytag

Protec International

Revival London

Sanofi and Reconomy Connect, Reconomy Connect

Speedwrap Pro Dispenser Recycling Scheme, Prowrap

West Suffolk Council

Winner: Corplex UK

Shortlist:

Closing the Loop: Advanced Biotechnological Processing for Sustainable Lithium Battery Recyling, Cellcycle Ltd

Corplex UK

In2tec

Plastic Energy

Repolywise

Scanmetals UK

Reclaimed Vehicle Parts for Bodyshops, Silverlake Automotive Recycling

Waste-Oil-to-Base Oil: A Sustainable Approach, Delivering Value for Planet, Slicker Recycling

SunEnviro

Winner: Streamlining the future of oil management, Olleco

Shortlist:

CollectMyElectricals.co.uk, The Appliance Recycling Group

LITTA Route, LITTA APP LTD

Re3 Zero-Waste App, Scrapp

SmartWaste Scan, BRE

Streamlining the future of oil management, Olleco

Winner: Digital Innovation to reduce waste costs, increase recycling and engage all site teams , Sustainable Advantage

Shortlist:

A Household Waste Data Model for London, Resource Futures

Ask ICIS, Aspectus

Deepnest, Greyparrot

Digital Innovation to reduce waste costs, increase recycling and engage all site teams , Sustainable Advantage

Innovative Data-Driven Reuse System, Circulayo

Re-Gen Circular Intelligence, Re-Gen Waste

SunSkips for Business, SunEnviro 

Winner: Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM)

Shortlist:

BELL Lighting

Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM)

Safer Together: Building Skills, Safety and Future Leaders, Panda

SOLIS Trading, SOLIS GROUP

SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK

Winner: Food waste service introduction for flats above shops, ReLondon in partnership with LB Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington and Waltham Forest

Shortlist:

Bio Collectors and WLWA Food Waste Initiative, Bio collectors

Composing Championship: Turning Food Waste into Community Wins, Panda

Food Waste Service Introduction for Flats Above Shops, ReLondon in partnership with LB Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington and Waltham Forest

Hampshire Kitchen Heroes, Hampshire County Council

London Borough of Waltham Forest

MYGroup

Renfrewshire Council's Food Waste Improvements

The Felix Project Farm to Freezer Programme in Partnership with Ocado Retail

Veolia and London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

Veolia and Southwark

Winner: First Mile

Shortlist:

Change Waste Recycling, Sirius

First Mile

GAP Group North East

HW Martin Waste

IPL Brightgreen

MYGroup

SunEnviro

Winner: Sherbourne Recycling

Shortlist:

Ben Woolley Scrap Merchant 

Green Doors, Green Doors

S2S Group

Sherbourne Recycling

Winner: Smart Housing and On-the-go Recycling Infrastructure , Westminster City Council, STORM and Veolia UK

Highly Commended: A New Generation of Compact, All-Electric Refuse Collection Vehicles, Bradshaw Electric Vehicles

Shortlist:

A New Generation of Compact, All-Electric Refuse Collection Vehicles, Bradshaw Electric Vehicles

Make space for waste - our most compact depackaging machine yet, Rowan Food and Biomass Engineering

Panda & ACE Ireland: AI Robotics for Next-Generation Recycling, Panda

Polytag x Pellenc ST - an open standard solution for recycling and traceability, Polytag

Recycling Made Simpler, Reconomy Connect

Smart Compactor Upgrade, SUEZ recycling and recovery UK

Smart Housing and On-the-go Recycling Infrastructure, Westminster City Council, STORM and Veolia UK

Winner: Staffordshire County Council

Shortlist:

Camden London Borough Council , Veolia and London Borough of Camden

Market Days Recycling Roadshows, Cherwell District Council

Campaign to Tackle Bags in Blue Bins, East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Get Ready for Glass: Keeping Recycling Simple in Leeds, Leeds City Council

Gravesham Borough Council

North London Waste Authority

Recycle Your Vapes in Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire County, Oxford City and Cherwell District Councils

Staffordshire County Council

Winner: CleanStream, Amcor CleanStream Leamington Spa

Shortlist:

AeroFlexx

CleanStream, Amcor CleanStream Leamington Spa

CPAK Jazz, Sharpak Bridgewater 

Ecosurety, Recoup, Suez and WRAP working with 10 councils, SUEZ recycling and recovery UK

Little Coffee Cup

Ocado Retail

Sustainable Solutions: Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF)  from Label Waste, Panda

Tray rPET in Ready Meals, Faerch Group

Winner: Marston's, Again and Reconomy Connect

Shortlist:

DCW's Partnership with Exeter Chiefs & Princess Yachts

First Mile and GAIL's Bakery

First Mile and JPC by Samsic

Kimberly-Clark Professional, Suzanne Howe Communications

Marston's, Again and Reconomy Connect

Panda and Enfinium

Pioneer, MAPP and SWRnewstar

Sanofi, Reconomy Connect and My Group

Winner: Durham County Council, HW Martins and Medequip

Special Commendation: SUEZ recycling and recovery UK

Shortlist:

Bio Collectors and West London Waste Authority

Cherwell District Council and Anglo Doorstep Collections

Durham County Council, HW Martins and Medequip

Ecosurety, Recoup, Suez and WRAP working with councils and contractors

Impact Environmental Group EMEA and Fife County Council

Pura NappiCycle, Green Bottoms, Bristol Waste Company

Re3 and Scrapp

Staffordshire County Council, Medequip, Grace Cares

Thurrock Council and Cory Group

Veolia Sussex, Sussex Police, Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner, and East Sussex County Council

Winner: ReUSE and ReCYCLE, In2tec

Shortlist:

ECS remanufactured toner cartridges, Effective Consumable Solutions (UK)

Evolve+, Forbo Flooring Systems

Patchwork Midaxi dress, Revival London

Recycled PET Hot Drinking Lid by Faerch, Faerch Group

ReUSE and ReCYCLE, In2tec

Vintageware Beeswax Candles, Flames of Beverley

Winner: ATG Entertainment and First Mile

Shortlist:

22 Bishopsgate Reaching New Heights with 80%+ Recycling Rate, Bywaters & 22 Bishopsgate

A Clear and Strategic Approach to Sustainability, Cawleys

ATG Entertainment and First Mile

C&M Global, Abbey Farms Unit 4

CTR Group, CTR Group

Currys and GXO, Currys

HWRC Vape Collection Initiative, Veolia Merseyside & Halton

Ropemaker Place and Recorra, Recorra

Savills Commercial Property Management (SCPM), Grundon

Toys 4 Life, Abbey Farms Unit 4

Winner: Sherbourne Recycling

Shortlist:

Amcor CleanStream Leamington Spa

GAP Group North East

IPL Brightgreen

Olleco

re3 – Bracknell Forest, Reading, Wokingham Boroughs Council and FCC Environment

Sherbourne Recycling

SunAggregates

VEKA Recycling

Victorian Sliders

Westminster Waste

Winner: East Cheshire Hospice Christmas Tree Collection

Shortlist:

Creating Space for Change: Supporting Drogheda Homeless Aid, Panda

East Cheshire Hospice Christmas Tree Collection

GAP Group North East

HW Martin Waste

Kitsquad

PSH Environmental

re3 – Bracknell Forest, Reading, Wokingham Boroughs Council and FCC Environment, FCC Environment

SUEZ recycling and recovery and Aberdeen City Council, SUEZ recycling and recovery UK

SUEZ recycling and recovery UK and OPAL Schools, SUEZ recycling and recovery UK

Veolia

Winner: Dennis to The Rescue Sustainable School Programme, Dennis Eagle

Highly Commended: Revival London

Shortlist:

Biffa

Cory Group

Dennis to The Rescue Sustainable School Programme, Dennis Eagle

Impact Environmental Group EMEA

MYGroup

Revival London

Sortera UK

Veolia Hammersmith and Fulham

Walking Aid Reuse and Recycling Project, Norse Environmental Waste Services, Norfolk County Council, the NHS and HM Prison and Probation Service

Winner: Beyond Waste: The Biffa-AB InBev Partnership Driving Change, Biffa and AB inBev

Shortlist:

Beyond Waste: The Biffa-AB InBev Partnership Driving Change, Biffa and AB inBev

Cherwell District Council

HW Martin Waste

IPL Brightgreen

Kings Cross Estate and Recorra, Recorra

LondonEnergy, Sirius

Pro Environmental

Ubico

Veolia Westminster

Recycling and Waste Team (WSCC), West Sussex County Council

Winner: Steph Saenz, SUEZ recycling and recovery UK

Highly commended:  Rosette Ale, Revival London

Shortlist:

Daniel Parker, PSH Environmental

Dewain Clarke, Cherwell District Council

Gaspard Duthilleul, Greyparrot

Harry Tomlinson, GAP Group North East

Jonathan Attwood, IPL Brightgreen

Lyle Gornall, Reconomy Connect

Nathan Knight, HW Martin Waste

Nathan Lowrey, GAP Group North East

Rosette Ale, Revival London

Steph Saenz, SUEZ recycling and recovery UK

Winner: LithiumCycle™: Pioneering Bio-Based Lithium Battery Recycling through Microbial Innovation, Cellcycle and Coventry University

Shortlist:

BioPower Cells, Circular BioEnergy Technologies

ecoke, Invica Industries

Fuelling Innovation: Supporting Ireland's Low Carbon Transport Shift, Panda

LithiumCycle™: Pioneering Bio-Based Lithium Battery Recycling through Microbial Innovation, Cellcycle and Coventry University

Today's Waste; Tomorrow's Energy, Powerhouse Energy Group

Wilson Bio-Chemical and Incredible Husk, Wilson Bio-Chemical