Judges

Ann Ballinger
Principle Consultant
Eunomia
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Margaret Bates
Executive Director
Defra
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Nick Cliffe
Deputy Challenge Director
Innovate UK
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Steve Creed
Director
Creed Management Solutions
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Bettina Gilbert
Head of Circular Economy
WRAP
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Ella Gorman
Communication Campaign Officer
Zero Waste Scotland
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Alice Harlock
Director of Technical and Member Services
OPRL
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Jacob Hayler
Executive Director
Environmental Services Association
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Paul Jackson
Greater Manchester Combined Authority
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Euston Ling
Head of Technical Assurance
North London Waste Authority
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Lee Marshall
Director of Innovation and Technical Services
CIWM
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Paul Morgan
Director
National Resource Consortium
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Gill Mulroe
Head of Environmental, Social Value and Innovation
ISS FM UK&I
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Alice Rackley
CEO
Polytag
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Adam Read
Chief Sustainability Officer
SUEZ Recycling & Recovery UK
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Charlotte Tompkins
Head of Waste Services
North Northamptonshire Council
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Sophie Walker
chief executive and Co-Founder
Dsposal Ltd
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Phillip Ward
Director
OPRL
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Judging process

The National Recycling Awards employ a rigorous judging process to determine winning entries. Each category has its own independent panel of expert judges, made up of leading industry specialists. 

There is a two-stage judging process.  In the first round, in order to be in with a chance of being shortlisted, you MUST answer all the questions on the entry form. 

The shortlist will be notifed on 4 September and announced in October - date to be confirmed.  

To ensure a fair and transparent process, no one judges a category in which they have a vested or conflict of interest.  All judging takes place under Chatham House Rules and all judges sign an NDA. 

Entry deadline
First round of judging
Shortlist notified

TBC

Second round of judging
Winners announced

What were you looking for in the work of the shortlist? What was important to you?

The biggest criterion for me in assessing the shortlist was impact. I was looking for entries which pushed resources as high up the waste hierarchy as possible and which delivered the biggest environmental and wider benefits.

JUDGE: Jacob Hayler, Executive Director, Environmental Services Association

What were you looking for in the work of the shortlist? What was important to you?

Given that Polytag itself is into innovation and new recycling technology, it was really important for me to see businesses that were step changing and moving towards a future where there is more recycling, better recycling, particularly leveraging technologies that help achieve those great heights.

JUDGE: Alice Rackley, chief executive, Polytag

How does the judging process add value to the awards?

I think the judging process is all about adding value because we’re adding that kind of quality verification, we’re checking are these things new? Are they delivering what they say their delivering? It’s a reality check, so I think without the judges, these awards would have a little less razzmatazz.

JUDGE: Adam Read, Chief Sustainability Officer, SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK