Recycling Heroes
Once again, we are looking for the unsung Recycling Heroes of Kirklees and need your help to find and recognise them.
Recycling, reuse, reducing waste and repairing, are all hugely important to help lessen the impact on our environment. The council's vision is for Kirklees to have zero avoidable waste by 2038; but that requires action, not only from the council but from residents, businesses, and organisations across the borough. We need your help in finding and celebrating the sustainable superstars of Kirklees by nominating them for one of our four Recycling Hero awards.
We are asking people to nominate Kirklees residents of all ages, as well as the schools and businesses that are setting the gold standard when it comes to reducing, reusing, and recycling in Kirklees. If you know a Recycling Hero, we'd love to hear from you!
All we need from you is a statement of 200 words maximum on why you think they should win one of the four awards below:
- Recycling Hero - To be shortlisted for this award the person should ideally be demonstrating innovative ideas and making a difference in their local community when it comes to reducing waste. The winner of this award will be an inspiration to others to follow their lead and embrace zero waste.
- Young Recycling Hero - To be shortlisted for this award the young person must be aged 17 or under and engaged in a number of activities inside or outside their school to reduce, reuse, and recycle waste. The winner will be someone who is making a positive impact in their local area.
- School Recycling Hero - To be shortlisted for this award, the school needs to be going beyond the expected curriculum content. The winning school will have built recycling into its operations and learning and where possible, inspiring its students to follow suit.
- Business Recycling Hero - To be shortlisted for this award, a business needs to be stepping beyond legislation and regulations. It will have built recycling into its business operations and ensure that waste is minimised wherever possible.
Everyone shortlisted for the four main categories will automatically be entered into the People's Choice Award which will be put to a public vote.
Find out more about last year's winners and how Kirklees celebrates it's Recycling Heroes
How to nominate
Our panel of judges will be looking for evidence of nominees going above and beyond what would normally be expected of them. For instance, if someone is putting all the right things in their green bin, then although fantastic, it would be what we expect from them. If they are taking extra steps to reduce their waste and reuse or repair items and inspire others to do the same, then that would be above and beyond the normal expectations.
Please give as much detail as you can, our judges can only assess the nominations on the information given to us. This is your chance to really make your nominee stand out from the rest.
Nominate a Recycling Hero
Fill in our simple online form.
Clock Completing this form takes around 5 minutes.
Nominations must be submitted before 5pm on 27 September 2024.
We want these awards to be a big surprise to the winners, so please do not let them know you have put their name forward.
After you have nominated
Once the entries have been shortlisted, we will get back to you so you can share the good news, or we can do that for you if you prefer.
The shortlisted nominees will be invited to an awards ceremony with the Mayor of Kirklees, which will be held in Dewsbury Town Hall in November 2024.
Sponsored by
- Recycling Hero - Sponsored by SUEZ
- Young Recycling Hero - Sponsored by Revive Kirklees
- School Recycling Hero - Sponsored by Leafield environmental
- Business Recycling Hero - Sponsored by The Grapevine Magazine
- People's Choice Award - Sponsored by MAH Expediting & Inspection Services LTD
