Finalists announced for waste awards

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A chance to recognise the best in waste and resource recovery, the 2022 Waste Innovation and Recycling Awards (WIRA) are almost here.

Part of the Waste Expo Australia Event, this year’s awards attracted a record number of nominations across many categories.

On behalf of the team at Waste Management Review and sister publication Inside Waste, we say well done to the finalists, and congratulations in advance to the winners on the night.

And the finalists are:

Outstanding WARR Project: Metro

The Great Bin Count – City of Stonningham

RecycleSmart Pilot – City of West Torrens

Extended E-Waste Drop-off Days – Town of Cambridge

Mordialloc Freeway Project – McConnell Dowell

 

Outstanding WARR Project: Regional

Upcycling organic waste into protein – Goterra

Four Bin System – (Let’s get sorted) – Macedon Ranges Shire Council

SCC Integrated Recycling Operations – Shoalhaven City Council

BioAgri Biocompostable Mulch Film – Australian Bio-Plastics

 

Operational Excellence

The City of Port Phillip – City of Port Phillip

Repurpose It Operations team – Repurpose It

Albury City Resource Recovery Team – Albury City Council

EMRC Operations Team – Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council

 

Innovation Award

Packamama’s eco-flat bottle – Packamama

Recycled glass construction products – Orca Civil

Magnesium wastewater recovery technology – EcoMag

TOMRA Tip n Go Bulk Container Recycling – Tomra Collection

Samsara fights plastic waste – Samsara Eco

 

Outstanding Facility Award

SOLVE NDD Facility – Enviropacific Services

Repurpose It Organics Facility – Repurpose It

Southern Materials Recovery Facility – Re.Group

Goterra Waste MIBS – Goterra

Shoalhaven High Quality Glass Recycling – Shoalhaven City Council

 

Young Professional of the Year

Katherine Dodd – MRA Consulting

Patrick Lally – Veolia

Gordon Co – HSR Southern Cross

Selena Ferguson – Resource Hub

 

Woman of Waste

Melanie Sosnowski – Veolia

Alison Covington AM – Good360 Australia

Cindy Bird – Bendigo Health

Rebecca Healy – Boxhead Plastics

Josie Jones – Share the Word Design Studio

 

Community Engagement of the Year

Confident Recyclers at Virtual MRF Tours – Mitchell Shire Council

Time to Switch – City of Monash

Multilingual community waste education – City of Wanneroo

The Little Green Bag – Shellhabour City Council

 

WARR Workplace of the Year

The City of West Torrens – The City of West Torrens

Green Industries South Australia – Green Industries South Australia

MRA Consulting Group – MRA Consulting Group

LGI – LGI

 

Leader of the Year

George Hatzimanolis – Repurpose It

Lacey Webb – Resource Hub

Marcus Geisler – Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council

Chris Gusenzow – REMONDIS Australia

 

Winners will be announced at a gala awards night in Melbourne on 26 October.

For more information, visit: www.wasteawards.com.au

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