European Waste Reduction Awards
The most outstanding actions carried out during each edition of the European Week for Waste Reduction will be rewarded during a European awards ceremony.
Prizes will be granted for the most outstanding EWWR actions carried out by Project Developers from each of the following categories:
- Administration/public authority
- Association/NGO
- Business/industry
- Educational establishment
- Other (for example hospital, retirement home, cultural institution...)
Selection Process
Each EWWR action submitted for registration by a Project Developer and successfully validated by an EWWR Organiser will be automatically entered into the competition for the European Waste Reduction Awards.
The Project Developer is however, free to refuse by indicating on the registration form that he or she does not wish his/her action to be entered into the selection process for the Awards.
Once the edition of the Week has ended, each EWWR Organiser will make a pre-selection of a maximum of 5 actions carried out in the area covered by their authority (one action per category of Project developer), based on a set of criteria determined by the jury.
The jury will then examine the shortlisted actions and designate a winner in each category.
Photo Frédérique Gallier/ADEME
The jury
The jury will be composed of personalities from the environmental sector who are recognised at European level as well as professionals in the field of waste prevention. A representative of the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) will preside the jury.
The Awards
The Awards ceremony for the European Week for Waste Reduction 2009 took place on 15th March in Brussels in front of several personalities and numerous participants from all across Europe. The ceremony rewarded the most exemplary actions for their awareness raising actions on waste reduction. Click here for more info in Press Area